Vermont Statutes Title 12 Sec. 2738
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Terms Used In Vermont Statutes Title 12 Sec. 2738
- Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
- Fraud: Intentional deception resulting in injury to another.
- Statute: A law passed by a legislature.
- Tort: A civil wrong or breach of a duty to another person, as outlined by law. A very common tort is negligent operation of a motor vehicle that results in property damage and personal injury in an automobile accident.
§ 2738. Action against officer for fraud or collusion
When such officer is guilty of fraud or collusion on such sale or return, he or she shall pay the party injured three times the amount of damages occasioned by such fraud or collusion, to be recovered in an action of tort on this statute, with costs.