Reed v. Town of Calais
Supreme Court of Vermont
Case for injury on a highway. Plea, the general issue, and trial by jury, March Term, 1875, Redfield, J., presiding. The plaintiff seasonably notified the selectmen that he claimed “ damage of the town of Calais for injuries done myself and team in the highway near the residence of Franklin Rideout on the 6th day of March, A. I). 1874.” It appeared that the only road passing directly by Rideout’s house, was a hill road running northeasterly;. that there was another road…
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Case for injury on a highway. Plea, the general issue, and trial by jury, March Term, 1875, Redfield, J., presiding. The plaintiff seasonably notified the selectmen that he claimed “ damage of the town of Calais for injuries done myself and team in the highway near the residence of Franklin Rideout on the 6th day of March, A. I). 1874.” It appeared that the only road passing directly by Rideout’s house, was a hill road running northeasterly;. that there was another road about forty rods east of Rideout’s house, called the Branch road, that intersected the hill road northeasterly of Ride-out’s…
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court wts delivered by
Barrett, J.
Though the notice in this case is very meagre in substance in several respects, we are disposed to consider the question of its sufficiency only with reference to the designation in it of the place where the alleged injury was received. It is plain from what is contained in the bill of exceptions and from the plan of the locality, that the place of the accident was capable of a much more specific and pointed designation. Only one object is named with reference to the place — the dwelling-house of Rideout; and the place is said to be near…
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