Legal Opinion
Handverger v. City of Winooski
Supreme Court of Vermont
Decided November 29, 2011No. 10-174PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
¶ 1. Plaintiff Joshua Handverger, the former city manager of the City of Winooski, appeals from the trial court’s dismissal of his claim for extraordinary relief against the City under Vermont Rule of Civil Procedure 75 and a related wage claim for double damages under 21 V.S.A. § 347. Plaintiff complains that the Winooski City Council improperly terminated his employment by failing to give him a public hearing between fifteen and thirty days after the city council voted to dismiss him, as provided in the Winooski City Charter. The trial court ruled that since the charter, enacted by the…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- City of Burlington v. Fairpoint Communications, Inc.Supreme Court of Vermont · 2009
- In Re WhiteSupreme Court of Vermont · 2001
- Vincent v. Vermont State Retirement BoardSupreme Court of Vermont · 1987
- Holton v. Department of Employment & TrainingSupreme Court of Vermont · 2005
- In Re Appeal of RhodesSupreme Court of Vermont · 1973
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3Cited by11 opinions
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- Preston v. Burlington City Reitrement SystemSupreme Court of Vermont · 2013
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