Vermont Statutes Annotated
Vt. Stat. Ann. tit. 27, § 1110 (2026)
Liability of owner upon death of beast
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(Cite as: 27 V.S.A. § 1110)
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§ 1110. Liability of owner upon death of beast
If the beast so taken up dies, the owner thereof shall be liable to pay to the person who took it up a reasonable compensation for the costs and expenses of keeping and other proceedings relating to such beast, unless its death was occasioned by the carelessness or negligence of such person.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 1
case, 1997–1997 · leading case: Morgan v. Kroupa, 702 A.2d 630 (Vt. 1997).
Morgan v. Kroupa, 702 A.2d 630 (Vt. 1997). “The purpose of the statute is to provide a "prompt and speedy" return or disposition of animals of considerable economic value.”
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