Kingsley v. Fitts & Avery
Supreme Court of Vermont
Heard on the report of referees, December Term, 1882, Powers, J., presiding. Judgment for'defendant. The facts are sufficiently stated in the opinion of the court, and in the report of this case, 51 Vt.
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Heard on the report of referees, December Term, 1882, Powers, J., presiding. Judgment for'defendant. The facts are sufficiently stated in the opinion of the court, and in the report of this case, 51 Vt. R. 414, except the following as to the agency found by the referees : “ Upon the trial Fitts claimed that he supposed Avery was purchasing the account; but from the evidence and circumstances developed upon the trial we find that Fitts either knew or ought to have known that Avery was acting for some one else in the purchase of said account, although we find that he did not know for whom Avery…
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was delivered by
Royce, Ch. J.
• The referees have found that the account against John M. Dyer (of $121.61,) which it was agreed by the defendants in May, 1875, should be taken by the defendant Fitts to reimburse him for money due him from Avery, was sold to the plaintiff for $100 ; that Fitts received and has retained said $100 ; that upon said sale being made the defendant Avery, with the consent of Fitts, ordered said account paid to the plaintiff by endorsing thereon “ pay the within account to Chester Kingsley,' (Signed) Fitts & Avery ” ; that the plaintiff brought…
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