Legal Opinion
Stannard v. Harris
Supreme Court of Vermont
Decided November 9, 1977No. 362-76PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtDaley, J.
The principal issue in this appeal arises under Vermont’s comparative negligence statute, 12 V.S.A. § 1036, and relates to the right of recovery by a plaintiff whose negligence was found to be greater than that of each individual defendant but equal to the combined negligence of both defendants.
The plaintiff brought this civil action to recover for injuries sustained when she attempted to exit from the rear seat of a Datsun automobile owned and operated by the defendant Harris, caught her foot in the safety belt, and fell. The manufacturer and the distributor of the automobile were also…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Walker v. Kroger Grocery & Baking Co.Wisconsin Supreme Court · 1934
- Schwenn v. Loraine Hotel Co.Wisconsin Supreme Court · 1961
- Howard v. SpaffordSupreme Court of Vermont · 1974
- Soczka v. RechnerWisconsin Supreme Court · 1976
- Keene v. WillisSupreme Court of Vermont · 1969
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3Cited by14 opinions
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- Elder v. OrluckSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1985
- Minott v. FW Cunningham & SonsSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1980
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