Skinner v. Town of Weathersfield
Supreme Court of Vermont
Case for injuries caused by a defective bridge. Plea, the general issue. Trial by jury at the June Term, 1905, Windsor County, Haselton, J., presiding. Verdict and judgment for the plaintiff. The defendant excepted. The opinion sufficiently states the notice. The notice is sufficient.
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Case for injuries caused by a defective bridge. Plea, the general issue. Trial by jury at the June Term, 1905, Windsor County, Haselton, J., presiding. Verdict and judgment for the plaintiff. The defendant excepted. The opinion sufficiently states the notice. The notice is sufficient. Bassett v. Roxbury, 55 Vt. 552; Reynolds v. Burlington, 52 Vt. 300; Ranney v. Sheffield, 49 Vt. 191; Lawton v. Weathersñeld, 74 Vt. 14; Pratt v. Sherburne, 53 Vt. 370; Bliss v. Whitingham, 54 Vt. 172; Babcock et al. v. Guilfprd, 47 Vt. 519-, 523; Reed v. Calais, 48 Vt. 7; Hal-comb et al. v. Danby, 51 Vt. 428 •,…
1Opinion of the CourtWatson, J.
The only question presented is as to the ■sufficiency of the notice. The defendant contends that this is defective in that it does not state that the bridge mentioned •■therein formed part of any public highway which the defendant town was bound by law to keep in repair. The notice is ■directed to. the selectmen of the town of Weathersfield, and .states that on the day named the plaintiff was “travelling on .and over a highway and bridge in said town, * * * said bridge being upon said highway between the dwelling house and the grist mill of Leonard Bailey, and about one hundred feet…
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