Supreme Court of Vermont· 6/7/1983
Hall v. Miller
Citations
- 465 A.2d 222
- 143 Vt. 135
- 37 U.C.C. Rep. Serv. (West) 139
- 1983 Vt. LEXIS 484
How courts have described this case
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- holding that collateral source rule applied in contract actions, and that defendants could not offset their adverse judgment by the amount that plaintiffs recovered from sources wholly independent from the defendants
- court has discretion to award interest as long as damages are not so contingent as to be unsupportable
- award of prejudgment interest on unliquidated damages is proper where trial court made reasonable finding as to extent of damages
- state and federal indemnity payments not deducted from damages for breach of implied warranty of merchantability
- collateral source rule renders evidence of insurance to mitigate damages in a contract action immaterial
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Judges: Billings, Underwood, Peck, Gibson
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