Legal Opinion
Snyder v. Central Vermont Railway, Inc.
Supreme Court of Vermont
Decided October 7, 1941PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJeffords, J.
The plaintiff, a resident of Rutland County, alleges that he was injured in a grade crossing accident which happened in the town of Sheldon in Franklin County. He brought this suit to the Rutland County Court. The defendant filed á special plea setting forth that the said court has no jurisdiction of the action because the defendant does not now and never has owned or operated any line of railroad in Rutland County. To this plea the plaintiff filed a general demurrer which was sustained pro forma and the cause passed to this Court under the provisions of P. L. 2072.
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2Cases cited2 opinions
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