BIRKENHEAD v. COOMBS

No. 569-81.

465 A.2d 244 (1983)

David J. BIRKENHEAD and Marie Birkenhead v. Ann COOMBS.

Supreme Court of Vermont.

June 7, 1983.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Paul S. Kulig of Keyser, Crowley, Banse, Abell & Facey, Rutland, for plaintiffs-appellants.

Sam Farrington, Vermont Legal Aid, Inc., Rutland, for defendant-appellee.

Before BILLINGS, C.J., and HILL, UNDERWOOD, PECK and GIBSON, JJ.


HILL, Justice.

This is an action for ejectment based upon an alleged failure to pay rent. Defendant, by way of counterclaim, sought relief for plaintiffs' alleged breach of the implied warranty of habitability, for the intentional infliction of emotional distress, and for the costs of improvements which she had made to her apartment. After trial by jury, plaintiffs were awarded $585 for their claim of back rent, while defendant was awarded $168.50 for improvements...

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