Legal Opinion
Platt v. Shields
Supreme Court of Vermont
Decided January 4, 1923PublishedCited by 59 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtPowers, J.
The plaintiff is the widow and administratrix of Frederick S. Platt, late of Rutland, who was an attorney of unusual ability and high standing, and also-clerk of the district court for the-District of Vermont. The defendants are the surviving members of the law firm of Dunnett, Shields & Conant, all of whom are recognized as attorneys of excellent character and standing. Especially is this true of the senior member of the firm, the late Alexander Dunnett, who was a lawyer of conspicuous ability and attainments — a fact of which the members of this court have abundant knowledge, and to which…
2Cases cited64 opinions
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- Cleveland, Cincinnati, Chicago & St. Louis Railway Co. v. HadleyIndiana Supreme Court · 1907
- Suell v. DerricottSupreme Court of Alabama · 1909
- McAulay v. Western Vermont RailroadSupreme Court of Vermont · 1860
- Smith v. MartinSupreme Court of Vermont · 1919
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3Cited by59 opinions
- Woodhouse v. Woodhouse Et Ux.Supreme Court of Vermont · 1925
- Bonnie Lee Jamieson Deveny, B.N.F. Frank Jamieson, and Frank Jamieson v. Rheem Manufacturing Company, Robertshaw Fulton Controls CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1963
- Johnson v. Hardware Mutual Casualty Co.Supreme Court of Vermont · 1938
- Little v. LoudSupreme Court of Vermont · 1942
- Leonard v. WillcoxSupreme Court of Vermont · 1928
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