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DRAFT FOR ATTORNEY REVIEW — NOT FINAL

§ 228

Citation
§ 228
Parent Document
Sweet v. Roy, 801 A.2d 694 (2002)
Jurisdiction
Vermont (state)
Effective Date
2002-04-26

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83 Vt. at 259, 75 A. at 279 (although scope of employment is normally a question of fact, it can be decided as a matter of law where “facts and the inferences to be drawn therefrom are not in dispute”). It is hard to imagine a case where authorization is more clearly indicated. The superior court properly found as a matter of law that Leon’s actions were taken to benefit the park and the trust, as its owner; the self-help methods Leon employed were of the kind he was employed to perform; and Leon’s intentional force was “not unexpectable by the master.” There is no error in holding the trust vicariously responsible for Leon’s acts. B.