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· 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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