Stearns v. Houghton
Supreme Court of Vermont
This was an action of trover for two certain promissory notes signed by one Michael Sanford, and was, by the agreement of the parties, referred. At the December Term, 1865, the referee made and filed his report in the said action, and the defendant filed certain exceptions to the report. The facts found by the referee are stated in the opinion of the court.
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This was an action of trover for two certain promissory notes signed by one Michael Sanford, and was, by the agreement of the parties, referred. At the December Term, 1865, the referee made and filed his report in the said action, and the defendant filed certain exceptions to the report. The facts found by the referee are stated in the opinion of the court. On the heai’ing on the report and exceptions, at said Term, Kellogg, J. presiding, judgment was rendered, pro forma, in favor of the defendant. To the said judgment the plaintiff excepted. These notes being partnership property, rested…
1Opinion of the Court
*586The opinion of the court was delivered by
Pierpoint, Ch. J.
This is an action of trover brought to recover the value of two notes executed by one Michael Sanford.
From the facts reported by the referee it appears, that prior to the 15th day of April, 1858, the plaintiff a.nd one Goodell were copartners in the business of running a line of stages; that on the said 15th of April they sold out their line, with a part of the property they had used in the business to said Sanford, and that the notes sued for in this action, were a part of the consideration given by said Sanford for such property;…
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