The Vermont Statutes Online
The Statutes below include the actions of the 2024 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.
Title 14 : Decedents Estates and Fiduciary Relations
Chapter 071 : Actions by and Against Executors and Administrators
Subchapter 002 : SURVIVAL OF CAUSES
(Cite as: 14 V.S.A. § 1454)-
§ 1454. Trespass; damages
In an action on tort on account of a trespass commenced or prosecuted against an executor or administrator, the plaintiff or claimant shall recover for the value of the goods taken, or the actual damage, and not vindictive or exemplary damages. (Amended 1985, No. 144 (Adj. Sess.), § 70; 2017, No. 195 (Adj. Sess.), § 7.)