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Lassell v. BurtonLassell v. Burton

Supreme Court of Vermont
Jan 15, 1844
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In this case it being suggested, and appearing ‍‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌​‌​‌​​‌​‌​​​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​​​​​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌‌​​​‌‌‌​​​‍to the court, that the affirmance of the judgment might embarrass the plaintiff in pursuing a ‍‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌​‌​‌​​‌​‌​​​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​​​​​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌‌​​​‌‌‌​​​‍just claim, which he had against the defendant, in a different form of action, the court ‍‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌​‌​‌​​‌​‌​​​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​​​​​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌‌​​​‌‌‌​​​‍reversed the judgment proforma, under a rule that the costs should be taxed the same as if ‍‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌​‌​‌​​‌​‌​​​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​​​​​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌‌​​​‌‌‌​​​‍the judgment had been affirmed. Applications of this kind have not usually been listened to by ‍‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌​‌​‌​​‌​‌​​​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​​​​​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌‌​​​‌‌‌​​​‍this court, except for the reason above stated.

Case Details

Case Name: Lassell v. Burton
Court Name: Supreme Court of Vermont
Date Published: Jan 15, 1844
Citation: 16 Vt. 188
Court Abbreviation: Vt.
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