Chaplin v. Hill
Supreme Court of Vermont
This was an action on the Case, to recover damages against the defendants, for preventing the plaintiffs from occupying a certain school-house. Plea, general issue, and notice of special matter, and trial by jury. It was admitted on trial, that school district No. 6, in Waterford, was a regularly organized district, and that the' school house in said district, belonged to said district, and that the plaintiffs were all residents and voters in said district.
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This was an action on the Case, to recover damages against the defendants, for preventing the plaintiffs from occupying a certain school-house. Plea, general issue, and notice of special matter, and trial by jury. It was admitted on trial, that school district No. 6, in Waterford, was a regularly organized district, and that the' school house in said district, belonged to said district, and that the plaintiffs were all residents and voters in said district. It was also admitted that defendant Stiles, was at the time, the prudential commit ¡ee in said district. The plaintiffs then introduced…
1Opinion of the Court
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One question made in this case seems to be, how far the prudential committee of a school district may be said to have an exclusive control of the district school-house. This must depend upon the statute. The district must possess this control for all legitimate purposes, unless it is given to the prudential committee by the statute.
*532But the statute does not seem in terms to have conferred any such exclusive control of the school-house upon the committee. He is to keep the school-house in “ good orderto see that fuel and furniture, &c., are provided; and in regard to employing and…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Religious Congregational Society v. BakerSupreme Court of Vermont · 1843
3Cited by4 opinions
- Merryman v. School District No. 16Wyoming Supreme Court · 1931
- School District No. 13 v. HarveySupreme Court of Vermont · 1884
- Cobb v. School District No. 1Supreme Court of Vermont · 1891
- Russell v. DoddsSupreme Court of Vermont · 1865