Legal Opinion
Southwick v. City of Rutland
Supreme Court of Vermont
Decided September 9, 2011No. 2010-372PublishedCited by 31 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtSkoglund, J.
¶ 1. This appeal stems from a written agreement between the City of Rutland and the Vermont Swim Association (VSA) granting VSA the right to host its annual swim meet at a facility in a city park. VSA appeals the trial court’s award of attorney’s fees to the City. Because the plain language of the parties’ contract does not require VSA to pay attorney’s fees incurred by the City in pursuing either indemnity from VSA or other third-party actions, we reverse and remand.
¶ 2. VSA is a not-for-profit organization that hosts an annual summer swim meet. On August 4, 2005, the City and VSA executed…
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