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Vt. Stat. Ann. tit. 12, § 511 (2026)

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Subchapter 002 : ACTIONS LIMITED

(Cite as: 12 V.S.A. § 511)
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Cited in 159 cases (32 in the last 5 years), 1970–2026 · leading case: South Burlington Sch. Dist. v. Goodrich, 382 A.2d 220 (Vt. 1977).
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South Burlington Sch. Dist. v. Goodrich, 382 A.2d 220 (Vt. 1977). · cites it 10× “The principal issue in this case concerns the statute of limitations, 12 V.S.A. § 511, and reference of that issue to a master (V.”
In re Est. of Alden v. Alden v. Alden, 2011 VT 64 (Vt. 2011). · cites it 3× “The court below resolved defendants’ claims of breach of fiduciary duty in favor of Nancy’s estate finding the claims were time-barred.”
Lamell Lumber Corp. v. NEWSTRESS INTERN., 2007 VT 83 (Vt. 2007). · cites it 3× “Defendant next contends the court applied the wrong statute of limitations in ruling that plaintiff's complaint was timely filed within six years of discovery of the injury under 12 V.S.A. § 511. Defendant argues that the court should have applied the four-year statute of…”
Fritzeen v. Gravel, 2003 VT 54 (Vt. 2003). · cites it 5× “The trial court found that plaintiffs’ claim for legal malpractice was barred by 12 V.S.A. § 511 (“A civil action ... shall be commenced within six years after the cause of action accrues and not thereafter.”
Frances Nesti v. Agency of Transp., 2023 VT 1 (Vt. 2023). · cites it 4× “VTrans moved to dismiss all claims on the basis that each was barred by the six- year statute of limitations for civil actions, 12 V.S.A. § 511, and the doctrine of sovereign immunity.”
Kaplan v. Morgan Stanley & Co., Inc., 2009 VT 78 (Vt. 2009). · cites it 2× “12 V.S.A. § 511. Following additional briefing, the court granted the mo *607 tion, ruling that “the facts asserted in the Complaint.”
Fitzgerald v. Congleton, 583 A.2d 595 (Vt. 1990). · cites it 3× “§ 512(4), but rather, the six-year statute of limitations, 12 V.S.A. § 511. 3 The trial court initially denied defendant’s motion to dismiss on the basis that the statute of limitations had been waived, and declined to decide which statute applied to the facts of the instant…”
Cavanaugh v. Abbott Labs., 496 A.2d 154 (Vt. 1985). · cites it 3× “4 In that case, we were asked, in construing the term “accrue,” to adopt a so-called discovery rule, applied by some of our sister states, so that a cause of action accrues when a party discovers, or in the exercise of reasonable diligence should have discovered, his or her…”
DaimlerChrysler Servs. North Am., LLC v. Ouimette, 2003 VT 47 (Vt. 2003). · cites it 3× “§ 2-725 instead of the general six-year statute of limitations for civil actions in 12 V.S.A. § 511. We affirm. ¶ 2. In 1992, defendants Duane Ouimette and Stephanie Faulkner purchased a Pontiac Grand Prix from Burt Paquin Ford, Inc.”
Congdon v. Taggart Bros., Inc., 571 A.2d 656 (Vt. 1989). · cites it 8× “Plaintiff's action against defendant for the value of the real and personal property consumed in the fire was dismissed by the trial court because it was commenced over six years after the allegedly negligent design and construction.”
Politi v. Tyler, 751 A.2d 788 (Vt. 2000). · cites it 4× “2d at 599-600 , but that damages sought by plaintiff for "economic losses that do not constitute personal injuries" fell under 12 V.S.A. § 511's six-year limitation. Id.”
Clayton v. Unsworth, 2010 VT 84 (Vt. 2010). · cites it 2× “In his decision, the arbitrator rejected the Claytons’ assertion that, given the six-year statute of limitation, 12 V.S.A. § 511, the passage of twenty-three and fifteen years, respectively, since the original sale and the July 1987 transactions precluded the arbitrator from…”
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