Saulters v. Town of Victory
Supreme Court of Vermont
Case to recover damages for the default of S. C. Kendall, constable and collector of taxes of the town of Victory, in his proceedings in selling lot No. 2 in the 1st range in said town of Victory, to the plaintiff. Plea, the general issue, and trial by the court, at the August Term, 1861. The following facts appeared at the trial. On the 3d of October 1835, Peter Burbank deeded to Timothy C. Skeele the lot in question.
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Case to recover damages for the default of S. C. Kendall, constable and collector of taxes of the town of Victory, in his proceedings in selling lot No. 2 in the 1st range in said town of Victory, to the plaintiff. Plea, the general issue, and trial by the court, at the August Term, 1861. The following facts appeared at the trial. On the 3d of October 1835, Peter Burbank deeded to Timothy C. Skeele the lot in question. Skeele deeded to John Beckwith January 10, 1857; Beckwith deeded to Edgar Richardson Febary 27, 1855, and Richardson deeded to the plaintiff, February, 28, 1855. There was no…
1Opinion of the CourtKellogg, J.
This is an action on the case, under the statute, (Comp. Stat., p. 116, § 29,) against the town of Victory, to recover damages for the neglect and default of its constable and collector of taxes in his proceedings in selling a lot of land in that town to the plaintiff, for taxes assessed thereon, in consequence of which no valid title was conveyed to the plaintiff under the sale. The plaintiff gave evidence tending to show that the lot was worth three or four hundred dollars, and claimed to recover the value of the lot of the town, as damages, but the county court held that he was entitled to…
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