§ 6233

Citation: § 6233
Parent Document: Sweet v. Roy, 801 A.2d 694 (2002)
Jurisdiction: Vermont (state)
Effective Date: 2002-04-26
Original Source: https://www.courtlistener.com/opinion/2320480/sweet-v-roy/ ↗

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The first of these issues arises from an amendment to defendants’ counterclaims that they attempted to make before the start of the evidence on the first day of trial. The court denied it at that time, but allowed it at the close of the evidence. The motion was made orally, and the amendment was never reduced to writing. In essence, the charge to the jury became the only description of the slander counterclaim. It stated: “Defendants have made a counterclaim that Jodi Sweet falsely accused them in public, of criminal conduct by stating that she believed they were responsible for the acts of vandalism at her mobile home.” The claim is based on plaintiffs testimony that she stated to the police, co-workers and others that she thought the Roys were responsible for the vandalism.

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