Benson v. Muscari

769 A.2d 1291 (2001)

Ellyn BENSON

v.

Vincent MUSCARI.

No. 99-142.

Supreme Court of Vermont.

February 2, 2001.

Sara Kagle and Geoffry F. Walsh, Vermont Legal Aid, Inc., Springfield, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

William E. Kraham, Brattleboro, for Defendant-Appellant.

Present: AMESTOY, C.J., DOOLEY, MORSE, JOHNSON and SKOGLUND, JJ.

MORSE, J.

Defendant Vincent Muscari appeals from a final relief-from-abuse order issued to plaintiff Ellyn Benson. Defendant challenges certain conditions of the order, claiming: (1) the 1000-foot buffer-zone restriction violated his constitutional rights and represented an abuse of…