Rule 59 – New Trials; Amendment of Judgments

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(a)Grounds. The court before which an action has been tried may on motion grant a new trial to all or any of the parties and on all or part of the issues for any of the reasons for which new trials or rehearings have heretofore been granted in actions at law or in...

Rule 58 – Entry of Judgment

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(a)Separate Document. Every judgment and amended judgment shall be set forth on a separate document, except an order disposing of a motion listed in Rule 4(b)(1)-(7) of the Vermont Rules of Appellate Procedure that terminates the running of the time for...

Rule 57 – Declaratory Judgments

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The procedure for obtaining a declaratory judgment pursuant to 12 V.S.A. ยงยง 4711-4715 in an action in a superior court shall be in accordance with these rules, and the right to trial by jury may be demanded under the circumstances and in the manner provided in Rules...

Rule 56 – Summary Judgment

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(a) Motion for Summary Judgment or Partial Summary Judgment. A party may move for summary judgment, identifying each claim or defense–or the part of each claim or defense–on which summary judgment is sought. The court shall grant summary judgment if the...

Rule 55 – Default

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(a)Motion for Default Judgment. When a party against whom a judgment for affirmative relief is sought by complaint, cross-claim, counterclaim, or other pleading has failed to plead or otherwise defend, the party seeking the affirmative relief may file a motion for a...

Rule 54 – Judgments; Costs

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(a) Definition; Form; Amount. “Judgment” as used in these rules includes a decree and any order from which an appeal lies. A judgment shall not contain a recital of pleadings, the report of a master, or the record of prior proceedings. In an action where...