Town of Wardsboro v. Town of Jamaica
Supreme Court of Vermont
PetitioN under section 6 of No. 18 of the Acts of 1884. Heard by the court, March Term, 1886, Walker, J., presiding. The. petition was heard upon' evidence taken upon notice and filed in court. It appeared that the County Court made an order in 1873, by which the town of Wardsboro was assessed to pay to the town of Jamaica forty per cent of the expense of putting and keeping in repair tbe highway described in the petition.
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PetitioN under section 6 of No. 18 of the Acts of 1884. Heard by the court, March Term, 1886, Walker, J., presiding. The. petition was heard upon' evidence taken upon notice and filed in court. It appeared that the County Court made an order in 1873, by which the town of Wardsboro was assessed to pay to the town of Jamaica forty per cent of the expense of putting and keeping in repair tbe highway described in the petition. Judgment that said order be vacated ; and that all proceedings to enforce the collection in payment of any assessment made upon said order of 1873, after the service of the…
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was delivered by
Royce, Ch. J.
This was a petition brought under section 6 of No. 18 of the Laws of 1884 to vacate an order previously made assessing the town of Wardsboro a certain portion of the expense of keeping in repair a highway in the town of Jamaica. Said section provides that ‘ ‘ any town assessed towards the expense of maintaining or repairing any bridge or highway in another town, under the laws now in force, may petition the court which ordered said assessment, such petition to be served upon the town to whom the assessment is paid, as provided in section…
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