Spencer v. Town School District
Supreme Court of Vermont
■ Assumpsit. Plea, the general issue. Trial by jury at- the June Term, 1912, Windsor County, Butter, J., presiding. Verdict directed for the defendant, and judgment thereon. The plaintiff excepted. The opinion states the case. William W. Stickney, John G. Sargent, Homer L. Sheets and Ernest E. Moore for the plaintiff. • William Batchelcler and James G. Harvey for the defendant.
1Opinion of the CourtMunson, J.
The suit is brought to recover for building materials furnished on the order of one F. C. Woodward, and used in the completion of a school house which was being built for the town of Hartford. The town had a contract with Horace H. Tozier, of Lynn, Mass., for the construction of two school buildings, and Woodward had charge of the work and á power of attorney to act for Tozier in matters relating to this contract. The -controversy arises upon the plaintiff’s claim that Tozier had abandoned the contract, and that the town had taken upon itself the completion of the building and arranged with…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Goodrich v. DrewSupreme Court of Vermont · 1838
- Scott v. ShipherdSupreme Court of Vermont · 1830
- Carney v. DennisonSupreme Court of Vermont · 1843
- Coverly v. BraynardSupreme Court of Vermont · 1856
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- Yatter v. MillerSupreme Court of Vermont · 1888