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· 2/28/1986

Demag v. American Insurance Companies

Citations

  • 508 A.2d 697
  • 146 Vt. 608
  • 1986 Vt. LEXIS 349

How courts have described this case

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

  • concluding that plaintiff was not entitled to declaratory relief where Workers’ Compensation Act contained procedures for enforcement of rights and remedies before commissioner and explicitly excluded all other rights and remedies
  • “The Declaratory Judgments Act cannot be used to circumvent the statutory remedy provided in the Workers’ Compensation Act.”
  • same as to action concerning denial of benefits; holding that Vermont’s “Declaratory Judgments Act cannot be used to circumvent the statutory remedy provided in the Workers’ Compensation Act”
  • plaintiff has \heavy burden to make out a case of outrageous conduct\
  • plaintiff has “heavy burden to make out a case of outrageous conduct”
  • plaintiff has “heavy burden to make out a case of outrageous conduct”

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Judges: Allen, Hill, Peck, Gibson, Hayes

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