CARPENTIER v. TUTHILL

Nos. 12-177, 12-235.

86 A.3d 1006 (2013)

2013 VT 91

Doreen CARPENTIER v. Douglas TUTHILL and Town of Hartford Town Clerk. Doreen Carpentier v. Douglas Tuthill.

Supreme Court of Vermont.

October 4, 2013.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Paul J. Perkins of Plante & Hanley, P.C., White River Junction, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

W.E. Whittington of Whittington Law Associates, PLLC, Hanover, New Hampshire, for Defendant-Appellant.

Present: REIBER, C.J., DOOLEY, SKOGLUND, BURGESS and ROBINSON, JJ.


BURGESS, J.

¶ 1. Defendant Douglas Tuthill, Administrator of the Estate of Paul Oakes, appeals from the jury's award of $150,000 in punitive damages to plaintiff Doreen Carpentier and the trial court's denial of his motion for remittitur. Defendant also challenges the trial court's denial of his post-judgment motion to vacate a writ of attachment. We affirm.

¶ 2. In January 2010, Paul Oakes was charged with numerous crimes based on acts alleged to...

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