Roberts v. Kelley
Supreme Court of Vermont
General Assumpsit. The plaintiff’s specification was for cash paid to the defendant to the amount of $200, cash paid for labor and building material $268.25, and wood, hay, grain and sugar of the value of $74.10. The defendant specified in offset charges for board of the plaintiff and his wife $350, and for labor and cash paid for labor, building material, &c., to the amount of $366.82. The case was referred, and the referees reported in substance the following facts : In…
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General Assumpsit. The plaintiff’s specification was for cash paid to the defendant to the amount of $200, cash paid for labor and building material $268.25, and wood, hay, grain and sugar of the value of $74.10. The defendant specified in offset charges for board of the plaintiff and his wife $350, and for labor and cash paid for labor, building material, &c., to the amount of $366.82. The case was referred, and the referees reported in substance the following facts : In April, 1874, the plaintiff proposed to the defendant, his son-in-law, that he take the plaintiff and his wife to board,…
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was delivered by
Ross, J.
On the facts found by the referees, the plaintiff’s charges may be considered under two general classes: first, those for money advanced, and bills paid for repairs and alterations on the house owned by the defendant’s wife ; and second, those for property furnished which went for the general support of defendant’s family.
I. In regard to the first class, it is found that the defendant’s wife is the daughter of the plaintiff; that the plaintiff proposed to *100go with his wife to the defendant’s and board ; that defendant’s wife thereupon desired to…
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