Legal Opinion
Kennedy v. Roman Catholic Diocese of Burlington, Vermont, Inc.
District Court, D. Vermont
Decided April 5, 1996No. 1:93-cv-00182PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RULING ON DEFENDANT’S MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT
(paper 121)
MURTHA, Chief Judge.
I. Background
Plaintiff Terry Reis Kennedy alleges her parish priest, Father Benjamin Wysolmerski, abused her on repeated occasions between 1952 and 1962. She claims, inter alia, that the Roman Catholic Diocese of Burlington, Vermont (hereinafter “the Diocese”) is liable for the abuse under the following theories: respondeat superior (Count III); negligence in hiring Father Wysolmerski (Count IV); negligent failure to supervise Father Wysolmerski (Count V); promoting an atmosphere in which her sexual abuse could…
2Cases cited18 opinions
- Anderson v. Liberty Lobby, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1986
- Celotex Corp. v. Catrett, Administratrix of the Estate of CatrettSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
- Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. v. Zenith Radio CorporationSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
- prod.liab.rep.(cch)p 12,749 Thomas Latimer, Et Ux, Carol Latimer v. Smithkline & French Laboratories, a Division of Smithkline Beckman Corp.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1990
- Langle v. KurkulSupreme Court of Vermont · 1986
13 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.
3Cited by3 opinions
- Kenneth R. v. Roman Catholic DioceseAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1997
- N.H. v. Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.)Supreme Court of Oklahoma · 1999
- Lewis v. Bellows Falls Congregation of Jehovah's WitnessesDistrict Court, D. Vermont · 2015