Legal Opinion
Trepanier v. Getting Organized, Inc.
Supreme Court of Vermont
Decided October 12, 1990No. 88-165PublishedCited by 114 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtDooley, J.
Plaintiffs, former employees or representatives of former employees of Nordic Ford, Inc., appeal a superior court order dismissing their suit against defendants Getting Organized, Inc. (GO, Inc.) and Tommy Styles, an “efficiency firm” and its agent, who were hired by Nordic to improve flagging motor vehicle sales and who advised Nordic to fire plaintiffs. In dismissing the complaint and granting summary judgment in favor of defendants, the court ruled that the doctrine of collateral estoppel precluded plaintiffs from relitigating any of the counts brought in their complaint, since the…
2Cases cited18 opinions
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- Crump v. P & C Food Markets, Inc.Supreme Court of Vermont · 1990
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3Cited by114 opinions
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