§ 228

Citation: § 228
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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The court granted judgment to plaintiff as a matter of law on the issue, of the trust’s vicarious responsibility for the acts of Leon Roy. In reaching this conclusion, it was required to find that “there is no legally sufficient evidentiary basis for a reasonable jury to find for that party on that issue.” V.R.C.P. 50(a)(1). The court relied upon the undisputed evidence of Leon Roy’s authority and past conduct. According to his testimony, Leon Roy was the manager of the park responsible for all phases of its policy and management. He made all decisions about how the park ran. He was responsible for all decisions on applications to rent a lot in the park. The only other employee was his wife, Paula Roy, who did the bookkeeping and office work. Marcien Roy was retired but did “a little work around the park for Leon.”

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