Legal Opinion
Cameron v. Abatiell
Supreme Court of Vermont
Decided April 2, 1968No. 1095PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtKeyser, J.
The defendants are seeking to disclaim responsibility for the safety of a public officer performing a regular and routine service for the protection of their property. He was checking the security of locks on means of ordinary access to the premises. This checking was being made at the rear entrance door which is reached by a set of wooden steps with no suggestion that usage was barred or forbidden.
At the close of the plaintiff’s case the court, on motions of the defendants, directed a verdict for each defendant. Plaintiff appealed from the judgments entered on the verdict. The grounds of the…
2Cases cited23 opinions
- Dini v. NaiditchIllinois Supreme Court · 1960
- Meiers v. Fred Koch BreweryNew York Court of Appeals · 1920
- Fred Howland, Inc. v. MorrisSupreme Court of Florida · 1940
- Wool v. LarnerSupreme Court of Vermont · 1942
- Dean Thompson v. Green Mountain Power CorpSupreme Court of Vermont · 1958
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3Cited by21 opinions
- Mounsey v. EllardMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1973
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- Pearson v. Canada Contracting Co., Inc.Supreme Court of Virginia · 1986
- O'BRIEN v. Island Corp.Supreme Court of Vermont · 1991
- Cook v. DemetrakasSupreme Court of Rhode Island · 1971
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