Johnson v. Cate
Supreme Court of Vermont
GenERAE assumpsit. Plea, the general issue. Trial by jury at the December Term, 1901, Caledonia County, Munson. J., presiding. Verdict and judgment thereon for the defendant. The plaintiff excepted. It was not necessary that the defendant should know of the falsity of his statement relative to the settlement of the Grey, Howe & -Stebbins claim. If the plaintiff was damaged by the false statement, he is entitled to relief.
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GenERAE assumpsit. Plea, the general issue. Trial by jury at the December Term, 1901, Caledonia County, Munson. J., presiding. Verdict and judgment thereon for the defendant. The plaintiff excepted. It was not necessary that the defendant should know of the falsity of his statement relative to the settlement of the Grey, Howe & -Stebbins claim. If the plaintiff was damaged by the false statement, he is entitled to relief. Company v. Burns, 71 Vt. 354; Varmim v. Highgate, 65 Vt. 416; Garlan v. Bank, 9 Mass. 408; Bank v. Bank, 3 Mass. 74. The plaintiff was not at fault; the defendant told him…
1Opinion of the CourtHaselton, J.
This was an action of general assumpsit. Trial was had by jury. A general verdict for the defendant was returned, and judgment was rendered thereon. The plaintiff’s specification set out that he had been guarantor of a debt owed to the defendant by the firm of Gray, Howe & Steb*102bins, of Boston, that said firm had paid the debt, and that thereafter, in a settlement between the plaintiff and the defendant, the plaintiff had paid and allowed to the defendant the amount of said debt by reason of, and in. reliance upon, false and fraudulent representations made to the plaintiff by the defendant to…
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