The Vermont Statutes Online
The Statutes below include the actions of the 2025 session of the General Assembly.
NOTE: The Vermont Statutes Online is an unofficial copy of the Vermont Statutes Annotated that is provided as a convenience.
(Cite as: 12 V.S.A. § 5242)
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§ 5242. Damages assessed on breaches assigned
In actions on bond or for a penal sum for the nonperformance of covenants or agreements
contained in a condition, indenture, deed, or writing, the plaintiff may assign as
many breaches as he or she chooses. Damages shall be assessed for such breaches as
he or she proves and judgment rendered for the whole penalty, and execution shall
issue for so much only as is found in damages, with costs.