Legal Opinion
White v. Town of Stowe
Supreme Court of Vermont
Decided August 15, 1881PublishedCited by 17 opinions
Case to recover damages for injuries received while travelling on the highway. Trial by" jury, December Term, 1879, Powers, J., presiding. Verdict and judgment for the plaintiffs. The case is stated in the opinion.
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was delivered by
Royce, J.
Exception was taken to the fro forma ruling of the court that the notice to the defendant town that was put in evidence by the plaintiff was legally sufficient. The notice was as follows:
“ Stowe, Aug. 21,1874.
“ To the Selectmen of Stowe :
“ I enter complaint for the roads not being what they should be. My wife stepped into a hole in a culvert near the Chas. Hanks place, or where R. "W. Demeritt lives, July 22d, and hurt her left limb and back, and I wish you to come and settle the damage. L. J. White.”
The defendant objected to said notice, and…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Law v. Town of FairfieldSupreme Court of Vermont · 1874
- Underhill v. Town of WashingtonSupreme Court of Vermont · 1874
- Babcock v. Town of GuilfordSupreme Court of Vermont · 1875
3Cited by17 opinions
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- Salladay v. Town of DodgevilleWisconsin Supreme Court · 1893
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