Legal Opinion
Pettingill v. Kelton
Supreme Court of Vermont
Decided February 2, 1965No. 1230PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtHolden, C. J.
This appeal concerns the ■ authority of the trial court to unconditionally increase the jury’s award of damages in this action of negligence. The issue developed from a highway accident on December 15, 1958, in the town of Royalton, Vermont: The plaintiff’s evidence indicated that his tractor-trailer unit was forced to leave the highway when it was overtaken by a tractor-trailer owned by the defendant Kelton and operated by his co-defendant, Blanchard.
At the close of all the evidence, the plaintiff moved for a directed verdict on the issue of liability. The question of damages was not…
2Cases cited15 opinions
- Dimick v. SchiedtSupreme Court of the United States · 1935
- Woodhouse v. Woodhouse Et Ux.Supreme Court of Vermont · 1925
- Smith v. MartinSupreme Court of Vermont · 1919
- Parizo v. WilsonSupreme Court of Vermont · 1929
- Collins v. FoggSupreme Court of Vermont · 1939
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3Cited by12 opinions
- Wells v. Village of Orleans, Inc.Supreme Court of Vermont · 1974
- D'Arc Turcotte v. Estate of LaRoseSupreme Court of Vermont · 1989
- Proctor Trust Co. v. Upper Valley Press, Inc.Supreme Court of Vermont · 1979
- Hoague v. CotaSupreme Court of Vermont · 1982
- Quesnel v. RaleighSupreme Court of Vermont · 1969
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