Sweet v. Roy, 801 A.2d 694 (2002)

Citation: Sweet v. Roy, 801 A.2d 694 (2002)
Parent Document: Sweet v. Roy, 801 A.2d 694 (2002)
Jurisdiction: Vermont (state)
Effective Date: 2002-04-26
Original Source: https://www.courtlistener.com/opinion/2320480/sweet-v-roy/ ↗

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motion, ruling that as a matter of law Leon Roy was acting in the scope of his employment and for the benefit of the trust when he carried out the illegal eviction acts because “the only reasonable inference” from the evidence was that Leon Roy’s actions were “related solely to his position as a mobile home park manager and the employee/beneficiary of the trust. His self-help eviction efforts directed at plaintiff could only have been motivated by the overall financial goals of the family and the family trust.” The court then upheld the punitive damage award against the trust, again ruled that plaintiff was a resident of the park and entitled to the Act’s protections, declined to order a new trial due to the prior bad acts testimony, and upheld the jury awards as “plainly within the jury’s discretion, and not clearly excessive.” The court also ruled that defendants were not entitled to a new trial because the court had excluded threats against defendants made by plaintiff’s ex-boyfriend, and that defendants’ slander claim failed because the jury verdict demonstrated that the statements alleged to have been made by plaintiff were true. I.

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