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Reed v . Wood , 9 Vt . 285 , 287-288 ( 1837 ); Farnham v . Ingram , 5 Vt . 514 ( 1833 ).
22
Vermont Fire Ins . Co . v . Cummings , 11 Vt . 503 , 508 ( 1839 ); Bradley v . Richmond , 6 Vt . 121 ( 1834 ).
23
Clark v . Marsh , 20 Vt . 338 , 342 ( 1848 ); Sargeant v . Pettibone , 1 Aik . 355 ( 1826 ).
24
Blood v . Sayre , 17 Vt . 609 ( 1843 ); Wilcox v . Sherman , 1 D . Ch . 72 ( 1797 ).
25
Charles Towne v . Wiley , 23 Vt . 355 , 360 ( 1851 ); West v . Moore , 14 Vt . 447 ( 1842 ).
26
Gates v . Adams , 70 , 74 ( 1851 ); Howe v . Chittenden , 1 Vt . 28 ( 1826 ).
27
Probate Court for the District of Rutland v . Slason , 23 Vt . 306 , 307-308 ( 1851 ); Probate Court v . Bates , 10 Vt . 285 ( 1838 ).
28
Adams v . Barney , 25 Vt . 225 , 232 ( 1853 ); Buck v . Squiers , 22 Vt . 484 ( 1850 ).
29
Burton v . Wiley , 26 Vt . 430 , 433 ( 1854 ); Hall v . Hall , 8 Vt . 156 ( 1836 ).
30
Doolittle v . Holton , 26 Vt . 588 , 590-591 ( 1854 ); Hazard v . Martin , 2 Vt . 77 ( 1829 ).
31
Jones v . Taylor , 30 Vt . 42 , 46 ( 1857 ); Skiff v . Solace , 23 Vt . 279 ( 1851 ).
32
Baxter v . Bush , 18 Vt . 465 , 469 ( 1857 ); Brainard v . Burton , 5 Vt . 97 ( 1833 ).
33
Austin v . Curtis , 31 Vt . 64 , 78 ( 1858 ); Atkinson v . Brooks , 26 Vt . 569 ( 1854 ).
34
Central Vermont Public Service Corporation v . Eitapence , 113 Vt . 284 ( 1943 ).
35
Hackett v . Callendar , 32 Vt . 97 ( 1859 ); Bigelow v . Topliff , 25 Vt . 273 ( 1853 ).
36
Kinsman v . Page , 22 Vt . 628 , 631-632 ( 1860 ); Farnsworth v . Tilton , D . Chip . 297 ( 1814 ).
37
Baldwin v . Aldrich , 34 Vt . 526 , 529 ( 1861 ); Brown v . Turner , 1 Aik . 350 ( 1826 ).
38
Hodges v . Fox , 36 Vt . 74 , 80 ( 1863 ); Latham v . Lewis , unreported ; Mattison v . Westcott , 13 Vt . 258 ( 1841 ).
39
Flanagan v . Hoyt , 36 Vt . 565 , 568-569 ( 1864 ); Johnson v . Edson , 2 Aik . 299 ( 1827 ). The Court explained this decision was done without “ undertaking to overrule the view expressed in those cases .”
40
Flanagan v . Hoyt , 88 Vt . 565 , 568 ( 1884 ); Bliss v . Stevens , 4 Vt . 88 ( 1831 ).
41
Hall v . Ray , 40 Vt . 576 , 578 ( 1868 ); Hale v . Miller , 15 Vt . 211 ( 1843 ).
42
1915 , No . 90 , § 1 ; 1971 ( Adj . Sess .), No . 185 .
43
State v . Peterson , 41 Vt . 501 , 523-524 ( 1869 ); State v . Conlin , 27 Vt . 318 ( 1855 ); In re Dougherty , 27 Vt . 325 ( 1855 ).
44
Francher v . Stearns , 61 Vt . 616 ( 1889 ); Woodstock v . Bolster , 34 Vt . 632 ( 1863 ).
45
State v . Burpee , 65 Vt . 1 ( 1892 ); State v . Croteau , 23 Vt . 14 ( 1849 ).
46
Robinson v . Leach , 67 Vt . 128 ( 1895 ); Hutchins v . Olcutt , 4 Vt . 549 ( 1832 ).
47
State v . Prouty , 94 Vt . 359 ( 1920 ); State v . Drown , 85 Vt . 233 ( 1911 ).
48
Loverin v . Wedge , 102 Vt . 138 ( 1929 ); Hodgeden v . Hubbard , 18 Vt . 504 ( 1846 ).
