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State v. CruickshankState v. Cruickshank

Supreme Court of Vermont
Jan 26, 1899
Reporters:
, ,
Before:
Rowell
Rowell, J.

This complaint lacks substance. It alleges that the respondent ‍‌​​​​​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​​​​‌‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌​​‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌​​​‍did ride a bicycle along and upon the sidewalk on a certain street in the city of Barre, ‍‌​​​​​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​​​​‌‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌​​‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌​​​‍“in violation of sections twenty-five and thirty-six of chapter thirteen of the ordinances of said city,” contra formam stattih. It ‍‌​​​​​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​​​​‌‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌​​‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌​​​‍should have set out the ordinances, as the court cannot take judicial notice of them. State v. Soragan, 40 Vt. 450.

It properly ‍‌​​​​​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​​​​‌‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌​​‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌​​​‍concluded against the form of the statute. State v. Soragan. Perhaps it should also have concluded against the form of the ordinances.

Judgment ‍‌​​​​​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​​​​‌‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌​​‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌​​​‍reversed, demurrer sustained, complaint adjudged insufficient, and cause remanded.

Case Details

Case Name: State v. Cruickshank
Court Name: Supreme Court of Vermont
Date Published: Jan 26, 1899
Citations: 42 A. 983; 71 Vt. 94; 1899 Vt. LEXIS 141
Court Abbreviation: Vt.
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