Johnson v. Town of Bolton
Supreme Court of Vermont
Assumpsit, to recover a town bounty. Plea, the general issue and payment. Trial by jury, April term, 1870, Pierpoint, C. J., presiding. Verdict for the plaintiff.
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Assumpsit, to recover a town bounty. Plea, the general issue and payment. Trial by jury, April term, 1870, Pierpoint, C. J., presiding. Verdict for the plaintiff. The defendants excepted to the ruling of the county court in admitting certain papers purporting to have emanated from the Adjutant and Inspector General’s office, and certain evidence, against the defendants’ objection, and also excepted to the charge of the court, all of which is stated, with the other facts in the case, in the opinion of the court.
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was delivered by
Redpield, J.
The plaintiff seeks in this case to recover a bounty of three hundred dollars of the defendant for his military service in the armies of the United States; and his claim is predicated upon the vote and resolution of the defendant town under date of December 7th, 1863.
The resolution is as follows: “ Resolved that the selectmen be and they are hereby authorized to pay a bounty not exceeding $300.00 to each volunteer, who shall be mustered into the United States service before January 5th, 1864, and applied on the quota of this town, to be…
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