Legal Opinion
Paige v. Town of Rochester
U.S. Circuit Court for the District of Vermont
Decided May 11, 1905PublishedCited by 5 opinions
In Equity.
1Opinion of the Court
WHEELER, District Judge.
According to the bill, the White River Valley Electric Railroad Company was chartered to build a railroad from Rochester to Bethel, was organized, and solicited *664subscriptions and aid for building its road. The defendant town, pursuant to the laws' of the state, voted to aid the project as follows:
“(1) Whereas, the General Assembly of the state of Vermont, at its session held in the year 1S9G, passed an act (Laws 1S96, p. 311, No. 204) incorporating the White River Valley Railroad Company, giving the said company authority to build and operate a railroad in and through…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Town of Concord v. Portsmouth Savings BankSupreme Court of the United States · 1876
- De Sobry v. NicholsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1866
- Gale v. Town of JamaicaSupreme Court of Vermont · 1867
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