Legal Opinion
Wells v. Village of Orleans, Inc.
Supreme Court of Vermont
Decided February 5, 1974No. 98-73PublishedCited by 50 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtKeyser, J.
The plaintiff, while employed as an independent contractor by the defendant on December 30, 1968, to plow and remove snow from its streets, had his tractor equipment destroyed. The right rear wheel of the tractor dropped into a catch basin while working near the tracks of the Canadian Pacific Railway tracks. Shortly, a train ran down the tractor before it could be extricated causing it to be completely destroyed.
Plaintiff brought an action in negligence to recover for the loss of his equipment. The defendant pleaded the general issue, governmental immunity, and affirmative defenses of…
2Cases cited13 opinions
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- Pettingill v. KeltonSupreme Court of Vermont · 1965
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3Cited by50 opinions
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