CIVETTI v. TURNER

No. 19-036.

233 A.3d 1056 (2020)

2020 VT 23

Paul CIVETTI v. Selby L. TURNER, Jr. and Town of Isle La Motte.

Supreme Court of Vermont.

April 3, 2020.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Pietro J. Lynn , Sean M. Toohey , and Kienan D. Christianson of Lynn, Lynn, Blackman & Manitsky, P.C., Burlington, for Plaintiff-Appellant.

Brian P. Monaghan and James F. Conway, III of Monaghan Safar Ducham PLLC, Burlington, for Defendants-Appellees.

PRESENT: Reiber, C.J., Skoglund, Robinson, Eaton and Carroll, JJ.


¶ 1. The central issue in this case is whether a town may be held indirectly liable for damages pursuant to 24 V.S.A. § 901 or § 901a for alleged negligence by the Town Road Commissioner. The trial court dismissed plaintiff's negligence action against the Town of Isle La Motte and the Town Road Commissioner on the grounds...

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