Laurent v. Vaughn
Supreme Court of Vermont
Assumpsit for the breach of a contract to transport a quantity of peas from Yercheres, in Canada, to New York. The cause was referred to a referee, who reported the following facts: The plaintiff, on and after the 14th of November, 1855, was a dealer in produce, and resided in Montreal. The defendant, at the same time, was a forwarder and common carrier by means of a line of boats, from Montreal to New York.
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Assumpsit for the breach of a contract to transport a quantity of peas from Yercheres, in Canada, to New York. The cause was referred to a referee, who reported the following facts: The plaintiff, on and after the 14th of November, 1855, was a dealer in produce, and resided in Montreal. The defendant, at the same time, was a forwarder and common carrier by means of a line of boats, from Montreal to New York. On the 14th of November, 1855, the defendant contracted with the plaintiff to carry a barge load of peas from Yercheres to New York, at thirteen cents per bushel. The said barge, being…
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was delivered by
Pierpoint, J.
This is an action of assumpsit, brought to recover damages sustained by the plaintiff, in consequence of the defendant neglecting to transport a quantity of peas from Vercheres, in Canada, to New York, as he had contracted to do.
The case was referred, and the questions now before this court arise on the report of the referee.
The first question is, as to the admissibility of the testimony of the plaintiff to prove the market price of peas in New York, on the 10th day of December, 1855, being the time, as the report shows, when the peas…
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