Legal Opinion

Sarvis v. Vermont State Colleges

Supreme Court of Vermont

Decided March 2, 2001No. 99-390PublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtSkoglund, J.

Plaintiff Robert Sarvis appeals the grant of summary judgment in favor of defendant Vermont State Colleges. Plaintiff contends: (1) the court erred when it found defendant had just cause to terminate his employment contracts; and (2) he is entitled to Title VII protection because defendant terminated him for his criminal history. We affirm.

The material facts in this case are not in dispute. On March 13,1995, plaintiff was convicted of five counts of bank fraud and sentenced to serve forty-six months in prison. He was ordered to pay over $12 million in restitution to five banks in order of…

2Cases cited24 opinions

  1. McDonald v. Santa Fe Trail Transportation Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1976
  2. Winey v. William E. Dailey, Inc.Supreme Court of Vermont · 1993
  3. Crawford Rehabilitation Services, Inc. v. WeissmanSupreme Court of Colorado · 1997
  4. Mildred A. Johnson, Cross-Appellant v. Honeywell Information Systems, Inc., Cross-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1992
  5. Union Bank v. JonesSupreme Court of Vermont · 1980

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  3. Juanita Burch-Clay v. Debra J. Taylor, Individually and In Her Capacity as Superintendent of Schools, Rutland Central Supervisory UnionSupreme Court of Vermont · 2015
  4. Ag Venture Financial Services, Inc. v. Montagne (In Re Montagne)United States Bankruptcy Court, D. Vermont · 2009
  5. Hinchliffe v. Costco Wholesale Corp.District Court, D. Vermont · 2009

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