Legal Opinion
Finnegan v. State
Supreme Court of Vermont
Decided September 8, 1980No. 269-79PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtDaley, J.
The plaintiff is a correctional officer employed by the defendant. On October 5, 1976, while attempting to recapture an escaped prisoner, plaintiff’s private vehicle was struck in the rear by a stolen vehicle operated by the escapee. Plaintiff’s civil action for damages alleged a count of negligence for allowing the prisoner to escape, and a count of unjust enrichment.
At the close of the plaintiff’s case in a trial by jury the defendant moved for a directed verdict upon each count on the ground that the plaintiff had failed to establish a prima facie case. The court granted the motion, and…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Rivers v. StateSupreme Court of Vermont · 1974
- Morse v. KenneySupreme Court of Vermont · 1914
- Dodge v. McArthurSupreme Court of Vermont · 1966
- Paquin v. St. Johnsbury Trucking Co.Supreme Court of Vermont · 1951
- Condosta v. CondostaSupreme Court of Vermont · 1979
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3Cited by11 opinions
- Sorge v. StateSupreme Court of Vermont · 2000
- Legault v. LegaultSupreme Court of Vermont · 1983
- Estate of Sumner v. Department of Social & Rehabilitation ServicesSupreme Court of Vermont · 1994
- Brown v. KellySupreme Court of Vermont · 1981
- Carole Kuligoski, Individually and On Behalf of Michael J. Kuligoski, and Mark Kuligoski and James Kuligoski v. Brattleboro Retreat and Northeast Kingdom Human ServicesSupreme Court of Vermont · 2016
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