Perrin v. Granger
Supreme Court of Vermont
Case for the disturbance of the plaintiff as administrator of Lebbeus Edgerton, in the use and enjoyment of himself and family of a pew in the Union Meeting House in Randolph, belonging to the estate of his intestate.
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Case for the disturbance of the plaintiff as administrator of Lebbeus Edgerton, in the use and enjoyment of himself and family of a pew in the Union Meeting House in Randolph, belonging to the estate of his intestate. Plea the general issue, with notice of special matter, to the effect that in 1836 an association was' formed by certain residents of Randolph, under the act of 1797, for the support of the gospel, a constitution was adopted, and a meeting house built and accepted by the society; that by the constitution the society had power to tax the proprietors to repair the house ; that in…
1Opinion of the Court
Redfield, Ch. J.
-I. This case upon the merits of the -defence, seems to us to-be substantially the same as it was when before this court 'and decided two .years ago; 30 Vt. 595. It was ’then held that upon the constitution and by-laws of the society the tax was not so voted and assessed, as to justify the sale of the pew in question.
*105This is there put upon many grounds, not attempted to be obviated now. 1. The statute requites the shares to be defined; 2, the assessments to be upon the shares, and 3, the forfeiture or sale as well as the assessment, to be in conformity with the provisions of…
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