Supreme Court of Vermont, 1818

Barker v. Willard

Barker v. Willard
Supreme Court of Vermont · Decided July 1, 1818
1 Brayt. 148

Barker v. Willard

Opinion of the Court

By the Court.

There would not be, in this case, any recovery of a penalty, to be chancered in equity, but the recovery must be of damages, actually sustained by the plaintiff — the declaration furnishes a specific rule of damages, by which the plaintiff is limited. It does not appear, by the declaration, that the damages could possibly exceed the jurisdiction of a Justice.

Judgment — That County Court has not jurisdiction;

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