Atkins v. Johnson
Supreme Court of Vermont
Assumpsit as per declaration, which is set out in the opinion of the court. Trial on general demurrer to the declaration,- at the March term, 1870, Peck, J., presiding. The court, pro forma, adjudged the declaration insufficient, and rendered judgment for the defendant to recover his costs. Exceptions by the plaintiff. cited Fletcher v. Harcut, Hutton Rep., 65 ; Chitty on Contracts, 503-504; Betts et al. v. Gfibbons, 29 Eng. Com.
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Assumpsit as per declaration, which is set out in the opinion of the court. Trial on general demurrer to the declaration,- at the March term, 1870, Peck, J., presiding. The court, pro forma, adjudged the declaration insufficient, and rendered judgment for the defendant to recover his costs. Exceptions by the plaintiff. cited Fletcher v. Harcut, Hutton Rep., 65 ; Chitty on Contracts, 503-504; Betts et al. v. Gfibbons, 29 Eng. Com. Law, 57; Adamson v. Jarvis, 13 lb., 403; Wooley v. Batte, 12 lb., 417; Stone v. Hooker, 9 Cowen, 154; Ives v. Jones, 3 Iredell, 538 ; Avery v. Halsey, 14 Pick., 174.…
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was delivered by
Pierpoint, C. J.
The.case comes into this court upon a general demurrer to the plaintiff’s declaration.
The declaration alleges that f on the 22d day of July, 1867, the defendant, by his agreement in writing of that date, undertook, and promised, the plaintiff that, in consideration that the plaintiff would print and publish an article in the Argus & Patriot, a *80weekly newspaper published in Montpelier by the plaintiff, entitled “ A Jack at all Trades Exposed, ” that said article was all true, that there was enough to back it up, Ac., and that he, the…
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