Scott v. Town of Cabot
Supreme Court of Vermont
Action op assumpsit for a town bounty. Trial by jury, March term, 1871, Washington county, Peok, J., presiding. The plaintiff claimed to recover a bounty of three hundred and twenty-five dollars, under a vote of .the town of Cabot, passed at a town meeting holden on the 19th day of December, 1868. The warning for this meeting, dated December 8, 1863, contained only two articles, viz: 1st. To see if the town will authorize their selectmen to pay a bounty to volunteers to fill…
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Action op assumpsit for a town bounty. Trial by jury, March term, 1871, Washington county, Peok, J., presiding. The plaintiff claimed to recover a bounty of three hundred and twenty-five dollars, under a vote of .the town of Cabot, passed at a town meeting holden on the 19th day of December, 1868. The warning for this meeting, dated December 8, 1863, contained only two articles, viz: 1st. To see if the town will authorize their selectmen to pay a bounty to volunteers to fill the quota of Cabot. 2d. To see if the town will vote to raise money to pay such bounty. 'Under this warning the town…
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was delivered by
Ross, J.
The plaintiff claims on behalf of the intestate, to recover of the defendant a bounty of three hundred and twenty-five dollars, under a vote of the town, passed at a town meeting holden December 19, 1863, instructing the selectmen to pay that sum to each of three volunteers, to fill the quota assigned to the town. The article in the warning under which the vote was passed, was, “ To see if the town will authorize their selectmen to pay a bounty to volunteers to fill the quota of Cabot.” This vote, in connection with the article in the warning,…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Livingston v. Town of AlbanySupreme Court of Vermont · 1867