National Metal Edge Box Co. v. Town of Readsboro
Supreme Court of Vermont
Action of Contract to recover money paid for taxes under protest. Plea, tbe general issue. Trial by jury at tbe Decernber Term, 1919, Bennington County, Chase, J., presiding. At the close of all the evidence the Court directed a verdict for the plaintiff. Judgment on the verdict. The defendant excepted. The opinion states the case. The payment of the tax was voluntary and without compulsion.
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Action of Contract to recover money paid for taxes under protest. Plea, tbe general issue. Trial by jury at tbe Decernber Term, 1919, Bennington County, Chase, J., presiding. At the close of all the evidence the Court directed a verdict for the plaintiff. Judgment on the verdict. The defendant excepted. The opinion states the case. The payment of the tax was voluntary and without compulsion. Meacham v. Newport, 70 Vt. 264; Babcock v. Granville, 44 Vt. 326; Taggart v. Bice, 37 Vt. 47; Sowles v. Soule, 59 Vt. 134; Louden v. East Saginaw, 41 Mich. 23; Albro v. Kettelle (R. I.), 107 Atl. 198.;…
1Opinion of the CourtMiles, J.
This is an action- on contract to recover money paid the defendant under an alleged protest, upon taxes claimed by the plaintiff to have been illegally and improperly assessed against it. At the close of the evidence both parties moved for a directed verdict. The motion of the plaintiff .was granted, and upon the verdict thus directed judgment was rendered for the plaintiff. To the direction of the verdict and judgment thereon the defendant was allowed an exception and also. an exception to the court’s refusal to grant its motion for a directed verdict.
The evidence tended to show that the…
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