Hill v. Town of Eden
Supreme Court of Vermont
Assumpsit to recover a town bounty. Plea, the general issue. Trial by jury, May term, 1868, "WilsoN, :J., presiding. All tbe facts with, reference to the several calls of the president for men to serve in the armies of the United States, the records of the town meetings of the town of Eden of December 8, 1868, December 30,1863, and August 13, 1864, the quota of said town tinder each call, the deficiency under the draft, the surplus, the general orders from the office of the…
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Assumpsit to recover a town bounty. Plea, the general issue. Trial by jury, May term, 1868, "WilsoN, :J., presiding. All tbe facts with, reference to the several calls of the president for men to serve in the armies of the United States, the records of the town meetings of the town of Eden of December 8, 1868, December 30,1863, and August 13, 1864, the quota of said town tinder each call, the deficiency under the draft, the surplus, the general orders from the office of the adjutant and inspector general of the state of Vermont, the references to the adjutant and inspector general’s reports,…
1Opinion of the Court
*202The opinion, of tbe court was delivered by
Steele, J.
Tbe town of Eden regularly voted at tbe meeting of December 30,1863, “ To raise on tbe grand list $300 each for tbe first six men wbo shall enlist into tbe service of tbe United States to save tbe draft.” Tbe plaintiff claims that be was one of tbe first six wbo enlisted to tbe defendants’ credit, and this suit is brought to recover tbe promised bounty. It is agreed that tbe plaintiff was one of tbe first six men mustered into service to tbe defendants’ credit after tbe vote. It is also agreed that be was not one of tbe first six wbo signed…
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