Spooner v. Town of Topsham

¶ 1. Defendant Town of Topsham appeals from a judgment of the Orange Superior Court, based on a jury verdict, that defendant discriminated because of age in failing to hire plaintiff James Spooner to the position of road foreman, in violation of 21 V.S.A. § 495(a)(1). Defendant argues that the court erred: (1) in admitting testimony of an investigator for the Vermont Attorney General’s office; (2) in failing to grant a new trial because of statements made by counsel for plaintiff; and (3) in failing to set aside the damage award. We affirm.

¶ 2. The basic facts are contained in our earlier…