Legal Opinion
Shortle v. Central Vermont Public Service Corp.
Supreme Court of Vermont
Decided October 5, 1976No. 317-75PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtDaley, J.
In a civil action brought in the Rutland Superior Court, the plaintiffs Charles and Joan Shortle sought to recover compensatory and punitive damages for injuries to an apartment building owned by them in the City of Rutland. They alleged that the injury was caused by the negligent, reckless and wanton termination of electrical service to the building by the defendant Central Vermont Public Service Corporation. The compensatory damages sought was the difference in the fair market value of their property as it was before the injury and the fair market value immediately after the injury. The…
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- Potwin v. TuckerSupreme Court of Vermont · 1967
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