Town of Jamaica v. Hart
Supreme Court of Vermont
Ejectment for a part of lot No. 17 in tbe town of Jamaica. The case was heard on an agreed statement of facts, at the September Term, 1877, Ross, J., presiding.
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Ejectment for a part of lot No. 17 in tbe town of Jamaica. The case was heard on an agreed statement of facts, at the September Term, 1877, Ross, J., presiding. The facts agreed on were as follows: By the original charter of the town, executed November 7, 1780, the township was granted to Samuel Fletcher and sixty-seven others “ together with five equal shares or rights ” to be appropriated to certain public uses, one of them being “ for the use of the county grammar schools throughout the state.” In the second division of lots among the proprietors, lot No. 17 was drawn and set to the county…
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was delivered by
Royce, J.
Upon the agreed statement of facts the question is made as to the right of the plaintiff to maintain the action. By the lease of the land described in the declaration, executed by the selectmen of the town of Jamaica of the one part, and Rogers Howe of the other part, under whom the defendant claims title, it is stated to be an indenture between the selectmen of the town of Jamaica of the one part, and Rogers Howe of the other part; and it is executed by the selectmen in their official capacity of selectmen; and it will be seen by an…
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