STANNARD v. HARRIS

No. 362-76.

380 A.2d 101 (1977)

Bernice STANNARD v. John HARRIS et al.

Supreme Court of Vermont.

November 9, 1977.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David F. Buckley, Bellows Falls, for plaintiff.

Robinson E. Keyes, of Ryan, Smith & Carbine, Ltd., Rutland, for John Harris.

J. Eric Anderson, of Fitts & Olson, Brattleboro, for Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.

Before BARNEY, C. J., and DALEY, LARROW, BILLINGS and HILL, JJ.


DALEY, Justice.

The principal issue in this appeal arises under Vermont's comparative negligence statute, 12 V.S.A. § 1036, and relates to the right of recovery by a plaintiff whose negligence was found to be greater than that of each individual defendant but equal to the combined negligence of both defendants.

The plaintiff brought this civil action to recover for injuries sustained when she attempted to exit from the rear seat of a Datsun automobile...

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