Rhault v. Tsagarakos

OPINION

HOLDEN, Chief Judge.

This case arises from a fatal accident which occurred on Interstate 89 in Williston, Vermont, on December 4, 1970. The plaintiff’s decedent, Eugene Rhault, was standing beside his auto, stopped along the highway, when a collision involving the decedent’s and three other vehicles occurred. He died as a result of injuries sustained in the accident. Two of the vehicles involved were operated by defendants Tsagarakos and Cleveland. The third vehicle, which displayed an Alabama registration, left the scene of the accident and was never located. The identity of its driver…