Dempsey v. Hollis

This case is one in tort for negligence. Trial was "by jury, resulting in a verdict and judgment for the plaintiff. The ■ case is here on the defendant’s exception to the granting of plaintiff’s motion for a certified close jail execution, and the adjudication by the court that the cause of action arose from the wilful and malicious • neglect of the defendant and that the defendant ought to be confined in close jail. The court below stayed execution and passed the cause ■ to this court.

The only grounds relied upon by the defendant are: 1. That "V. S. 47, § 2246 is unconstitutional because it…