Legal Opinion
Benoit v. Marvin
Supreme Court of Vermont
Decided January 7, 1958No. 1841PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtCleary, J.
This is a suit in tort for negligence. The defendants pleaded the general issue. Trial was by jury, resulting in a verdict and judgment for the plaintiff. The case is here on the defendants’ exceptions to the denial of their motions for a directed verdict, to set aside the verdict, for judgment notwithstanding the verdict, and for failure to charge in accordance with their requests numbered 4 and 5.
The grounds of all of the motions are identical:
1. That the evidence, viewed in the light most favorable to the plaintiff, failed to show any actionable negligence on the part of the defendants or…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Watterlund v. BillingsSupreme Court of Vermont · 1942
- Huestis v. Estate of LaphamSupreme Court of Vermont · 1943
- Wakefield v. LevinSupreme Court of Vermont · 1955
- Dusckiewicz v. CarterSupreme Court of Vermont · 1947
- Blaisdell v. BlakeSupreme Court of Vermont · 1940
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3Cited by16 opinions
- Sunday v. Stratton Corp.Supreme Court of Vermont · 1978
- Regan v. City of SeattleWashington Supreme Court · 1969
- Killary v. Burlington-Lake Champlain Chamber of Commerce, Inc.Supreme Court of Vermont · 1962
- Eastman v. WilliamsSupreme Court of Vermont · 1965
- Moe v. SteenbergSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1966
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