Barnes v. Barnes
Supreme Court of Vermont
This case comes here to be considered upon the following bill of exceptions. “ This was an action of trespass for breaking and entering the plaintiff’s premises in Chelsea, and pulling down and carrying away a building thereon standing; with a second count for taking and carrying off certain personal property. Trial by jury on the general issue, with notice that special matter would be giyen in evidence ip justification of the trespass.
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This case comes here to be considered upon the following bill of exceptions. “ This was an action of trespass for breaking and entering the plaintiff’s premises in Chelsea, and pulling down and carrying away a building thereon standing; with a second count for taking and carrying off certain personal property. Trial by jury on the general issue, with notice that special matter would be giyen in evidence ip justification of the trespass. The plaintiff, in support of the issue on his part, gave evidence tending to show the title and possession of the locus in quo in himself, and the commission…
1Opinion of the Court
*393The opinion of the court was pronounced by
Williams, Ch. J.
— The controversy in this case was, whether the plaintiff or defendant owned a certain building, which had been occupied as a school house; and further, if the defendant, or Mr. Goodrich, for whom he removed the house, was the owner," whether he was justified in entering the plaintiff’s land to remove the samé.The title to the land, where the house was erected, was in the plaintiff. The school house was owned or claimed by one Thomas, and if the court were correct in admitting the execution and return in evidence, the jury, in finding…
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