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Hardy v. Mobbs

Supreme Court of Vermont
Feb 15, 1973
303 A.2d 156 (Vt. 1973)

Opinion

No. 69-72, 70-72

Opinion Filed February 15, 1973

Civil action dismissed for failure of plaintiffs to move for substitution after death of a party. Chittenden County Court. Billings, J. presiding. Affirmed.

Wool, Agel, Murdoch Kittell, Burlington, for Plaintiffs.

Dewitt E. Mead, Esq., of Dinse, Allen Erdmann, Burlington, for Defendant.

Present: Shangraw, C.J., Barney, Smith, Keyser and Daley, JJ.


This action was dismissed under the authority of Rule 25(a)(1) of V.R.C.P.

Since no application for relief from the application of the above rule was made under V.R.C.P. 6(b), the dismissal was proper. See 7A C. Wright and A. Miller, Federal Practice and Procedure: Civil Rule 25(a) (1972).

Affirmed.


Summaries of

Hardy v. Mobbs

Supreme Court of Vermont
Feb 15, 1973
303 A.2d 156 (Vt. 1973)
Case details for

Hardy v. Mobbs

Case Details

Full title:Marvin Hardy v. Howard E. Mobbs Pearley Hardy v. Howard E. Mobbs

Court:Supreme Court of Vermont

Date published: Feb 15, 1973

Citations

303 A.2d 156 (Vt. 1973)
303 A.2d 156

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