Town of Sheldon v. Goodsel
Supreme Court of Vermont
THE question arising in this cause, came before the Court in the following case stated. Ejectment, for the east half of lot No. 7, in the 3d division of lands in said town of Sheldon.
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THE question arising in this cause, came before the Court in the following case stated. Ejectment, for the east half of lot No. 7, in the 3d division of lands in said town of Sheldon. The right of the plaintiffs to recover in this case, is admitted, unless the following facts constitute a valid title in the defendant, to the land in question: By the charter of the town of Sheldon, one full share or right of land is granted to the first settled minister in said town, and' the lot in question was legally severed to said right. Some time in the fall of the year 1815, Stephen Beach, then residing…
1Opinion of the Court
Hutchinson J.
delivered the opinion of the Court.
This cause being submitted on the foregoing statement of facts, the only question that arises, is, whether Beach was so settled in the town of Sheldon, as to be the first settled minister of said town, within the meaning of the charter of said town? The Court consider that he was not so settled. There appears to have been no contract whatever, between him and the people. Some such contract of binding force according to existing laws, has always been deemed necessary. While the certificate act, as it was called, was in force, there must have been…
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