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Vt. Stat. Ann. tit. 04, § 113 (2026)

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Subchapter 002 : SUPERIOR COURTS

(Cite as: 4 V.S.A. § 113)
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Cited in 21 cases, 1978–2010 · leading case: Borah v. McCandless, 205 P.3d 1209 (Idaho 2009).
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Borah v. McCandless, 205 P.3d 1209 (Idaho 2009). “4 V.S.A. § 113.... For “courts of general jurisdiction .”
Sec'y, Agency of Nat. Resources v. Upper Valley Reg'l Landfill Corp., 705 A.2d 1001 (Vt. 1997). · cites it 2× “To support this assertion, defendants contend that (1) 4 V.S.A. § 113 grants exclusive jurisdiction over civil actions to the superior court, and (2) the common-law principle of priority grants exclusive jurisdiction to the first tribunal to acquire jurisdiction, in this case…”
Lamell Lumber Corp. v. NEWSTRESS INTERN., 2007 VT 83 (Vt. 2007). “In Vermont, the superior court is broadly vested with "original and exclusive jurisdiction of all civil actions," subject to certain specific exceptions not applicable here.”
Allen v. Allen, 641 A.2d 1332 (Vt. 1994). · cites it 4× “Compare 4 V.S.A. § 113 (superior courts "shall have original and exclusive jurisdiction of all original civil actions" except those granted to the jurisdiction of district courts, environmental law division, family court and supreme court) with 4 V.”
Miner v. Dist. Court of Vermont, Etc., 392 A.2d 390 (Vt. 1978). · cites it 4× “4 V.S.A. § 113. Although V.R.C.P. 81(b) abolished the extraordinary writs such as certiorari, the relief is obtainable by "appropriate action or motion under the practice prescribed by these rules.”
Hunt v. Vill. of Bristol, 620 A.2d 1266 (Vt. 1992). · cites it 2× “2d 722, 723 (1986) (where Legislature does not provide a specific means of review, administrative action is reviewable by writ of certiorari under 4 V.S.A. § 113 in superior court following the procedures of V.”
Tudhope v. Riehle, 704 A.2d 765 (Vt. 1997). “When the family court was created, the Legislature amended the statute delimiting the superior court’s jurisdiction so as to deny it jurisdiction over actions cognizable in the family court.”
In re R.L., 657 A.2d 180 (Vt. 1995). “” 4 V.S.A. § 113. The family court’s only appellate jurisdiction authorized by statute is over decisions from the family court magistrate.”
Molesworth v. Univ. of Vermont, 508 A.2d 722 (Vt. 1986). “The Legislature did not establish a specific means for reviewing in-state tuition eligibility determinations, nor does any administrative regulation provide for the appeal of residency decisions beyond the University’s internal mechanism.”
Rogers v. Wells, 808 A.2d 648 (Vt. 2002). “The superior court is the court of original jurisdiction over civil actions, while the family court has limited jurisdiction over particular matters including divorce and child support.”
Lamell Lumber Corp. v. Newstress Int'l, Inc., 182 Vt. 282 (Vt. 2007). “In Vermont, the superior court is broadly vested with “original and exclusive jurisdiction of all civil actions,” subject to certain specific exceptions not applicable here.”
St. Hilaire v. DeBlois, 721 A.2d 133 (Vt. 1998). “See 4 V.S.A. § 113 (superior court has original and exclusive jurisdiction over all original and civil actions “except those .”
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