Legal Opinion

White v. Hight

Supreme Court of Vermont

Decided May 5, 1942PublishedCited by 8 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtJeffords, J.

This is an action of tort tried in the Barre Municipal Court without a jury. The findings show that the plaintiff read a notice stating that certain property known as the I. O. Moulton farm was to be sold for taxes. He attended the sale where he was informed that there was- some question of the legality of the taxes assessed for the years 1934, 1935, 1936 and 1937 and consequently that the sale would be for the taxes assessed only for 1938. The farm was then sold for these latter taxes to the plaintiff.

A short time later Hight who was the tax collector for the town of Topsham, the other…

2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. Morgan v. GouldSupreme Court of Vermont · 1923
  2. Henry v. Town of ChesterSupreme Court of Vermont · 1843
  3. Rich v. HolmesSupreme Court of Vermont · 1932
  4. National Metal Edge Box Co. v. Town of ReadsboroSupreme Court of Vermont · 1920
  5. State v. NoyesSupreme Court of Vermont · 1940

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3Cited by8 opinions

  1. Holton Estate v. EllisSupreme Court of Vermont · 1946
  2. New England Road MacHinery Co. v. CalkinsSupreme Court of Vermont · 1959
  3. Westinghouse Electric Supply Co. v. B. L. Allen, Inc.Supreme Court of Vermont · 1980
  4. Union Twist Drill Co. v. HarveySupreme Court of Vermont · 1944
  5. Cole v. ColeSupreme Court of Vermont · 1952

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