George v. School District No. 8
Supreme Court of Vermont
Indebitatus Assumpsit, for the services of the plaintiff’s minor daughter in teaching school for the defendants in the summer of 1846. Plea, the general issue, and trial by jury, June Term, 1847, —Hall, J., presiding.
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Indebitatus Assumpsit, for the services of the plaintiff’s minor daughter in teaching school for the defendants in the summer of 1846. Plea, the general issue, and trial by jury, June Term, 1847, —Hall, J., presiding. On trial it was conceded, that the plaintiff’s minor daughter instructed the school, as alleged in the declaration; and the plaintiff proved, that Josiah F. Mattoon was elected sole prudential committee of the district, at a meeting held October 10, 1845, and that he contracted with the plaintiff, May 24, 1846, for the services of the plaintiff’s daughter, to teach the school in…
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was delivered by
Kellogg, J.
This is an action of assumpsit, brought by the plaintiff to recover for the services of his minor daughter, as a school teacher in the district from the 27th day of May, 1846, to the 22d day of August of the same year. Upon the trial in the court below several exceptions were taken to the rulings of the county court, some of which have been presented for our consideration. The plaintiff gave in evidence a certificate of his daughter’s qualifications to teach, signed by the superintendent of West Fairlee.
1. It is insisted, that the court…
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