Legal Opinion
Leo v. Hillman
Supreme Court of Vermont
Decided July 7, 1995No. 93-621PublishedCited by 35 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtAllen, C.J.
Plaintiffs are family members of Judith Leo-Coneys, who was murdered by Francis Malinosky in 1979. They brought this action in 1992 against Dr. Donald F. Hillman and University Associates in Psychiatry, Inc. (UAIP), seeking damages for wrongful death and infliction of emotional distress, and for Judith Leo-Coneys’s pain and suffering. Plaintiffs appeal from a summary judgment dismissing the wrongful death and emotional distress claims. Defendants Hillman and UAIP cross-appeal from the court’s order denying summary judgment on the issues of a purported release in defendants’ favor and survival…
2Cases cited26 opinions
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- Vaillancourt v. Medical Center Hospital of Vermont, Inc.Supreme Court of Vermont · 1980
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- Cavanaugh v. Abbott LaboratoriesSupreme Court of Vermont · 1985
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