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· 12/1/1989

D'Arc Turcotte v. Estate of LaRose

Citations

  • 569 A.2d 1086
  • 153 Vt. 196
  • 1989 Vt. LEXIS 243

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • holding plaintiffs were entitled to pre- and post-judgment interest because to not award interest would fail to “fully compensate[]” plaintiffs
  • holding plaintiffs were entitled to pre- and post-judgment interest because to not award interest would fail to “fully compensate! ]” plaintiffs
  • “Plaintiffs who are awarded interest will be made whole; those not awarded interest will not, contrary to the purpose of compensatory damages.”
  • pre-judgment interest is mandatory only “where the damages are liquidated or reasonably ascertainable as of the date of the tort”

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Judges: Allen, Gibson, Dooley, Morse, Barney

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