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DOE v. NEWBURY BIBLE CHURCH

No. 06-186.

933 A.2d 196 (2007)

2007 VT 72

John DOE v. The NEWBURY BIBLE CHURCH, The Newbury Christian School, The Newbury Bible Church and School and Joseph Rinaldi.

Supreme Court of Vermont.

July 20, 2007.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Eric R. Gardner, Keene, NH, for Plaintiff-Appellant.

Gregory M. Eaton of Aten Clayton & Eaton, PLLC, Littleton, NH, for Defendants-Appellees.

Present: REIBER, C.J., DOOLEY, JOHNSON, SKOGLUND and BURGESS, JJ.

¶ 1. SKOGLUND, J.

In this federal diversity action, plaintiff John Doe seeks to hold the Newbury Bible Church vicariously liable for criminal and tortious conduct committed by its pastor. We have accepted the following certified question from the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit pursuant to Vermont Rule of Appellate Procedure 14:

Under Vermont law, as expressed in Doe v. Forrest, 2004 VT 37, [176 Vt. 476,]

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