Terms Used In Vermont Statutes Title 12 Sec. 5532

  • Complaint: A written statement by the plaintiff stating the wrongs allegedly committed by the defendant.
  • Docket: A log containing brief entries of court proceedings.
  • Fees: shall mean earnings due for official services, aside from salaries or per diem compensation. See
  • Pleadings: Written statements of the parties in a civil case of their positions. In the federal courts, the principal pleadings are the complaint and the answer.
  • Writ: A formal written command, issued from the court, requiring the performance of a specific act.

§ 5532. Pleadings; fees

Procedure in the Superior Court shall be instituted without writ or pleading other than a concise statement on a form provided by the clerk who shall file the complaint in a docket kept for that purpose. (Amended 1965, No. 194, § 8, eff. July 1, 1965, operative Feb. 1, 1967; 1967, No. 119, § 2; 1971, No. 44, § 2; 1973, No. 249 (Adj. Sess.), § 41, eff. April 9, 1974; 1975, No. 227 (Adj. Sess.), § 2; 1977, No. 161 (Adj. Sess.), § 2; 1985, No. 54, § 5; 1995, No. 181 (Adj. Sess.), § 3, eff. Sept. 1, 1996.)