Bartholomew v. Town of Harwinton
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Petition in chancery, praying that a permanent injunction, granted by the court at a former term, might be set aside. The petitioner demurred to the answer of the respondents, and the case was reserved by the superior court for the advice of this court. The facts of the case are sufficiently stated in the opinion.
1Opinion of the CourtButlek, J.
The petitioner seeks in. this case to have a permanent injunction, granted to restrain the town of Harwinton from paying certain bounties voted to drafted men, vacated and annulled. By a demurrer to the answer of the respondents the material facts are admitted. Briefly stated they are as follows : — In August, 1863, the respondent town passed the following votes — viz: “ Voted to pay each drafted man from this town the sum of three hundred dollars, who shall himself go to the war, or such sum not exceeding’ three hundred dollars as such drafted man may actually have to pay for furnishing a…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Booth v. Town of WoodburySupreme Court of Connecticut · 1864
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