Legal Opinion

Richardson v. Persons

Supreme Court of Vermont

Decided January 2, 1951No. 221PublishedCited by 19 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtCleary, J.

This is an action of contract, under the common counts in general assumpsit, with specifications, for legal services and disbursements. Plea, the general issue. Trial by jury with verdict and judgment for the plaintiffs. Defendant Milo P. Persons, a farmer, not a member of the bar, tried his own case below. When that occurs and the result is unsatisfactory, the litigant must be given the same consideration as any other, no more and no less.

The defendants have numbered the points in their brief upon which, they rely from 1 to 9. In order to preserve the rights claimed under points numbered 1,…

2Cases cited13 opinions

  1. Wool v. LarnerSupreme Court of Vermont · 1942
  2. Turner v. BraggSupreme Court of Vermont · 1943
  3. Campbell v. CampbellSupreme Court of Vermont · 1932
  4. State v. MalmquistSupreme Court of Vermont · 1944
  5. Horicon v. Estate of LangloisSupreme Court of Vermont · 1947

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3Cited by19 opinions

  1. Vahlteich v. KnottSupreme Court of Vermont · 1981
  2. Ferris-Prabhu v. Dave & Son, Inc.Supreme Court of Vermont · 1983
  3. State v. RickertSupreme Court of Vermont · 1964
  4. State Highway Board v. SharrowSupreme Court of Vermont · 1965
  5. Batchelder v. MantakSupreme Court of Vermont · 1978

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