Town of Somerset v. Town of Glastenbury
Supreme Court of Vermont
This, was a petition under Chapter 131 of the Revised Laws brought by the town of Somerset against the town of Glastenbnry for the establishment of the • town line.
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This, was a petition under Chapter 131 of the Revised Laws brought by the town of Somerset against the town of Glastenbnry for the establishment of the • town line. The petition was entered at the February Term of the Windham County-Supreme Court, 1884, and a committee was appointed, who made their report at the February Term, 1887. To this report the petitionee filed exceptions, the nature of which sufficiently appears in the opinion. 1. The court had no jurisdiction of the subject matter of this petition until after the selectmen of the two towns had met and attempted to agree upon the…
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was delivered by
Boyce, Ch. J.
This petition was brought to this court at the February Term for Windham County, 1884, praying for the appointment of a committee to establish the divisional line between the town parties under R. L. ss. 2755 and 2756.
The petition sets forth the taking of all the necessary preliminary steps on the part of the petitioner, in accordance with the provisions of said sections, that the divisional line Í3 in controversy, that the petitioner’s selectmen have been instructed by a vote in town meeting to cause said divisional line to be located ;…
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