Hall v. Adams
Supreme Court of Vermont
IN ERROR. ERROR, from the judgment of the county court, upon a verdict for the defendant. The material facts in the case, and the grounds upon which the judgment was reversed, will sufficiently appear, in the following opinion of the Court, which was delivered by
1Opinion of the Court
Skinner, Ch. J.
The judgment complained of as erroneous, was rendered in an action brought to recover the penalty given by the fourth section of the act of 1817, requiring rams to be restrained, &c. The declaration is in common form, and under the plea of nil debet, the parties went to trial.
From the record, it appears the defendant insisted before the jury, that to entitle the plaintiff to recover, it was necessary to show in evidence, that the rams were by him allowed and permitted to go at large, &C. and the Court was requested to instruct the jury, that it was sufficient for the plaintiff…
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