Opinion
No. 171-75
Opinion Filed April 6, 1976
Appeal and Error — Findings — Supporting Evidence
Evidence on appeal the sole ground of which was a factual issue supported trial court's findings and conclusions.
Suit arising from automobile collision. Superior Court, Rutland County, Valente, J., presiding. Affirmed.
Thomas J. Pressly of the office of J. Fred Carbine, Jr., Rutland, for Plaintiff.
Eugene Rakow, Vermont Legal Aid, Inc., Rutland, for Defendant.
Present: Barney, C.J., Smith, Daley, Larrow and Billings, JJ.
This appeal arises out of an automobile collision between vehicles operated by one of the plaintiffs and the defendant. The trial court found in favor of the defendant and entered judgment accordingly. The sole ground of the plaintiff's appeal is a factual one. The trial court, as the judge of the credibility of witnesses, determined the issue presented and resolved the conflicting evidence against the plaintiffs. Wells v. Village of Orleans, Inc., 132 Vt. 216, 315 A.2d 463 (1974). The evidence in the transcript supports the court's findings and conclusions.
Judgment affirmed.