Harvey v. Harvey
Supreme Court of Vermont
Action on the case for waste alleged to have been committed by the defendant on premises occupied by her as tenant in dower, as the widow of Stewart Harvey first, deceased. Plea, the general issue. Trial by jury, June term, 1868, Steele, J.,. presiding. The plaintiff is an heir of said Stewart Harvey, and owner of one-seventh of the remainder or reversion of said dower.
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Action on the case for waste alleged to have been committed by the defendant on premises occupied by her as tenant in dower, as the widow of Stewart Harvey first, deceased. Plea, the general issue. Trial by jury, June term, 1868, Steele, J.,. presiding. The plaintiff is an heir of said Stewart Harvey, and owner of one-seventh of the remainder or reversion of said dower. On trial it was claimed by the plaintiff, and his testimony tended to show, that the buildings were greatly depreciated in value for want of necessary repairs; that the defendant had permitted a valuable muck-bed to be dug up…
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was delivered by
Wilson, J.
This is an action on the case for waste alleged to have been committed by the defendant on premises occupied by her as tenant in dower, as the widow of Stewart Harvey first, deceased. It appears that the plaintiff is an heir of said Stewart Harvey, and owner of one-seventh of the reversion of said dower. Upon the evidence the county court found, among other things, that the defendant has, in relation to the buildings, fences, and lands, conducted as a prudent man would with respect to the same if it had been his own absolutely, and that in…
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