Legal Opinion

Griswold v. Town School District

Supreme Court of Vermont

Decided May 6, 1952No. 1243PublishedCited by 19 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtJeffords, J.

This is an action of tort. The complaint alleges, in substance, that on July 16, 1948, the plaintiffs were the owners of a certain spring and aqueduct leading therefrom located on lands of others; that the spring supplied water to the plaintiffs’ residence which is located next to the Perkinsville school house in the town of Weathersfield; that the spring had supplied a never failing flow of water to the plaintiffs’ residence; that the spring was kept filled by an underground stream of water that flowed in a definite stream through a channel into the spring; that the water supply at said…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Bradbury v. Vandalia Levee & Drainage DistrictIllinois Supreme Court · 1908
  2. Adams & Sullivan v. SengelCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1917
  3. Davidson v. VaughnSupreme Court of Vermont · 1945
  4. Stevens v. City of WorcesterMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1907
  5. Johnson v. Independent School Districe No. IMissouri Court of Appeals · 1947

3Cited by19 opinions

  1. Marshall v. Town of BrattleboroSupreme Court of Vermont · 1960
  2. Demers v. City of MontpelierSupreme Court of Vermont · 1958
  3. Southview Associates, Ltd. v. BongartzCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1992
  4. Alger v. Dept. of Labor & IndustrySupreme Court of Vermont · 2006
  5. Capital Candy Company v. City of MontpelierSupreme Court of Vermont · 1968

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