Town of Topsham v. Rogers
Supreme Court of Vermont
Action of account.' It appeared from the auditors’ report in this case, that.at the annual town meeting of the town of T.opsham, in 1865, R. W. Bill, W. T. George, and . the defendant, were duly elected selectmen of said town for the ensuing year; that the defendant was duly appointed, by the commissioner of Orange county, agent for selling intoxicating liquor in said town for said year ; that the said’ selectmen, Bill and George, acting for said town, entered into a written…
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Action of account.' It appeared from the auditors’ report in this case, that.at the annual town meeting of the town of T.opsham, in 1865, R. W. Bill, W. T. George, and . the defendant, were duly elected selectmen of said town for the ensuing year; that the defendant was duly appointed, by the commissioner of Orange county, agent for selling intoxicating liquor in said town for said year ; that the said’ selectmen, Bill and George, acting for said town, entered into a written contract with the defendant as such agent, which provided that the town, through its selectmen, Bill and George, should…
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of .the court was delivered by
Pierpoint, C. J.
The principal objection made to tire report of the. auditors is that they allowed in the plaintiff’s account certain charge’s for.intoxicating liquors purchased by the defendant in the name bf the tow’h, and afterwards sold by him as the agent of the town.
It appears that in 1865 the defendant was appointed, by the county commissioner, all agent for the sale of' intoxicating liquors in the. town of Topsham, under the statute. After'he was so appointed, the selectmen of the town entered into a contract with him, in which it was agreed,…
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