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Riley v. Dempsey (2005)

Citation
Riley v. Dempsey (2005)
Parent Document
Riley v. Dempsey (2005)
Jurisdiction
Vermont (state)
Effective Date
2005-01-05

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Mr. Riley does not elaborate on how the Small Claims Court’s procedures for admitting
evidence varied from the rules, or on how he was prejudiced by the procedures that were
followed. The Small Claims Court is designed to provide “simple, informal and inexpensive”
procedures for settling claims. 12 V.S.A. § 5531(a). The Vermont Rules of Small Claims
Procedure call for the court to conduct the hearing in a summary manner, Rule 6(a), and the rules
of evidence do not apply, Rule 6(b). After reviewing the record, the Superior Court is unable to
conclude that the Small Claims Court erred in the admission of evidence.