Supreme Court of Vermont April 2, 2004, 02-385 (Hegarty v. Addison County Humane Society)

Skoglund, J.

¶ 1. On suspicion of inadequate care, defendant Addison County Humane Society (ACHS) seized Suzanne and Elizabeth Hegarty’s elderly mare, Paka. The Hegartys sued ACHS in Addison Superior Court alleging claims for conversion and intentional infliction of emotional distress. The superior court granted ACHS’s motion for summary judgment and the Hegartys appealed.