Kathleen Vanderbloom v. State of Vermont, Agency of Transportation

¶ 1.

Robinson, J.

Plaintiff-appellant Kathleen Vanderbloom filed an action against the State of Vermont, alleging that it negligently designed and constructed a state highway, causing her to suffer injuries in a car crash. The superior court granted summary judgment to the State on sovereign-immunity grounds. We affirm.

¶ 2. On an afternoon in February 2009, two cars collided on State Route 63 in the Town of Berlin. The westbound car crossed the center line and crashed into plaintiffs car, which was heading east. The driver of the westbound car was killed. Plaintiff suffered serious, disabling…