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· 11/10/1988

Riess v. A.O. Smith Corp.

Citations

  • 556 A.2d 68
  • 150 Vt. 527
  • 1988 Vt. LEXIS 221

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • holding that questions “ask[ing] for the ultimate conclusion at law” are inadmissible under V.R.E. 704
  • noting that the standard for pleadings must exceed bald contentions and conclusions of law
  • admission of expert’s statement that defendant’s negligence was proximate cause of accident was not harmless error, because statement was practically only evidence of causation
  • describing the ignition of leaking propane as an explosion

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Judges: Allen, Peck, Gibson, Dooley, Keyser

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