State v. Towns of Williston, Essex, Jericho, & Underhill
Supreme Court of Vermont
Indictment for not building a bridge according to an order of the county court for Chittenden County. The facts in the case are sufficiently set forth in the opinion of the court. Numerous questions arose at the trial in the county court, but under the decision of the court only one is material, and that is fully stated in the opinion.
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Indictment for not building a bridge according to an order of the county court for Chittenden County. The facts in the case are sufficiently set forth in the opinion of the court. Numerous questions arose at the trial in the county court, but under the decision of the court only one is material, and that is fully stated in the opinion. The county court for Chittenden County, at the November Term, 1857, — Bennett, J., presiding, — ordered a verdict of guilty pro forma against all the respondents, to which they severally excepted. After the verdict and before sentence, the respondents moved in…
1Opinion of the Court
Pierpoint,- J.
This is an indictment against the respondents for not building a bridge across Onion Biver, at a place called Chittenden’s Ferry, where said river is the dividing line between said towns of Williston and Essex, according to an order of the Chittenden county court made at its September Term, 1852.
The indictment alleges that a petition was presented to said county court, praying for the appointment of commissioners to inquire into the necessity of building a bridge across Onion Biver, between the towns of Williston and Essex, and if they found the bridge necessary, to determine…
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