Legal Opinion
Gaffney v. Commissioners of Jail Delivery
Supreme Court of Vermont
Decided May 7, 1940PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtButtles, J.
This is a petition for a writ of mandamus to be directed to the petitionees commanding them to admit the petitioner to the poor debtor’s oath and to deliver to him two certificates as provided by law. Although duly summoned and ordered to answer, the defendants have not appeared or answered, and by their failure so to do they have directly admitted all traversable allegations of the petition. Barber v. Chase, 101 Vt. 343, 349, 143 Atl. 302; Clement v. Graham, 78 Vt. 290, 308, 63 Atl. 146, Ann. Cas. 1913E 1208.
The following facts appear from the petition. On July 23, 1938, the petitioner was…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Clement v. GrahamSupreme Court of Vermont · 1906
- Francis v. London Guarantee & Accident Co.Supreme Court of Vermont · 1927
- State v. HarringtonSupreme Court of Vermont · 1896
- Sanborn v. WeirSupreme Court of Vermont · 1921
- Barber v. ChaseSupreme Court of Vermont · 1928
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3Cited by4 opinions
- Town of Glover v. AndersonSupreme Court of Vermont · 1957
- Rutland Cable T. v. Inc. v. City of RutlandSupreme Court of Vermont · 1960
- Carpenter's Admr. v. BrownSupreme Court of Vermont · 1954
- Gaffney v. Commissioners of Jail DeliverySupreme Court of Vermont · 1942