Legal Opinion
Dodge v. McArthur
Supreme Court of Vermont
Decided October 4, 1966No. 364PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtBarney, J.
Trouble arose in this case over the concept of proximate cause. The lawsuit was generated by somewhat unusual facts. The defendants owned a large dog, known to be a hazard, partly because of its exuberant playfulness. When Mrs. McArthur, accompanied by her four-year-old daughter, Christine, brought the plaintiff to the defendants’ home for a visit, the dog was loose in the yard. As the plaintiff and Christine got out of the car, the dog jumped up on the plaintiff, inflicting no harm, then jumped on the little girl. She was knocked down and rolled or slid beneath the car. There was ice and…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Dean Thompson v. Green Mountain Power CorpSupreme Court of Vermont · 1958
- Packard v. QuesnelSupreme Court of Vermont · 1941
- Killary v. Burlington-Lake Champlain Chamber of Commerce, Inc.Supreme Court of Vermont · 1962
- Johnson v. ConeSupreme Court of Vermont · 1942
- Kinsley v. WillisSupreme Court of Vermont · 1957
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3Cited by20 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
- Rivers v. StateSupreme Court of Vermont · 1974
- Estate of Sumner v. Department of Social & Rehabilitation ServicesSupreme Court of Vermont · 1994
- Small v. Gifford Memorial HospitalSupreme Court of Vermont · 1975
- State v. PoirierSupreme Court of Vermont · 1983
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