James M. Chadwick & Co. v. Divol
Supreme Court of Vermont
Action oe account, commenced before a justice of the peace and brought to the county court by appeal. The original writ was directed to the sheriff of Orange county his deputy or any constable of said county, and was served in Orleans county by a deputy sheriff of the latter county, which facts the defendant pleaded in abatement of the writ, in the justice’s court.
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Action oe account, commenced before a justice of the peace and brought to the county court by appeal. The original writ was directed to the sheriff of Orange county his deputy or any constable of said county, and was served in Orleans county by a deputy sheriff of the latter county, which facts the defendant pleaded in abatement of the writ, in the justice’s court. The plaintiffs, thereupon, moved to amend the writ, by erasing, in the direction, the word “ Orange” and inserting in its place, the word Or- ^ leans, to which the defendant objected, but the justice overruled the objection and…
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was delivered by
Royce, J.
his is an action of account, wherein the defendant is charged as bailiff and receiver of certain wares and *502merchandise. It was originally instituted in a justice’s court, and the first question now presented is, whether that court had jurisdiction. The question does not arise in reference to the amount in controversy, but from the nature of the action ; it being objected that no such action at common law, or under our statute relating particularly to the action of ■account, is cognizable by a justice of the peace. The objection is grounded on…
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