State v. Buck
Supreme Court of Vermont
Indictment for cutting down and destroying a fence owned by one Palmer. Plea, not guilty. Trial by jury at •the June Term, Orange County, Stafford, J., presiding. Verdict, guilty. Judgment and sentence thereon. The respondent excepted. Parol evidence to establish Palmer’s title to the fence was ■inadmissible. V. S. 3580. It was error to allow the state toi ask Palmer who occupied the land on which the fence stood. It was not material to the issue.
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Indictment for cutting down and destroying a fence owned by one Palmer. Plea, not guilty. Trial by jury at •the June Term, Orange County, Stafford, J., presiding. Verdict, guilty. Judgment and sentence thereon. The respondent excepted. Parol evidence to establish Palmer’s title to the fence was ■inadmissible. V. S. 3580. It was error to allow the state toi ask Palmer who occupied the land on which the fence stood. It was not material to the issue. While the exceptions doi not directly give the witness’ answer, it sufficiently appears from the arrangement between the respondent and McDonald…
1Opinion of the CourtStart, J.
The respondent was indicted for cutting down and destroying a fence owned by one Palmer, contrary to the provisions of V. S. 5034, which provides, in part, that if a person wilfully and maliciously cuts down, carries away, or destroys a fence, bars, gates, or rails, or injures a sleigh or wheeled vehicle for the conveyance of persons or property, 01 injures or destroys any other goods or chattels, the property of another, which are the subject of larceny, he shall, if the offense is committed openly, and without intended secrecy, be imprisoned not more than six months, or fined not more than…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Mott v. . PalmerNew York Court of Appeals · 1848
- State v. NoakesSupreme Court of Vermont · 1897
- Carpenter v. WilleySupreme Court of Vermont · 1892
- Luther Baker & Sons v. ShermanSupreme Court of Vermont · 1899
- Roach v. CaldbeckSupreme Court of Vermont · 1892
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3Cited by1 opinion
- Lewis v. John Crane & SonsSupreme Court of Vermont · 1905