Smith v. Hard
Supreme Court of Vermont
Action by file plaintiff ¡in collector of laxes for the town of Arlington, lo recover town laxes assessed on the grand list of said town for the years 1881, 1882 and 1883, and slate laxes for Ihe years 1881 and 1882. Plea, general issue. Trial by jury, June Term, 188b, Bennington County, Walkki;, J., presiding. Verdict directed for the defendant. The case appears in the'opinion. Signing ihe oath adds nothing to its binding force. Cooley Con.
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Action by file plaintiff ¡in collector of laxes for the town of Arlington, lo recover town laxes assessed on the grand list of said town for the years 1881, 1882 and 1883, and slate laxes for Ihe years 1881 and 1882. Plea, general issue. Trial by jury, June Term, 188b, Bennington County, Walkki;, J., presiding. Verdict directed for the defendant. The case appears in the'opinion. Signing ihe oath adds nothing to its binding force. Cooley Con. Lim. 88, 92; (Jroshy v. /School District, 35 Vt. (Í23 ; Free Press v. Nichols, 4b Vt. 7; Kelloyy v. fílate Treasurer, 44 Vt. 3(51. Taking ihe oath is the…
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion was delivered by
Powers, J.
The plaintiff seeks to recover certain taxes assessed against the defendant on the grand lists of Arlington for the years 1881, 1882 and 1883.
To prove the assessment of such taxes for the years 1881 and 1882 the plaintiff offered in evidence the grand lists of those years ; and it appeared that- the preliminary oath of the listers taken for those years was not subscribed by them as required by sec. 329, R. L., which provides that each lister, before entering upon the duties of his office, shall take and subscribe the following oath, etc.
It appeared that…
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