Legal Opinion
Calhoun v. Blakely
Supreme Court of Vermont
Decided June 16, 1989No. 87-589PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtDooley, J.
This action was brought pursuant to 14 V.S.A. § 1492(c) seeking an order distributing proceeds of a wrongful death action. The parties are the parents of Irene Calhoun, who died while attending college in New Hampshire, allegedly as a result of medication prescribed by a physician there. Defendant-mother was appointed administratrix of Irene Calhoun’s estate by the Washington Probate Court and brought the wrongful death action in New Hampshire. That case was settled for $75,000 net of attorney’s fees, and plaintiff-father now seeks half that amount from defendant in this action. The…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- In Re Air Crash Disaster at Boston, Massachusetts on July 31, 1973District Court, D. Massachusetts · 1975
- Siciliano v. Capitol City Shows, Inc.Supreme Court of New Hampshire · 1984
- Goldman v. BeaudrySupreme Court of Vermont · 1961
- LeBlanc v. StuartDistrict Court, D. Vermont · 1972
- Abbott v. AbbottSupreme Court of Vermont · 1942
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