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Terms Used In Vermont Statutes Title 12 Sec. 1905

  • Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
  • Verdict: The decision of a petit jury or a judge.

§ 1905. Eminent domain; findings of damages; instructions to jury

A trier of fact in proceedings to determine damages due the owner of land taken by a governmental body by eminent domain shall find separately the value of each element thereof specified in 19 V.S.A. § 501(2). When a judge submits the determination thereof to a jury, he or she shall instruct the jury that they shall bring in a special verdict on each of those elements involved in the case. (1961, No. 179.)