State ex rel. Turrill v. Hinsdale
Supreme Court of Vermont
■ Petitions for writs of quo warranto by the State, on .the relation of Charles Turrill, against Mitchell W. Plinsdale, and by the State, on the relation of Lawrence Wellinger, against George F. Peét, brought to the Supreme Court for the County of Chittenden at its May Term, 1920, and heard at its November Term, 1920, on the pleadings and on testimony taken and filed. The opinion states the case. . .
1Opinion of the CourtWatson, C. J.
[1, 2] The town of St. George has less than one hundred and fifty inhabitants, and no claim is made that the selectmen were petitioned in writing by twenty or more voters at least thirty days before the annual town meeting in 1920, nor in fact at all by any number of voters, to make a check list of the persons qualified to vote.at such meeting. See G. L. 89. The fact that the selectmen of the town had been accustomed for some years on their own motion to make a check list, did not give legal force to the ones in question. The qualifications essential to the right to vote in town meeting are…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Martin v. FullamSupreme Court of Vermont · 1916
- State ex rel. Goodell v. McGearySupreme Court of Vermont · 1897
- State v. FisherSupreme Court of Vermont · 1856
- State ex rel. Cawley v. O'HearnSupreme Court of Vermont · 1886
3Cited by2 opinions
- State Ex Rel. Perkins v. EdwardsSupreme Court of Vermont · 1925
- State ex rel. Tenney v. WatsonSupreme Court of Vermont · 1922