Dillingham v. Snow
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
This action was again (1) tried upon the general issue, at the sittings after the last October term here, before Sewall, J.
1Opinion of the Court
Upon this motion the action stood continued to this term, and now, after a short argument by Bidwett, Attorney-General, [ * 552 J * for the plaintiff, and B. Whitman, for the defendants, the , opinion of the Court was delivered by
Parsons, C. J.
The action was trespass vi et armis for taking and carrying away the plaintiff’s cows. On the trial it was proved or admitted that the collector of taxes for the north parish in Harwich had taken the cows as a distress, under a warrant issued by the defendants as assessors of that parish, for the plaintiff’s refusal to pay his parish taxes assessed by…
2Cited by48 opinions
- Stetson v. KemptonMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1816
- Wall v. TrumbullMichigan Supreme Court · 1867
- Earl v. Camp & StoneNew York Supreme Court · 1837
- Boody v. WatsonSupreme Court of New Hampshire · 1886
- Reed v. ConwaySupreme Court of Missouri · 1854
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