May v. Corlew
Supreme Court of Vermont
This was an action on booh account, and the questions in the case arose on objections filed to the report of the auditors. It appears that two auditors had been appointed to examine and adjust the accounts of the parties, and make report thereon at June term, 1830. These auditors met and examined the accounts pursuant to the rule and order of court, and made their report at said term in favor of the plaintiffs.
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This was an action on booh account, and the questions in the case arose on objections filed to the report of the auditors. It appears that two auditors had been appointed to examine and adjust the accounts of the parties, and make report thereon at June term, 1830. These auditors met and examined the accounts pursuant to the rule and order of court, and made their report at said term in favor of the plaintiffs. The sum which they found due to the plaintiffs, ($53,06,) was, as appeared by the report, composed in part of various items of interest in gross sums, and the report did not specify…
1Opinion of the Court
Williams, J.,
after stating the case delivered the opinion of the Court.-^Som'e objections have been made to the form in which this report is made $ but it appears" .to us that these objections are not well founded. The auditors must find all the facts, and cannot reler the decision of any mere question of fact to the Court: but they may submit any question of law to the Court, and for that .purpose, they may report in the alternative as they have done in this case. In rendering the judgement which the county court have rendered on this report, they fnust have decided, on the alternatives…
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