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ROCHON v. STATE

No. 03-316.

862 A.2d 801 (2004)

2004 VT 77

Marcel ROCHON and Raymonde Rochon v. STATE of Vermont.

Supreme Court of Vermont.

August 27, 2004.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Peter F. Langrock, James W. Swift and Abby C. Moskovitz of Langrock Sperry & Wool, L.L.P., Middlebury, for Plaintiffs-Appellants.

William H. Sorrell, Attorney General, and Jennifer K. Reining and Timothy B. Tomasi, Assistant Attorneys General, Montpelier, for Defendant-Appellee.

Present: AMESTOY, C.J., JOHNSON, SKOGLUND and REIBER, JJ., and ALLEN, C.J. (Ret.), Specially Assigned.

AMESTOY, C.J.

¶ 1. Plaintiffs appeal from a grant of summary judgment in favor of the State of Vermont in this suit for personal injuries caused by an accident with a police cruiser that was traveling to the scene of an emergency. Plaintiffs contend that Vermont's emergency vehicle statute, 23 V.S.A. § 1015, requires a showing of negligence before imposing liability, not a showing of recklessness. We reject plaintiffs' argument, and conclude that 23 V.S...

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