Legal Opinion
White v. Quechee Lakes Landowners' Ass'n
Supreme Court of Vermont
Decided September 24, 1999No. 98-243PublishedCited by 143 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtAmestoy, C.J.
This is an indemnity case concerning the tragic death of a woman who lost consciousness in a sauna owned and operated by third-party plaintiff Quechee Lakes Landowners’ Association. The plaintiff in the underlying action, Anthony White, obtained a $450,000 settlement from Quechee Lakes following the close of evidence in a wrongful death suit in which he claimed that Quechee Lakes’s negligence caused his wife’s death. Following the settlement, Quechee Lakes filed suit seeking indemnity from the manufacturer and distributor of the sauna heating unit and control panel, third-party defendant Helo…
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