Hayden v. Hoadley
Supreme Court of Vermont
Action of Contract. Plea, the general issue. Trial by jury in the Montpelier City Court, Washington County, Erwin M. Harvey, City Judge. Verdict and judgment for the plaintiffs. The defendants excepted. The opinion states the ease. The parol evidence offered did not contradict the written memorandum, and, since it embraced matters which were a part of the agreement and upon which the memorandum was silent, should have been received in evidence.
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Action of Contract. Plea, the general issue. Trial by jury in the Montpelier City Court, Washington County, Erwin M. Harvey, City Judge. Verdict and judgment for the plaintiffs. The defendants excepted. The opinion states the ease. The parol evidence offered did not contradict the written memorandum, and, since it embraced matters which were a part of the agreement and upon which the memorandum was silent, should have been received in evidence. Wood v. James, 93 Vt. 36, Gilman Bros. v. Williams, 74 Vt. 327; Dunnett & Slack v. Gibson, 78 Vt. 439; Burditt Bros. v. Howe, 69 Vt. 563; Labbee. v.…
1Opinion of the CourtPowers, J.
The parties to this action exchanged properties, and as a part of the arrangement the defendants gave the. plaintiffs the following writing which all signed:
“Memorandum of agreement made this 2nd day of May, A. D. 1919, by and between Melvin A. Hoadley and George A. Peck, both of Montpelier, in the county of Washington and State of Vermont, and Howard G. and Georgia V. Hayden, both of Worcester, in the county of Washington and State of Vermont, witnesseth: We, the said Hoadley and Peek, in consideration
of the said Haydens having this day conveyed to us their farm in Worcester aforesaid, and…
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