Legal Opinion
Bacon v. Lascelles
Supreme Court of Vermont
Decided May 17, 1996No. 95-080PublishedCited by 66 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtAllen, C.J.
Plaintiff Gail Bacon appeals from the grant of summary judgment for defendant Burlington Housing Authority (BHA) and from an adverse verdict and judgment in favor of defendant Lascelles in an action for the wrongful death of her son. We affirm.
On August 6, 1990, the decedent died during a fire in a two-story apartment owned by defendant Lascelles. Plaintiff sued defendant Lascelles claiming he negligently built and maintained the apartment. She alleged that the decedent could not escape the apartment because a second floor bedroom window did not open sufficiently in violation of applicable…
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