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Vt. Stat. Ann. tit. 12, § 506 (2026)

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Subchapter 002 : ACTIONS LIMITED

(Cite as: 12 V.S.A. § 506)
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Cited in 16 cases (3 in the last 5 years), 1978–2026 · leading case: H&E Equip. Servs., Inc. v. Cassani Elec., Inc. & Nicholas Cassani, 169 A.3d 1308 (Vt. 2017).
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H&E Equip. Servs., Inc. v. Cassani Elec., Inc. & Nicholas Cassani, 169 A.3d 1308 (Vt. 2017). · cites it 13× “Defendant argues that the action is time-barred under 12 V.S.A. § 506. Alternatively, he contends that there is a material dispute of fact as to whether the Arizona court had personal jurisdiction over him at the time it entered its judgment.”
Ayer v. Hemingway, Hemingway Constr. & Harris, 2013 VT 37 (Vt. 2013). · cites it 12× “As the court explained, revival required the filing of a new and independent action on the judgment, see 12 V.S.A. § 506, which had not occurred here.”
Angela Blake v. Damon Petrie, 2020 VT 92 (Vt. 2020). · cites it 22× “In denying the motion, the family division found Blake had complied with the family division rules for enforcement proceedings and with 12 V.S.A. § 506. It then granted Petrie’s motion for interlocutory appeal to this Court.”
Nelson v. Russo, 2008 VT 66 (Vt. 2008). · cites it 10× “He asserts that the superior court erred when it upheld a ruling that allowed plaintiff Carroll Nelson to renew his aging judgment by motion instead of requiring a separate action on the judgment in accordance with 12 V.S.A. § 506. We reverse and remand. ¶ 2.”
Flex-A-Seal, Inc. v. Safford, 2015 VT 40 (Vt. 2015). · cites it 7× “The trial court found the complaint barred by the statute of limitations, 12 V.S.A. § 506. On appeal, Flex-A-Seal argues that: (1) the controlling judgment for statute-of-limitations purposes was issued in 2004, not 2002; (2) the statute of limitations was tolled by the terms of…”
Marine Midland Bank v. Bicknell, 2004 VT 25 (Vt. 2004). · cites it 4× “Bicknell moved to dismiss for failure to state a claim, arguing that the action was barred by 12 V.S.A. § 506, the eight year statute of limitations for actions on judgments.”
Koerber v. Middlesex Coll., 383 A.2d 1054 (Vt. 1978). · cites it 4× “Finding that the action was not barred by the eight year statute of limitation applicable to actions on judgments, 12 V.S.A. § 506, the lower court entered judgment in Koerber’s favor, granting him the full relief sought.”
Douglas S. Johnston v. Lorrie Johnston, 212 A.3d 627 (Vt. 2019). · cites it 2× “See 12 V.S.A. § 506 ("Actions on judgments and actions for the renewal or revival of judgments shall be brought by filing a new and independent action on the judgment within eight years after the rendition of the judgment, and not after.”
Scott Traudt v. Victoria Traudt, 2022 VT 58 (Vt. 2022). · cites it 5× “Plaintiff argues that defendant is barred from enforcing the judgment by the eight-year statute of limitations for actions on judgments set forth in 12 V.S.A. § 506. The family division found that the statute of limitations did not apply because plaintiff had acknowledged the…”
Kayenta Twp. v. Churchill (Vt. Super. Ct. 2026). · cites it 2× “Such judgments must instead be “domesticated,” that is, they must be recognized and made a Vermont judgment by a Vermont court, in “a new and independent action” brought pursuant to 12 V.S.A. § 506. See US Acquisition, 2021 WL 8201983 , at *2; 12 V.”
City of Burlington v. Richardson (Vt. Super. Ct. 2006). · cites it 3× “§4454(a) (former §4496(a)); that enforcement of the 1984 Court Order is time‐barred by expiration of the judgment order under 12 V.S.A. §506; that an action under 24 V.”
Larose v. Desmarais (Vt. Super. Ct. 2017). “First is whether Plaintiff is entitled to recovery its attorney fees in this second judgment renewal action.”
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