Jacobs v. Allard
Supreme Court of Vermont
Bill in Chancery. The case arose in Caledonia county and was heard upon bill, answer and testimony, by Steele, Chancellor, but it did not appear, from any papers furnished, what the decree was except as indicated at the close of the opinion of the court, in which is a sufficient statement of facts and claims of the parties.
1Opinion of the Court
Argued at the general term, November, 1868. Decided at the general term, November, 1869.
The opinion of the court was delivered by
Barrett, J.
The orators own and occupy a starch factory on a stream in Newark, deriving title to the water-power and the site of the dry-house from the defendant’s grantor, David Smith to Oliver H. Smith, by deed dated May 21, 1862, in which is the following language: “ Also the water-power, commencing at a *304spotted birch tree, and on the westerly line near the stream, etc., meaning to convey the land upon which the dry-house to the starch-factory stands, and the…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Snow v. ParsonsSupreme Court of Vermont · 1856
3Cited by3 opinions
- Parker v. American Woolen Co.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1907
- Kasuba v. GravesSupreme Court of Vermont · 1937
- Canfield v. AndrewSupreme Court of Vermont · 1882