Blaisdell & Barron v. School District No. 2
Supreme Court of Vermont
Special Assumpsit on a school district order. Pleas, the general issue, with notice of special matter, and the Statute of Limitations. Trial by court. Orleans county, March Term, 1899, Start, J., presiding. Judgment for the plaintiffs for the amount found due upon the order. Defendant excepted. The order sued on read as follows : “ Westmore, Vt., Feb. 21, 1881. To the treasurer of school district No. 2, in the town of Westmore.
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Special Assumpsit on a school district order. Pleas, the general issue, with notice of special matter, and the Statute of Limitations. Trial by court. Orleans county, March Term, 1899, Start, J., presiding. Judgment for the plaintiffs for the amount found due upon the order. Defendant excepted. The order sued on read as follows : “ Westmore, Vt., Feb. 21, 1881. To the treasurer of school district No. 2, in the town of Westmore. Pay to Calvin Gibson or bearer the sum of four hundred and sixteen dollars and fifty cents and interest annually on said sum out of any money in the treasury not…
1Opinion of the CourtRowell, J.
Question is made as to the legality of the election of Brown, who drew the order in suit as prudential committee. The warning for the annual meeting of 1880 was *65dated the 23d of March, and called the meeting for the last Tuesday of March, which was the 30th. The record of the votes and proceedings of the meeting is under date of March 29th, but states that the voters met agreeably to the warning. The court found that the meeting was duly warned and held, and that Brown was elected prudential committee thereat, and acted, and was recognized and treated by the district, as such during the year.…
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