Legal Opinion

St. Albans Granite Co. v. Elwell & Co.

Supreme Court of Vermont

Decided January 23, 1915PublishedCited by 16 opinions

General Assumpsit. Pleas, the general issue, payment,- offset, and a declaration in offset. Trial by jury at the March Term, 1914, Franklin County, Waterman, J., presiding. -Verdict and judgment for the plaintiff. The defendant excepted. The opinion states the case.

1Opinion of the CourtPowers, C. J.

The plaintiff, a corporation organized under the laws of this State, sold several granite monuments to the defendant, and the same not having been paid for, this action of general assumpsit is brought to recover the purchase prices there- ■ of. The writ issued in September, 1912, and was duly entered in court. The defendant pleaded the general issue, payment, and offset; and also filed a declaration in offset, claiming to recover thereunder a balance due by way of damages on account of certain contracts for granite jobs other than those sued on.

The several claims on which the suit is…

2Cases cited13 opinions

  1. Welch v. MandevilleSupreme Court of the United States · 1816
  2. Bentley v. Standard Fire InsuranceWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1895
  3. Hayes & Wife v. Va. Mutual Protection Ass'nSupreme Court of Virginia · 1882
  4. Kelly v. GreanyMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1914
  5. Watriss v. TrendallSupreme Court of Vermont · 1901

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3Cited by16 opinions

  1. Higgins, Admr. v. MetzgerSupreme Court of Vermont · 1928
  2. Hall v. Henry Thayer & Co.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1916
  3. Wood v. JamesSupreme Court of Vermont · 1918
  4. Gilfillan v. Gilfillan's EstateSupreme Court of Vermont · 1916
  5. Comstock's Admr. v. JacobsSupreme Court of Vermont · 1915

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