Legal Opinion
Hegarty v. Addison County Humane Society
Supreme Court of Vermont
Decided April 2, 2004No. 02-385PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtSkoglund, J.
¶ 1. On suspicion of inadequate care, defendant Addison County Humane Society (ACHS) seized Suzanne and Elizabeth Hegarty’s elderly mare, Paka. The Hegartys sued ACHS in Addison Superior Court alleging claims for conversion and intentional infliction of emotional distress. The superior court granted ACHS’s motion for summary judgment and the Hegartys appealed. Because ACHS followed the constitutionally sound procedures outlined in Vermont’s animal cruelty statutes, we affirm.
¶ 2. After receiving complaints from neighbors, ACHS’s humane officer Paul Meacham began to investigate Paka’s health…
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