Kinney v. Johnson

This case was tried on the issue of the availability of an adequate water supply to the plaintiffs’ home at the Cove Point Trailer Park. A jury returned a verdict for the plaintiffs, awarding compensatory damages of $1500. The defendant, owner of the trailer park, directs his appeal to the allegedly erroneous admission of three types of evidence: (1) opinion testimony by the plaintiffs’ water systems expert; (2) records of the Vermont Health Department, several of which were admitted for a limited purpose; and (3) Vermont Health Department memorandum allegedly prepared with this litigation in…