Legal Opinion
Hughes v. Holt
Supreme Court of Vermont
Decided July 15, 1981No. 287-79PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtBarney, C.J.
The plaintiffs purchased a house and eight acres of land in Guilford, Vermont, in 1975, that turned out to be termite infested. As part of their attempt to correct the situation blasting was done by a contractor, and the house collapsed. The plaintiffs then instituted suit against the Holts, who sold them the house; Berkley & Veller Real Estate, the real estate brokers who listed the house; Norman Wright, a real estate appraiser who valued the house for mortgage purposes; and the Burlington Savings Bank, which financed the purchase. Trial was by jury, and verdicts were returned against all of…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Connor v. Great Western Savings & Loan Ass'nCalifornia Supreme Court · 1968
- Rivers v. StateSupreme Court of Vermont · 1974
- Viens v. LanctotSupreme Court of Vermont · 1958
- Sargent v. Town of CornwallSupreme Court of Vermont · 1972
- Lincoln v. EmersonSupreme Court of Vermont · 1979
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3Cited by17 opinions
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- Schaaf v. HighfieldWashington Supreme Court · 1995
- Silva v. StevensSupreme Court of Vermont · 1991
- Teter v. Old Colony Co.West Virginia Supreme Court · 1994
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