Brock v. Bruce
Supreme Court of Vermont
ActioN by the plaintiff, as collector, to collect a school tax. Trial by jury, June Term, 1886, Ross, J., presiding. Verdict and judgment for the plaintiff. The exceptions stated that the district at the annual meeting “ voted to assess the grand list to defray the expenses of school.”
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ActioN by the plaintiff, as collector, to collect a school tax. Trial by jury, June Term, 1886, Ross, J., presiding. Verdict and judgment for the plaintiff. The exceptions stated that the district at the annual meeting “ voted to assess the grand list to defray the expenses of school.” See Broclc v. Bruce, 50 Yt. 261. The jury returned a special verdict, in effect that the defendant absolutely refused to pay to tax on the plaintiff’s demand, and that the defendant had no known personal property in this State sufficient to pay the tax. cited Broclc v. Bruce, 58 Yt. 261; If. L. s. 630; Chandler…
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was delivered by
Rowell, J.
When this case was here before, it was held that a tax to pay for these repairs could not legally be assessed under the vote to raise a tax for “the expense of schools,” and that the certificate of the prudential committee attached to the rate-bill, showing that the tax was assessed for repairs as well as for “ the current expenses of the schools,” was not conclusive, but might be contradicted by showing that nothing was in fact included for repairs. It is now claimed that the case shows both by the certificate and otherwise that these…
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