Vermont Statutes Annotated
Vt. Stat. Ann. tit. 12, § 4920 (2026)
Trespass for treble damages
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(Cite as: 12 V.S.A. § 4920)
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§ 4920. Trespass for treble damages
The complainant in an action for forcible entry and detainer, who recovers against the person complained of, may recover treble damages, with costs of suit, by an action for trespass against the offender.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 2
cases, 2007–2007 · leading case: Stowell v. Action Moving & Storage, Inc., 933 A.2d 1128 (Vt. 2007).
Stowell v. Action Moving & Storage, Inc., 933 A.2d 1128 (Vt. 2007). “Moreover, a review of Vermont statutes reveals that when the Legislature wishes to grant treble damages, as plaintiff urges it did here, it does so explicitly.”
Stowell v. Action Moving & Storage, Inc., 2007 VT 46 (Vt. 2007). “Moreover, a review of Vermont statutes reveals that when the Legislature wishes to grant treble damages, as plaintiff urges it did here, it does so explicitly.”
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