Legal Opinion
Pezzano v. Bonneau
Supreme Court of Vermont
Decided December 3, 1974No. 16-74PublishedCited by 26 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtDaley, J.
In a civil action, the Windham County Court found the defendants, Raymond Bonneau and his partnership, Ray’s Auto Sales, liable for willful and malicious conversion of the plaintiff Michael Pezzano’s automobile. Bonneau originally filed a complaint against Pezzano sounding in slander which reportedly arose out of the same occurrence, and Pezzano counterclaimed for compensatory and punitive damages for conversion. The trial court directed a verdict against Bonneau on the slander action, which is not appealed from. On the counterclaim in conversion, the jury awarded Pez zano $800 in…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Woodhouse v. Woodhouse Et Ux.Supreme Court of Vermont · 1925
- Weeks v. BurnorSupreme Court of Vermont · 1974
- Pisiechko v. DiaddorioSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1974
- Rogers v. BigelowSupreme Court of Vermont · 1916
- Button v. KnightSupreme Court of Vermont · 1921
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3Cited by26 opinions
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- Leimgruber v. Claridge Associates, Ltd.Supreme Court of New Jersey · 1977
- Vivian Mattison Morty Ronald Mattison v. Dallas Carrier CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1991
- Crump v. P & C Food Markets, Inc.Supreme Court of Vermont · 1990
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