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DRAFT FOR ATTORNEY REVIEW — NOT FINAL

Gokey v. Bessette, 580 A.2d 488 (1990)

Citation
Gokey v. Bessette, 580 A.2d 488 (1990)
Parent Document
Gokey v. Bessette, 580 A.2d 488 (1990)
Jurisdiction
Vermont (state)
Effective Date
1990-07-13

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Plaintiff also asserts that the damages awarded by the trial court were not supported by the evidence or the law. His principal argument is that the trial court awarded $1,600 twice, once for the “discomfort of living in an unsanitary dwelling from February to June, 1986,” and a second time “for the stress and discomfort of having to endure the frustration of a retaliatory eviction.” The heart of plaintiff’s claim is that the emotional injury attributable to the failure to repair the sewer system and the emotional injury from the retaliatory eviction were, in effect, the same injury, and that “the tenants are not *566