Legal Opinion
Barbagallo v. Gregory
Supreme Court of Vermont
Decided September 15, 1988No. 88-404PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Lucinda Gregory seeks permission to take an interlocutory appeal from the denial of her motion for summary judgment. Plaintiff has brought a complaint against her for negligent entrustment of a motor vehicle to her son, who was the driver in a fatal automobile accident.
The requisite knowledge on the part of defendant Lucinda Gregory could be proved only by evidence tending to show her state of mind at the time of lending her car to her son. See Holben v. Midwest Emery Freight System, Inc., 525 F. Supp. 1224 (W.D. Pa. 1981) (evidence that employer was aware of employee’s driving record raised…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- In Re Pyramid Co. of BurlingtonSupreme Court of Vermont · 1982
- Margison v. SpriggsSupreme Court of Vermont · 1985
- Holben v. Midwest Emery Freight System, Inc.District Court, W.D. Pennsylvania · 1981
- Kagan v. TaylorDistrict Court, E.D. New York · 1983
- Supervisor of Assessments v. SloanCourt of Special Appeals of Maryland · 1984
3Cited by14 opinions
- Boulton v. CLD Consulting Engineers, Inc.Supreme Court of Vermont · 2003
- Doe v. ForrestSupreme Court of Vermont · 2004
- Aetna Casualty & Surety Co. v. BaraschSupreme Court of Vermont · 1992
- Appeal of KendallVermont Superior Court · 2002
- Cummings SubdivisionVermont Superior Court · 2011
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