First Nat. Bank of North Bennington v. Bennington
U.S. Circuit Court for the District of Vermont
1Opinion of the Court
■WHEELER, District Judge.
This is a motion for a new’ trial, in an action of assumpsit upon coupons from the bonds of the defendant, issued in aid of the Lebanon Springs Railroad Company, a corporation existing under the laws of New York, under No. 1 of | the Special Session Laws of Vermont 1867, after a verdict for the plaintiff, directed by the court, at last term.
The grounds urged in support of the motion ; are, that, upon the evidence in the case, the ■ action cannot be maintained, because the : bonds are under seal, and, therefore, as-sumpsit is not the proper form of action; that the…
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- Cromwell v. County of SacSupreme Court of the United States · 1877
- Railroad Co. v. GeorgiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1879
- Town of Bennington v. ParkSupreme Court of Vermont · 1877
- County of Henry v. NicolaySupreme Court of the United States · 1877
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- Newport National Bank v. Board of EducationCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1902