49
O ’ Brien v . Holden , 104 Vt . 338 ( 1932 ); Porter v . Bank of Rutland , 19 Vt . 410 ( 1847 ).
50
Kelly v . Hoosac Lumber Co ., 96 Vt . 153 ( 1922 ); Grenier v . Alta Crest Farms , Inc ., 115 Vt . 324 , 329 ( 1948 ).
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51
Capello ’ s Adm ’ r v . Aero Mayflower Transit Co ., 116 Vt . 64 , 67 ( 1949 ); Ronan v . J . G . Turnbull Co ., 99 Vt . 280 ( 1926 ).
52
Columbo v . Times-Argus , Inc ., 135 Vt . 454 , 455 ( 1977 ); Michlin v . Roberts , 132 Vt . 154 ( 1974 ).
53
State v . Nicasio , 136 Vt . 162 ( 1978 ); State v . Savo , 139 Vt . 644 , 647 ( 1981 ).
54
Whitney v . Fisher , 138 Vt . 468 , 472 ( 1980 ); Baldwin v . State , 125 Vt . 317 ( 1965 ); Herbert v . Layman , 125 Vt . 481 ( 1966 ).
55
State v . Derouchie , 140 Vt . 439 , 445 ( 1981 ); State v . Larose , 138 Vt . 281 ( 1980 ).
56
State v . Badger , 141 Vt . 430 , 451-452 ( 1982 ); State v . Stacy , 104 Vt . 379 ( 1932 ); State v . Slamon , 73 Vt . 212 ( 1901 ).
57
State v . Gates , 141 Vt . 562 , 573 ( 1982 ); State v . St . Amour , 139 Vt . 99 ( 1980 ).
58
Hojaboom v . Town of Swanton , 141 Vt . 43 ( 1982 ); Punderson v . Town of Chittenden , 136 Vt . 221 ( 1978 ).
59
Guntlow v . Board of Abatement , Town of Pownal , 2014 VT 118 ; Harris v . Town of Waltham , 158 Vt . 477 ( 1992 ); Hojaboom v . Town of Swanton , 141 Vt . 43 ( 1982 ).
60
Lent v . Huntoon , 143 Vt . 539 , 549 ( 1983 ); Lanour v . Herald & Globe Ass ’ n , 112 Vt . 471 ( 1945 ).
61
Soucy v . Soucy Motors , Inc . 143 Vt . 615 ( 1983 ).
62
State v . Willis , 145 Vt . 459 ( 1985 ).
63
Soucy , 143 Vt . at 618 ; Swanson v . Bishop Farm , Inc ., 140 Vt . 606 ( 1982 ); Braun v . Humiston , 140 Vt . 302 ( 1981 ); Brower v . Holmes Transportation , Inc ., 140 Vt . 114 ( 1981 ); White Current Corp . v . State , 140 Vt . 290 ( 1981 ).
64
City of Rutland v . McDonald ’ s Corp ., 146 Vt . 324 , 330 ( 1985 ); Potter v . Hartford Zoning Board of Adjustment , 137 Vt . 445 ( 1979 ).
65
Bevins v . King , 147 Vt . 645 , 646 ( 1986 ); Bennett Estate v . Travelers Insurance Co ., 140 Vt . 339 ( 1981 ).
66
Jones v . Shea , 148 Vt . 307 , 308 ( 1987 ); State v . Hohman , 138 Vt . 502 ( 1980 ); Sate v . Lawrence , 137 Vt . 597 ( 1979 ); Lattrell v . Swain , 127 Vt . 33 ( 1968 ); and State v . Godfrey , 56 Vt . 451 ( 1884 ).
67
Vermont Structural Steel v . State Department of Taxes , 153 Vt . 67 , 71-73 ( 1989 ); Neill v . Ward , 103 Vt . 117 ( 1930 ).
68
State v . Briggs , 152 Vt . 531 , 531 ( 1989 ); State v . Potter , 42 Vt . 495 ( 1869 ).
69
American Museum of Fly Fishing , Inc . v . Town of Manchester , 151 Vt . 103 , 108-110 ( 1989 ); Experiment in International Living , Inc . v . Town of Brattleboro , 138 Vt . 402 ( 1980 ). A host of other decisions were overruled in the process .
70
Cody v . Ramsay Associations , Inc ., 149 Vt . 451 , 465-466 ( 1988 ); Parker v . Roberts , 99 Vt . 219 ( 1925 ).
71
State v . Towne , 158 Vt . 607 , 651 ( 1992 ); State v . Brown , 151 Vt . 533 ( 1989 ).
72
Shute v . Shute , 158 Vt . 242 ( 1992 ); Duval v . Duval , 149 Vt . 506 ( 1988 ).
