TATRO v. LEHOUILLER

No. 84-193.

513 A.2d 610 (1986)

Maurice TATRO and Tammy Tatro, Individually; Michelle and Jaime Tatro, b/n/f Tammy Tatro v. Claude LEHOUILLER and Patricia Lehouiller.

Supreme Court of Vermont.

June 13, 1986.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Rodney F. Vieux, Johnson, for plaintiffs-appellees.

Edwin W. Free, Jr. of Richard E. Davis Associates, Inc., Barre, for defendants-appellants.

James M. Libby, Jr., Vermont Legal Aid, Inc., Montpelier, for amicus curiae Vermont Tenants, Inc.

Before ALLEN, C.J., and HILL, PECK, GIBSON and HAYES, JJ.


HILL, Justice.

Defendants appeal from a superior court judgment finding them liable to plaintiffs for wrongfully resorting to self-help eviction. Defendants contend that the eviction comported with the rule of law laid down in Mead v. Owen, 80 Vt. 273, 67 A. 722 (1907), in that the relationship between the parties was that of master and servant rather than landlord and tenant as the trial court concluded. We disagree and affirm.

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