Lowry v. Adams
Supreme Court of Vermont
Assumpsit upon a written contract of guaranty, Plea, the general issue, and trial by jury, December Term, 1849, — Bennett, J., presiding.
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Assumpsit upon a written contract of guaranty, Plea, the general issue, and trial by jury, December Term, 1849, — Bennett, J., presiding. On trial the plaintiff gave evidence tending to prove, that in September, 1846, E. N. Drury was a merchant in Vergennes, dealing in merchandize of the various descriptions usually kept in a country store; that he was the son in law of the defendant, and had been a partner with him in business, and had purchased the defendant’s interest in the goods of their firm; that Drury being about going to New York to purchase his fall stock of goods, the defendant…
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was delivered by
Poland, J.
From the bill of exceptions and other papers referred to in this case the following facts appear to have been proved by the *164plaintiffs at the trial of this cause in the county court. That E. N. Drury was the son in law of the defendant, and some time previous to September, 1S46, had been in partnership with him in mercantile business in the city of Vergennes, and had purchased the defendant’s interest in the partnership business and had succeeded him therein. That in the month of September, 1S46, Drury, being about to go to the city of New…
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