Rand v. Town of Townshend
Supreme Court of Vermont
Petition for a writ of certiorari. The facts in the case are substantially as follows: In 1841, the selectmen of Townshend, laid out the highway in question, and made the usual orders ; that said highway remained unbuilt till the spring of 1851, when the town chose an agent to superintend the building of the road; that in the meantime the lands had changed owners several times, with the exception of one farm belonging to J. Franklin, Jr. That in August, 1851, the petition…
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Petition for a writ of certiorari. The facts in the case are substantially as follows: In 1841, the selectmen of Townshend, laid out the highway in question, and made the usual orders ; that said highway remained unbuilt till the spring of 1851, when the town chose an agent to superintend the building of the road; that in the meantime the lands had changed owners several times, with the exception of one farm belonging to J. Franklin, Jr. That in August, 1851, the petition for commissioners issued to have the land damages re-assessed, and Townshend was cited to appear before the justice, and…
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was delivered by
Redeield, Ch. J.
This is a petition for writ of certiorari, which was heard by the court, some terms since, and the papers taken by the court and have never been returned. We have heard it again this term, without either the original files or copies, which is certainly a very loose mode of proceeding. But we hope it will not, in the present case lead to any embarrassment.
1. We think the statute intends, that in these petitions, for the re-appraisal of land damages, for laying out highways, any number of land owners, who are dissatisfied, although…
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