Eric and Louise Fritzeen and William and Constance Coates v. Trudell Consulting Engineers, Inc. and James Tyler Hart

Summary

The Supreme Court of Vermont reversed the grant of summary judgment for the engineering defendants in the plaintiffs' negligence and breach-of-contract action. The court held that the record did not establish as a matter of law that the engineering work played no role in the Water Resources Board's reversal of the wastewater permit decision, leaving proximate cause as a genuine issue of material fact. The case was remanded for further proceedings.