Legal Opinion
Terrill v. Spaulding
Supreme Court of Vermont
Decided October 5, 1948PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtSherburne, J.
This is an action of tort for negligence, and the only exceptions relied upon are to the denial of defendants’ motions for a directed verdict and to set aside the verdict. The grounds of these motions, which are here relied.upon, were that the evidence failed to show any breach of duty owed by the defendants to the plaintiff, that the plaintiff assumed the risk and that she was guilty of contributory negligence as a matter of law.
Viewed most favorably to the plaintiff the evidence tended to show the following facts: On or about the middle of December, 1945, the plaintiff rented of the…
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