Legal Opinion
Ellison v. Colby
Supreme Court of Vermont
Decided October 3, 1939PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtButtles, J.
In this tort action the plaintiff seeks damages for personal injuries suffered by her in an automobile accident which occurred at the easterly end of a bridge situated about two miles westerly from Chester on the road to Rawsonville via Simonsville, at about 1:30 a.m. on October 10, 1938. The plaintiff was a guest passenger in the two-seated 1929 Buick sedan driven and controlled by the defendant. The car weighed about 4,235 pounds. There were three persons on the front seat, the plaintiff being in the middle. The rear seat was unoccupied. The defendant had driven, over the same route in the…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Shaw, Admr. v. MooreSupreme Court of Vermont · 1932
- Wellman, Admr. v. WalesSupreme Court of Vermont · 1925
- Hall v. RoyceSupreme Court of Vermont · 1937
- Jasmin v. ParkerSupreme Court of Vermont · 1930
- Powers v. Lackey, Jr.Supreme Court of Vermont · 1938
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3Cited by16 opinions
- Conway v. O'BRIENCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1940
- Conway v. O'BrienSupreme Court of the United States · 1941
- Smith v. GroveSupreme Court of Vermont · 1956
- Huestis v. Estate of LaphamSupreme Court of Vermont · 1943
- Rivard v. RoySupreme Court of Vermont · 1963
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