Legal Opinion
Winter v. Unaitis
Supreme Court of Vermont
Decided March 6, 1963No. 1170PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtShangraw, J.
This is a negligence action. The case came on for trial by jury. The jury was empanelled, and at the close of the plaintiffs’ opening statement the defendants moved that the cause be dismissed on the ground that the facts enumerated in the statement, even if proved, would not support a verdict for the plaintiffs. This motion for a dismissal was amended to one for a directed verdict on the same ground.
The motion, as amended, was denied, and upon request of the defendants this issue was certified by the court below to this Court, pursuant to the provisions of Title 12, V.S.A. §2386.
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2Cases cited10 opinions
- Oscanyan v. Arms Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1881
- Best v. District of ColumbiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1934
- Custer v. Atlantic & Pacific Tea Co.District of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1945
- Lewis v. John Crane & SonsSupreme Court of Vermont · 1905
- Laferriere v. GraySupreme Court of Vermont · 1932
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3Cited by9 opinions
- State v. GladdenSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1986
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- De Vito v. KatschAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1990
- State v. WoodmanseeSupreme Court of Vermont · 1964
- Dresden School District v. Norwich Town School DistrictSupreme Court of Vermont · 1964
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