Legal Opinion
Hoar v. Sherburne Corp.
District Court, D. Vermont
Decided May 21, 1971No. Civ. A. No. 5679PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION and ORDER
OAKES, District Judge.
This case, and the defendant’s motion for judgment n. o. v., raise in almost pristine form, on relatively simple facts, highly complex questions going to the bases underlying the doctrines, so-called, of “contributory negligence” and “assumption of risk.”
It is well to state first the facts, in the light most favorable to the plaintiff, to which light her jury verdict entitles her. Plaintiff Rita M. Hoar, a sometime skier, came to Killington Mountain, Vermont, to watch her children ski in a race sponsored by the defendant, The Sherburne Corporation, which…
2Cases cited22 opinions
- Rothberg v. OlenikSupreme Court of Vermont · 1970
- Paubel v. HitzSupreme Court of Missouri · 1936
- Forcier v. Grand Union Stores, Inc.Supreme Court of Vermont · 1970
- Garafano v. Neshobe Beach Club, Inc.Supreme Court of Vermont · 1967
- Wool v. LarnerSupreme Court of Vermont · 1942
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3Cited by7 opinions
- James P. Doyle, Appellee-Cross v. Exxon Corporation, Appellant-CrossCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1979
- The Sherburne Corporation, Appellant-Defendant v. Rita M. Hoar and Francis J. Hoar, Appellees-PlaintiffsCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1972
- Wisdom v. TJX Companies, Inc.District Court, D. Vermont · 2006
- Brian J. Mortiboys v. St. Michael's CollegeCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1973
- James P. Doyle, Appellee-Cross v. Exxon Corporation, Appellant-CrossCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1979
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