Hall v. Vermont & Massachusetts Railroad
Supreme Court of Vermont
Book account. 'The nature of the disputed items in the plaintiff’s account, sufficiently appear in the auditor’s report, which was as follows. “ I find and report, that there is due from the defendants to the plaintiff, to balance book accounts between them, the sum of $ 893.55, — subject to the opinion of the court upon the following statement of facts.”
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Book account. 'The nature of the disputed items in the plaintiff’s account, sufficiently appear in the auditor’s report, which was as follows. “ I find and report, that there is due from the defendants to the plaintiff, to balance book accounts between them, the sum of $ 893.55, — subject to the opinion of the court upon the following statement of facts.” “ The defendants are a corporation, chartered by the legislature of Massachusetts on the 15th day of March, 1844. Charges numl bered 80, 81 and 82, in the plaintiff’s account, are for services rendered by him, at Boston, in endeavoring to…
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was delivered by
Isham, J.
The auditor has reported the sum of $893.55, as being due to the plaintiff on his account, for which sum judgment was rendered by the county court and on which both parties have taken exceptions. The charges in the plaintiff’s account, No. 80, 81, 82, amounting with the interest thereon to the sum of $119.39, were properly disallowed. Those services were rendered by the plaintiff at Boston, in conjunction with other citizens of Brattleboro, in procuring the charter of this company, and they appear to have been voluntarily rendered, as - it was…
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