Legal Opinion
Village of Hardwick v. Town of Wolcott
Supreme Court of Vermont
Decided February 4, 1925PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtSlack, J.
The plaintiff is a municipal corporation comprising part of the territory of the town of Hardwick. It was. chartered in 1890. In 1894, it was authorized to purchase or construct an electric light plant, and to that end was given authority to take land and water power in the town of Hardwick and in adjoining towns under the power of eminent domain. Acts 1894, No. 180. By No. 192, Acts 1898, it was authorized to sell electricity for light and power purposes to any person, company, or corporation desiring it, in the towns of Hardwick and Wolcott; and by No. 296, Acts 1915, such authority was…
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