Supreme Court of Vermont February 15, 1871 (Laughton v. Town of Putney)

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Wilson, J.

It appears from the exceptions in this case that the plaintiff, a citizen of said town of Putney, was enrolled therein as a person liable to do military duty i-n the army of the United States, and being so enrolled and liable, he was, in July, 1863, drafted into the United States service under the act of Congress known as the “ Conscription Act.