Legal Opinion
Smyth v. Twin State Improvement Corp.
Supreme Court of Vermont
Decided May 1, 1951No. 1025PublishedCited by 129 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtBlackmer, J.
This is an action of tort. The complaint sets forth these facts. The plaintiff, a resident of Rutland, this state, owned and occupied a house therein. The defendant, a builder and roofer by trade, endeavored to re-roof the house and put metal edgings on the sides thereof. While so doing it negligently placed holes in the roof and sides of the buildings which caused it to leak water, with specified damage to the plaintiff.
The defendant is a foreign corporation. Service on it was made by delivering a copy of the writ to the Secretary of State as process agent for the defendant under V. S. 47, §…
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