Rule 1 - Scope of Rules; Definitions(a) Scope of Rules. These rules govern the procedure in the Civil Division of the Superior Court in all small claims actions brought under chapter 187 of Title 12, Vermont Statutes Annotated. These rules are the only procedural rules governing such actions except to the extent that other rules are expressly adopted by reference. These rules shall be construed to secure the simple, informal, and inexpensive disposition of every action subject to them. (b) Definitions. The terms and variations of them set forth in V.R.C.P. 83, so far as applicable in actions governed by these rules, have the meaning indicated in that rule unless the context clearly dictates a different meaning. Vt. R. Small. Claims. P. 1
Adopted Mar. 6, 2002, eff. 9/1/2002; 7/1/2010, eff. 7/1/2010.