Legal Opinion
Coll v. Johnson
Supreme Court of Vermont
Decided November 19, 1993No. 92-526PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtGibson, J.
Plaintiff Rene Coll was wounded when defendant Officer John Johnson shot him during the course of an arrest. Coll sued Johnson and the City of Rutland for gross negligence. After trial, the jury could not reach a vérdiet and the court declared a mistrial. Defendants subsequently moved for a directed verdict, which the trial court granted. We reverse.
At approximately 2:30 a.m. on September 21,1988, Rene Coll and a companion robbed a convenience store in Rutland. Police responded to the call and spotted the fleeing suspects. Coll halted at the corner of a garage, his escape blocked by police…
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