Legal Opinion
In Re Burlington Bagel Bakery, Inc.
Supreme Court of Vermont
Decided May 13, 1988No. 87-035PublishedCited by 28 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtPeck, J.
Petitioner, Burlington Bagel Bakery, appeals from an order of the Chittenden Superior Court denying its petition to obtain preaction discovery pursuant to V.R.C.P. 27(a). Although we do not reach the merits of the issue, we reverse and remand.
Petitioner asserts that Bruegger’s Bagel Bakery is about to open a bagel bakery in Vermont in violation of a noncompetition agreement entered into between petitioner and a co-owner of Bruegger’s. Because Bruegger’s has not yet opened a bagel bakery in Vermont, petitioner argues that an action is not ripe against Bruegger’s. Petitioner seeks to depose the…
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