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riley v. dempsey (2023)

Citation
riley v. dempsey (2023)
Parent Document
riley v. dempsey (2023)
Jurisdiction
Vermont (state)
Effective Date
2023-11-07
Original Source
https://www.courtlistener.com/opinion/9440801/riley-v-dempsey/ ↗

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The question of whether the damages in this case exceeded “normal wear and tear”’ was
largely a factual determination to be made by the Small Claims Court. It was the province and duty
of the Small Claims Judge, as the trier of fact, to weigh the evidence and then apply the appropriate
“Sy legal standard. Mr. Riley has not shown that the Small Claims Court’s findings of fact were clearly
“= erroneous, or that the court applied an erroneous standard. There is no basis for overturning the
decision on appeal.