Chapman v. Goodrich
Supreme Court of Vermont
General Assumpsit. Pleas, general issue, Statute of Limitations and set-off. Heard on the report of a referee, December • Term, 1882, Taft, J., presiding. Judgment for the defendant. One item of $ 1.50 allowed by the referee to the plaintiff was dated April 12th, 1873. The other facts appear in the opinion.
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was delivered by
Yeazey, J.
The action is general assumpsit and was referred. The parties had mutual deal and accounts. The plaintiff’s specifications consist of book charges covering a period from 1852 to 1874. The defendant filed a plea in offset and presented specifications consisting of. charges from 1852 to September, 1858, and *355also pleaded the Statute of Limitations. The plaintiff’s account was barred except possibly one item, unless saved by a credit allowed by the referee subject to the opinion of the court upon the facts reported.
The referee reports that the…
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