Legal Opinion
Menard v. Newhall
Supreme Court of Vermont
Decided February 1, 1977No. 201-76PublishedCited by 36 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtBillings, J.
On August 24, 1972, four grade school aged children engaged in a BB gun fight. As a result of the altercation, plaintiff-appellant Menard was struck in the eye and injured. The BB gun was owned and fired by defendant Newhall; it was manufactured and sold by defendant Daisy.
The parents of the defendant minors were joined in the action. Before jury empanelment, a settlement was reached between the plaintiff and defendants Newhall and Brule; however, no judgment was entered. Lack of a final judgment to these parties deprives this Court of jurisdiction. V.R.C.P. 54. By agreement of the parties,…
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