Town of Jericho v. Town of Underhill
Supreme Court of Vermont
Assumpsit for the support of a pauper. Plea, the general issue. Trial by jury at the April term, 1894, Chittenden county,.Rowell, J., presiding. Verdict and judgment for the plaintiff. The defendant excepts. The record of a former judgment is only conclusive as to .the facts which were actually litigated in the former suit.
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Assumpsit for the support of a pauper. Plea, the general issue. Trial by jury at the April term, 1894, Chittenden county,.Rowell, J., presiding. Verdict and judgment for the plaintiff. The defendant excepts. The record of a former judgment is only conclusive as to .the facts which were actually litigated in the former suit. Outram v. Morewood, 6 East 346; Gardner v. Buchbee, 3 Cow. 120; Howlett v. Tarte, 10 C. B., N. S.', 813; Boileau v. Ratlin, 2 Exch. 665, 681; Hughes v. Alexander, 5 Duer 493 ; Steam Packet Co. v. Sickles, 24 How. 333 ; Russell v. Place, 4 Otto 606; Cromwell v. County of…
1Opinion of the CourtTyler, J.
Assumpsit to recover for the support of a pauper from February 7, 1891, to November 22, 1892.
A former suit had been brought before a justice of the peace to recover for the support of the same pauper for a period prior to that for which a recovery is sought in this action. The defendant filed a dilatory plea averring that the justice, by reason of interest, was disqualified from trying the suit. The justice decided that he was qualified, and rendered judgment for the plaintiff for its damages and costs. The defendant appealed, and the county court heard the cause upon the defendant’s plea,…
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- Town of Jericho v. Town of UnderhillSupreme Court of Vermont · 1892
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