Legal Opinion

Barker v. Belknap's Estate

Supreme Court of Vermont

Decided August 15, 1866PublishedCited by 10 opinions

(cross bill.) [in chancery.] Bill in Chancery. *Tlie facts in this case are sufficiently-stated-in the opinion of the court.

1Opinion of the Court

The opinion of the court was delivered by.

Wilson, J.

The original bill was brought to recover for work and labor done on sections ten and eleven of the Vermont Central Railroad, by the orators, under contract between them and Sewall F. Belknap, Belknap being the contractor for building the whole line of the road. The bill was made returnable to the May Term of Washington County Court'of Chancery, in 1850. It set forth the contract between the orators and Belknap, and the contract between Belknap and the railroad company, which contained a proviso that the company should make monthly estimates…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Herrick v. Estate of BelknapSupreme Court of Vermont · 1854
  2. Stacy v. Vermont Central RailroadSupreme Court of Vermont · 1860
  3. Fidler v. CooperNew York Supreme Court · 1838
  4. Robinson v. MorseSupreme Court of Vermont · 1854

3Cited by10 opinions

  1. Perkins v. Vermont Hydro-Electric Corp.Supreme Court of Vermont · 1934
  2. Harris v. Harris's EstateSupreme Court of Vermont · 1909
  3. Lamoille Valley R. R. v. BixbySupreme Court of Vermont · 1885
  4. In re Wells's EstateSupreme Court of Vermont · 1897
  5. Guilmont's Admr. v. Central Vermont Railway Co.Supreme Court of Vermont · 1909

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