Allen v. City of Burlington
Supreme Court of Vermont
General assumpsit. Plea, the general issue, and trial by the court, September term, 1872, Pierpoint, Oh. J., presiding. The plaintiff introduced in evidence the record of the proceedings of the board of aldermen of the city of Burlington, at a meeting thereof held on the 31st of May, 1869, at which were assessed the several' taxes named in the city treasurer’s receipt set out in the opinion.
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General assumpsit. Plea, the general issue, and trial by the court, September term, 1872, Pierpoint, Oh. J., presiding. The plaintiff introduced in evidence the record of the proceedings of the board of aldermen of the city of Burlington, at a meeting thereof held on the 31st of May, 1869, at which were assessed the several' taxes named in the city treasurer’s receipt set out in the opinion. The “ sinking fund tax,” named in said receipt, was assessed under and by virtue of a resolution hereinafter stated, which was passed at a city meeting held on the 19th of March, 1866, for the purpose of…
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was delivered by
Redfield, J.
This action is assumpsit to recover the sum of $217.60 paid by the plaintiff to the city treasurer, for taxes assessed against him by the defendant city. The payment was made on the 14th of August, 1869 ; for which the plaintiff then took the treasurer’s receipt, which sets forth the several taxes, and the purposes for which they were assessed, as follows:
“ Burlington, Aug. 14,1869.
“ Received of Mr. Noah Allen, in full, city tax on grand list “ of 1869, $1.25, $123.41
*210“ High School Building tax, 20, 19.75
“ Highway tax, 20, ' 20.14
School tax,…
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