Gifford v. Ford
Supreme Court of Vermont
This was an action of trover and conversion for certain household goods. Plea, not guilty. Issue joined to the country. On trial, the plaintiff offered, and gave in evidence, a certain receipt in writing, of the following tenor: “Received of HemanGifford the following articles, viz: Six black ornamented dining chairs; one three and a half feet cherry table, one gilt framed looking glass of a small size; one cherry light stand, with a drawer in it; one good feather bed,…
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This was an action of trover and conversion for certain household goods. Plea, not guilty. Issue joined to the country. On trial, the plaintiff offered, and gave in evidence, a certain receipt in writing, of the following tenor: “Received of HemanGifford the following articles, viz: Six black ornamented dining chairs; one three and a half feet cherry table, one gilt framed looking glass of a small size; one cherry light stand, with a drawer in it; one good feather bed, pillows, coverlet, with the bed-tick belonging to the same: all which property I promise to safely keep, and return to said…
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the Court was pronounced by
Baylies, J.
The han 1-writing to the receipt was admitted by the defendant to bo his, and the County Court suffered the bill of sale to go to the jury for them to find the hand-writing thereto, by comparing it with the handwriting to the receipt. As this Court have decided, that the hand-writing to an instrument may be found by the jury on comparison of hand-writings, I see no reason why it could not be done in this case. On trial, the hand-writing to the bill of sale was proved by the deposition of-I’arkhubst, Jr., who said he saw the defendant, sign…
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