FIN v. MIDDLEBURY COLLEGE

No. 73-77.

394 A.2d 1152 (1978)

Robert G. FIN v. MIDDLEBURY COLLEGE, F. Andre Paquette, and Robert L. Baker.

Supreme Court of Vermont.

November 9, 1978.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard H. Thomas, Burlington, for plaintiff.

J. Fred Carbine, Jr., Rutland, for defendants.

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


DALEY, Justice.

The plaintiff brought a civil action against the defendants seeking compensatory and exemplary damages for an alleged libellous statement made against him in a letter dated August 30, 1971, addressed to and received by the president of the college at which he was employed. The cause was heard by the court without a jury. Upon the evidence presented concerning the context in which the statement was made and the manner in which it was interpreted by...

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