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· 10/18/1996

Sabia v. Neville

Citations

  • 687 A.2d 469
  • 165 Vt. 515
  • 1996 Vt. LEXIS 99

How courts have described this case

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

  • holding that defendants were not protected by qualified immunity as a matter of law where “a fact-finder could conclude that defendants violated their statutory duties’
  • “Good faith exists where an official’s acts did not violate clearly established rights of which the official reasonably should have known.”
  • because fact finder could conclude that defendants violated statutory duties that were clear and mandatory, it is error to find as a matter of law that defendants were protected by qualified immunity
  • “In ruling on a motion for summary judgment, it is not appropriate for [Supreme Court] to resolve disputed issues of fact or questions of credibility.”
  • summary judgment not proper when existence of factual dispute

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Judges: Allen, Gibson, Dooley, Johnson, Teachout, Supr

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