Tyler v. Williston
Supreme Court of Vermont
This was an action on the case for damages sustained through the insufficiency of a bridge maintained at the joint expense of the four defendant towns. Trial by court at the September Term, 1889, Powers, J., presiding. Judgment for the plaintiff. The defendants except. The bridge connected the towns of Williston and Essex. The notice required by statute was served upon these two towns, but no notice was given the other two defendants.
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This was an action on the case for damages sustained through the insufficiency of a bridge maintained at the joint expense of the four defendant towns. Trial by court at the September Term, 1889, Powers, J., presiding. Judgment for the plaintiff. The defendants except. The bridge connected the towns of Williston and Essex. The notice required by statute was served upon these two towns, but no notice was given the other two defendants. The remaining facts appear in the opinion. The injury did not occur upon the bridge, but upon the approach to the bridge. Powers v. WoodstocJc, 38 Yt. éé ¡…
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was delivered by
Boyce, Ch. J.
The bridge, through the alleged insufficiency of which the plaintiff received injuries complained of, was built under an order of the Chittenden County Court, at the September Term thereof, 1859. By such order the expense of erecting and repairing the bridge was apportioned among the defendant towns as stated in the exceptions.
The bridge was ordered to be built in accordance with the report of the commissioners appointed in the cause, and by that report the south end of the bridge was established at a point •“ nearly opposite the door, on…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- State v. Towns of Williston, Essex, Jericho, & UnderhillSupreme Court of Vermont · 1858
- Brown v. Towns of FairhavenSupreme Court of Vermont · 1875
- Powers v. Town of WoodstockSupreme Court of Vermont · 1865
3Cited by1 opinion
- Clement v. GrahamSupreme Court of Vermont · 1906