Pittsburg v. Danforth
Supreme Court of New Hampshire
From Cobs Circuit Court.- Debt upon a collector’s bond. Trial in the circuit court, and transferred by Ladd, J. The facts of the case sufficiently appear in the opinion by Foster, C. J., C. C. Dudley (witli -whom was Cr.
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From Cobs Circuit Court.- Debt upon a collector’s bond. Trial in the circuit court, and transferred by Ladd, J. The facts of the case sufficiently appear in the opinion by Foster, C. J., C. C. Dudley (witli -whom was Cr. A. Bingham), for the plaintiffs, cited and commented upon the cases of Johnston v. Wilson, 2 N. H. 202; Bath v. Haverhill, ibid. 555 ; Faxton v. Faxton, 28 Mich.--; and Hagar v. Cleaveland, 86 Md. 476. in support of their views upon the first question involved in the case, cited and commented upon Fozcroft v. Nevens, 4 Greenl. 72; Colby v. Bussell, 3 Greenl. 227; Chase v.…
1Opinion of the Court
FROM COOS CIRCUIT COURT. The questions before us arise upon the assessment of damages after default in the circuit court.
One Chase was collector of taxes in the town of Pittsburg in the year 1870, and the warrant and list for that year were duly committed to him.
The warrant and list were signed by Calvin J. Danforth and Parker T. Danforth, who were two of the three selectmen. Before January 9, 1871, Chase removed from town, and the defendant — Calvin J. Danforth — was appointed to fill the vacancy occasioned by Chase's removal, his appointment or commission being signed by his two associate…
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