Cook & Norton v. Town of Sutton
Supreme Court of Vermont
Contract. Plea, the general issue. Trial by the Caledonia County Municipal Court, George C. Frye, Judge. Judgment on facts found by the court, for defendant. Plaintiffs excepted. The opinion states the case.
1Opinion of the CourtTaylor, J.
The action is contract to recover for services as attorneys and for cash paid out. The trial was by the court with judgment for the defendant. The plaintiffs excepted to the judgment and to a certain finding of the court which will more fully appear. The principal items of plaintiffs’ claim relate to a trustee suit brought by them in the name of the defendant against one Charles B. Joy, a taxpayer of said town. The suit was prosecuted at the direction of the collector of taxes without the knowledge of, or authority from, the selectmen or the agent to prosecute and defend suits in which the…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Town of New Haven v. WestonSupreme Court of Vermont · 1913
- Burton v. Inhabitants of NorwichSupreme Court of Vermont · 1861
- Gibson & Waterman v. Town of VernonSupreme Court of Vermont · 1916
- Bridgman v. Town of GraftonSupreme Court of Vermont · 1879