Legal Opinion
Paton v. Sawyer
Supreme Court of Vermont
Decided December 21, 1976No. 19-74PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtBarney, C.J.
Two brothers coming down a private road on a snowmobile had a horrible accident. They were following a second snowmobile, traveling after dark, when the lead machine struck a chain barrier stretched across the road. The chain was thrown up and when it came down, the second driver ducked, but the chain caught his brother, the passenger, across the neck and decapitated him. Neither driver was injured.
Suit was brought on behalf of the deceased passenger against the owner of the road and surrounding land. The property was the former radar base site in East Haven, Vermont, and included the access…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Johnson v. ConeSupreme Court of Vermont · 1942
- State v. ArbeitmanSupreme Court of Vermont · 1973
- Beatty v. DunnSupreme Court of Vermont · 1931
- Allen v. Burlington Housing AuthoritySupreme Court of Vermont · 1970
3Cited by15 opinions
- Kathy L. Lavoie, Formerly Known as Kathy L. Labelle v. Pacific Press & Shear Company, a Division of Canron Corp., and Canron Corp.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1992
- Sunday v. Stratton Corp.Supreme Court of Vermont · 1978
- Mobbs v. Central Vermont Railway, Inc.Supreme Court of Vermont · 1990
- Estate of Sumner v. Department of Social & Rehabilitation ServicesSupreme Court of Vermont · 1994
- State v. JoyceSupreme Court of Vermont · 1981
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