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· 4/8/1988

Mercier v. Partlow

Citations

  • 546 A.2d 787
  • 149 Vt. 523
  • 1988 Vt. LEXIS 62

How courts have described this case

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

  • noting that the amount of the exemption was then below the average home price
  • explaining that “[t]he conservation of family homes is the purpose of homestead legislation’
  • “Because the homestead statutes are remedial, the statutes are to be interpreted liberally to accomplish their remedial purpose.”
  • homestead property is exempt from the attachment of a judgment lien
  • homestead property is exempt from the attachment of a judgment lien
  • homestead exemption applies in action to enforce judgment lien

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Judges: Allen, Peck, Gibson, Dooley, Mahady

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