73
Williams v . State , 156 Vt . 42 , 55 ( 1991 ); American Trading Ass ’ n v . Conway , 146 Vt . 579 ( 1986 ).
74
In re Estate of Johnson , 158 Vt . 557 , 558-559 ( 1992 ); In re Estate of Neil , 152 Vt . 124 ( 1989 ).
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75
In re J . G ., 160 Vt . 250 , 252 ( 1993 ); State v . Lafayette , 148 Vt . 288 ( 1987 ).
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Estate of Girard v . Laird , 159 Vt . 508 , 515 ( 1993 ); Martin v . Harrington , 74 Vt . 193 ( 1901 ).
77
State v . Brooks , 163 Vt . 245 ( 1995 ); State v . Dion , 154 Vt . 420 ( 1990 ); State v . Norton , 139 Vt . 532 ( 1981 ).
78
State v . Finch , 153 Vt . 569 ( 1989 ); State v . Austin , 165 Vt . 389 ( 1996 ).
79
Theise v . Theise , 164 Vt . 577 ( 1996 ); Quesnel v . Quesnel , 150 Vt . 149 ( 1988 ).
80
Cooperative Fire Insurance Ass ’ n v . White Caps , Inc ., 166 Vt . 355 , 356 , 360 ( 1997 ); Houran v . Preferred Accident Ins . Co ., 109 Vt . 258 ( 1937 ). White Caps abrogated Nelson v . Travelers Ins . Co ., 113 Vt . 36 ( 1943 ) as well .
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Lane v . Town of Grafton , 166 Vt . 148 , 153 ( 1997 ).
82
State v . Bacon , 167 Vt . 88 , 90 ( 1997 ); State v . LaBounty , 167 Vt . 25 ( 1997 ).
83
Pouech v . Pouech , 180 Vt . 1 , 11-12 ( 2006 ); Boisclair v . Boisclair , 176 Vt . 646 ( 2004 ).
84
Johnson v . Harwood , 183 Vt . 157 , 163-164 ( 2008 ); Spargo v . Governor ’ s Commission on the Administration of Justice , 135 Vt . 333 ( 1977 ); Middlebury American Legion Post No . 27 v . Peck , 139 Vt . 628 ( 1981 ), and Fairchild v . West Rutland School District , 135 Vt . 282 ( 1977 ).
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Whippie v . O ’ Connor , 190 Vt . 600 ( 2011 ); Massey v . Hrostek , 186 Vt . 211 ( 2009 ).
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State v . Myers , 190 Vt . 29 ( 2011 ); State v . Martell , 143 Vt . 275 ( 1983 ).
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State v . Aubuchon , 195 Vt . 571 , 583 ( 2014 ); State v . Kenvin , 191 Vt . 30 ( 2011 ).
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Kapusta v . Department of Health / Risk Management , 186 Vt . 276 , 282 ( 2009 ).
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State v . Congress , No . 11-307 , Dec . 5 , 2014 , ¶¶ 48 , 49 .
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“ Abrogate ” means to “ abolish ( a law or established usage ) by authoritative or formal action ; annul ; repeal .” Bryan Garner , A Dictionary
of Modern American Legal Usage 9 ( 2d ed . 1987 ). “ Overrule ” “ denotes what a superior court does to a precedent that it expressly decides should no longer be controlling law .” Garner discusses “ overturn ” in the same reference , distinguishing it from “ overrule ” to “ indicate a long-term process by which courts gradually whittle away the authority of a precedent .” He regards “ overturn ” as a broader term than “ overrule .” Id . at 632 .
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Demag v . Better Power Equipment , 197 Vt . 176 , 184 ( 2014 ), abrogating Wool v . Larner , 112 Vt . 431 ( 1942 ) and Watterlund v . Billings , 112 Vt . 216 ( 1942 ).
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State v . Morrissette , 170 Vt . 569 ( 1999 ); In re Manosh , 197 Vt . 424 ( 2014 ).
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State v . Bolaski , 196 Vt . 277 , 298 ( 2014 ); State v . Boglioli , 190 Vt . 542 ( 2011 ); State v . Roy , 151 Vt . 17 , 29 ( 1989 ).
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State v . Brillon , 183 Vt . 475 ( 2008 ).
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Vermont v . Brillon , 556 U . S . 81 ( 2009 ).
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State v . Brillon , 183 Vt . at 497 ; State v . Cannell , 170 Vt . 387 ( 2000 ); State v . Turgeon , 165 Vt . 28 ( 1996 ). This too was overruled by the U . S . Supreme Court .
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