Boardman v. Bickford
Supreme Court of Vermont
THIS case came before the Court on a motion by the plaintiff for a new trial, founded on exceptions taken at the trial be-low, and certified up as follows :— This was an action of debt on judgment, instituted under the statutes relating to absconding or concealed debtors, in which service was made on-, as trustees.
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THIS case came before the Court on a motion by the plaintiff for a new trial, founded on exceptions taken at the trial be-low, and certified up as follows :— This was an action of debt on judgment, instituted under the statutes relating to absconding or concealed debtors, in which service was made on-, as trustees. The defendant, Bick-ford, pleaded, that at the time of the commencement of this suit, he was not an absconding or concealed debtor, within the true intent and meaning of the statuteson which issue was joined, and trial by jury. The plaintiff introduced evidence tending to show,…
1Opinion of the Court
Hutchinsoií, J.
delivered the opinion of the Court.
The only question that arises in this case, is, whether the facts presented in the bill of exceptions, entitle the plaintiff to pursue his claim in this state against the defendant, Bickford, and his trustees, under the statutes relating to suits against the trustees of absconding or concealed debtors ? This resolves itself into the question, whether Bickford, when he last resided in this state, was an inhabitant of this state, so that he could be said to remove, when he went from Lunenburgh to Northum-» berland ?
The Court attach but little…
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