Legal Opinion
HANDVERGER v. City of Winooski
Supreme Court of Vermont
Decided December 15, 2011No. 2011-028PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtBurgess, J.
¶ 1. Plaintiff, the former city manager of Winooski, appeals from the trial court’s summary judgment in favor of the Winooski city attorney. Plaintiff sued the city attorney, individually, for breach of fiduciary duty in the course of municipal infighting over plaintiff’s performance as manager and the city’s decision to dismiss him. Plaintiff’s complaint is that contrary to the fealty owed him by the city attorney, the attorney embarrassed and humiliated him by threatening cross-examination at a municipal hearing concerning his suspension of the city’s police chief, and by signing a…
2Cases cited10 opinions
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3Cited by8 opinions
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