· 11/14/1997
Quesnel v. Town of Middlebury
Citations
- 706 A.2d 436
- 167 Vt. 252
- 1997 Vt. LEXIS 270
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- state open courts clause \does not create substantive rights * * * it merely provides access to the courts\
- under wrongful death statute, “damages are based on the loss suffered by the spouse and the next of kin”
- state open courts clause “does not create substantive rights[,] * * it merely provides * access to the courts”
- state open courts clause “does not create substantive rights[,] *** it merely provides access to the courts”
- ‘We have considered Article 4 the equivalent to the federal Due Process Clause. ... It does not create substantive rights, however; it merely provides access to the courts.”
- Chapter I, Article 4 of Vermont Constitution is equivalent to federal Due Process Clause
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Judges: Amestoy, Gibson, Dooley, Morse, Johnson
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