Langdon v. Templeton
Supreme Court of Vermont
This was a suit in chancery brought to 'the Washington County Court of Chancery. The bill alleged that in the year 1822 the General Assembly of the State of Yermont laid a tax of three cents per acre on the lands in the township of Worcester, in the county of Washington, for the construction and repair of the public highways, and that .one Joshua Y. Yail was by the • act appointed the collector to collect the said tax; that the tax on lot No. 52 in the second division of…
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This was a suit in chancery brought to 'the Washington County Court of Chancery. The bill alleged that in the year 1822 the General Assembly of the State of Yermont laid a tax of three cents per acre on the lands in the township of Worcester, in the county of Washington, for the construction and repair of the public highways, and that .one Joshua Y. Yail was by the • act appointed the collector to collect the said tax; that the tax on lot No. 52 in the second division of lands not having been paid, tlie said collector proceeded to sell the' same with due formalities to Charles Bulkley and…
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was delivered by
Tart, J.
This case was heard upon demurrer to the bill. It is alleged in the bill that, under the orator, Clogston went into, possession of the lot in controversy, in the latter part of the year 1885, and has since remained in possession. Whatever the title of the defendant may be to the land, upon the facts alleged, Clogston has a full defense to the suits at law, brought by tire defendant against him, at least as to the action of trespass. The-gist of the action is the injury to the possession, and the generab rule is, that unless at the time the…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Pratt v. BattelsSupreme Court of Vermont · 1856
- Morse v. MorseSupreme Court of Vermont · 1871
- Bowne v. GrahamSupreme Court of Vermont · 1803
- Lessee of Rice v. WhiteOhio Supreme Court · 1837
3Cited by3 opinions
- Blondin v. BrooksSupreme Court of Vermont · 1910
- Langdon v. TempletonSupreme Court of Vermont · 1893
- Griffith v. HilliardSupreme Court of Vermont · 1890