HEISSE v. STATE

No. 82-196.

460 A.2d 444 (1983)

John W. HEISSE, Jr., M.D. v. STATE of Vermont, Paul Philbrook, Commissioner of Public Safety, John Easton, Attorney General of the State of Vermont, and Mark Keller, Chittenden County State's Attorney.

Supreme Court of Vermont.

Motion for Reargument Withdrawn May 18, 1983.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert B. Hemley of Gravel, Shea & Wright, Ltd., Burlington, for plaintiff-appellant.

John J. Easton, Jr., Atty. Gen., and Jane Hart Marter, Asst. Atty. Gen., for defendants-appellees.

Before BARNEY, C.J., BILLINGS, HILL and UNDERWOOD, JJ., and DALEY, J. (Ret.), Specially Assigned.


BARNEY, Chief Justice.

Plaintiff appeals a judgment dismissing his action for declaratory and injunctive relief. His complaint asked the trial court to declare that, effective July 1, 1981, the Polygraph Examiners Act, 26 V.S.A. §§ 2901-2910, was automatically repealed by operation of the "Sunset Act," 26 V.S.A. §§ 3101-3106. The trial court determined that the Sunset Act, and in particular § 3102(d), was susceptible to two conflicting interpretations...

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