Baird v. Eldredge

This is a suit by the plaintiff, a building contractor, to recover a balance due under a contract made with the defendant’s now-deceased husband. The application of the Statute of Limitations, the Statute of Frauds, novation, agency, and the application of the Dead Man’s Statute, 12 V:S.A. § 1602, are all presented as issues.

*619Unfortunately, we are also confronted by an incomplete hearing, much as in Bristol v. Schwolow, 122 Vt. 311, 313, 170 A.2d 639 (1961). This defendant, through no fault on her part, was given no opportunity to present any evidence in her own behalf, either personally or…