PASQUALE v. GENOVESE

No. 293-77.

392 A.2d 395 (1978)

Lilia C. PASQUALE, Administratrix of the Estate of Augustine P. Pasquale v. Linda L. GENOVESE, Volkswagenwerk A.G., a/k/a Volkswagenwerk Aktiengesellschaft, Volkswagen of America, Inc., Volkswagen Northeast Distributing, and Lindholm Motors, Inc.

Supreme Court of Vermont.

September 11, 1978.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Niles, Johnson & Gibbs, Woodstock, for plaintiff.

Bruce M. Lawlor, Law Offices of Douglas Richards, Springfield, for defendant VWAG.

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


LARROW, Justice.

Plaintiff's intestate was killed in an automobile accident when the Volkswagen he was driving collided with a car operated by defendant Genovese, in Vermont. By her amended complaint, plaintiff seeks recovery from appellant here, Volkswagenwerk A.G., a/k/a Volkswagenwerk Aktiengesellschaft (VWAG), on a theory of defective design and manufacture. Only Vermont's personal jurisdiction over VWAG is in issue. The trial court denied a timely motion to dismiss...

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