Airi v. Nagra

Summary

The Vermont Supreme Court affirmed a judgment awarding Shashi Airi damages for services performed for Gurdeep “Sunny” Nagra during two periods in 2007 and 2008. The court held that Nagra waived his challenge to the trial court’s factual findings and contractual liability by failing to provide the trial transcript required for informed appellate review.

Holdings

1. By failing to provide the trial transcript, defendant waived his right to raise any issue for which the transcript was necessary for informed appellate review.
2. The legal basis for the damages award was not reviewable without the trial transcript, and defendant therefore waived the issue on appeal.

Questions Presented

1. Whether defendant could challenge the trial court's factual findings and legal basis for the damages award without providing the trial transcript.
2. Whether the trial court erred in holding defendant personally liable under a contractual or quasi-contractual theory.

Disposition

affirmed