Daigle v. Conley

The plaintiffs are residents of Cowansville, Que., and in September of 1957 owned and operated a woodlot and yard in Magog, Que. The defendant is a resident of Glover, Vt., and owns and operates a business engaged in the manufacture of cedar fences at Glover. The plaintiffs brought an action in contract on the common counts, with specifications, seeking to recover for a quantity of cedar poles sold by them to the defendant. The defendant filed no answer, but, during the course of the trial, claimed damages by recoupment.

The case was heard by the Orleans County Court, without a jury. Upon the…