Ploof v. Village of Enosburg Falls

Plaintiff appeals from a superior court judgment in favor of defendant following the court’s granting of defendant’s motion for summary judgment. We affirm.

Plaintiff, employed as a laborer by defendant Village of Enos-burg Falls, was discharged for work-related misconduct after an altercation with his foreman. The altercation occurred while plaintiff was riding as a passenger in a dump truck driven by the foreman.

Plaintiff’s union, Local #300 of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, filed a grievance on plaintiff’s behalf, protesting the discharge. Under the collective…