Legal Opinion

Concord General Mutual Insurance Company and Kevin Flanagan and Linda Flanagan v. Nathan Gritman, Austin Lawson, Nicholas T. Sweet, Elizabeth Plude, Kevin Spear and Dylan Stinson

Supreme Court of Vermont

Decided April 22, 2016No. 2015-066PublishedCited by 12 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

*158Robinson, J.

¶ 1. Defendant Dylan Stinson appeals from a judgment finding him liable to plaintiffs Kevin and Linda Flanagan for damage to their vacation home from a fire started in an outdoor fireplace on their deck by a group of teenagers who were there without their permission. Stinson contends that: (1) there was insufficient evidence to find him liable for the damage under a concerted-action theory; (2) it was improper for the trial court to admit and rely on evidence of the actual cash value of the lost personal property; and (3) the pre- and postjudgment interest rate awarded by the…

2Cases cited27 opinions

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  3. Armour v. City of IndianapolisSupreme Court of the United States · 2012
  4. Halberstam v. WelchCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1983
  5. State v. JewettSupreme Court of Vermont · 1985

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