Williams v. Town of North Hero
Supreme Court of Vermont
Ejectment for laud iu North Hero. The case was referred, aud tho referee reported the following facts: “ I find-that the land described in the declaration, is the land that was set or drawn to the right of the first settled minister in the town of North Hero, according to the provisions of tho original charter of the town of “ Two Heros,” and the acts of the legislature subsequently passed, dividing said town into the towns of North Hero and South Hero, &c.; that the…
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Ejectment for laud iu North Hero. The case was referred, aud tho referee reported the following facts: “ I find-that the land described in the declaration, is the land that was set or drawn to the right of the first settled minister in the town of North Hero, according to the provisions of tho original charter of the town of “ Two Heros,” and the acts of the legislature subsequently passed, dividing said town into the towns of North Hero and South Hero, &c.; that the defendants wore in possession at the time this suit was commenced, and had been for many years previous to that time ; that the…
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was delivered by
Barrett, J.
The charter was granted in 1779 to Ethan Allen and others. It was entire, and embraced what were then known and cálled in it, South Island and North Island, and were designated as the “ Two Heroes.” They were separated in 1788 into the two townships of North Hero and South Hero. In 1798, South Hero was divided into what are now called South Hero and Grand Isle. The right in question was appropriated by that charter to the first settled minister. The controversy in this case is, mainly, as to the plaintiff’s claim that he is entitled to that…
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- Williams v. GoddardSupreme Court of Vermont · 1836
- Dow v. Town of HinesburghSupreme Court of Vermont · 1826
- Town of Charleston v. AllenSupreme Court of Vermont · 1834
- Town of Sheldon v. GoodselSupreme Court of Vermont · 1826
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- Town of Grand Isle v. PatrySupreme Court of Vermont · 2004