Legal Opinion
Garrett v. Fisher
Supreme Court of Vermont
Decided October 3, 1950PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtCleary, J.
This is a petition brought by Ira W. Garrett, a citi-
zen, taxpayer, and legal voter of the City of St. Albans against Benjamin W. Fisher, as Mayor of said City, praying that the Supreme Court cause a Writ of Mandamus to be issued commanding the mayor to call a special meeting of the legal voters of the City of St.-Albans. The Court appointed a Commissioner to hear the cause who found and reported the following facts.
The shortage of a water supply for the City of St. Albans became critical in the summer of 1949; since then the city council has considered the problem at numerous meetings. The…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Broad v. City of SpokaneWashington Supreme Court · 1910
- Superior Incinerator Co. v. TompkinsTexas Commission of Appeals · 1933
- Denicore v. City of BurlingtonSupreme Court of Vermont · 1950
- Jeffersontown v. CassinCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1937
3Cited by3 opinions
- Appelget v. BairdSupreme Court of Vermont · 1967
- Huntt v. Government of the Virgin IslandsCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1967
- Leslie F. Huntt v. The Government of the Virgin IslandsCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1967