Pocket v. Almon
Supreme Court of Vermont
General Assumpsit. Plea, the general issue. Trial by jury at the March Term, 1915, "Washington County, Stanton, J., presiding. Verdict and judgment for the plaintiff. The defendants excepted. The opinion states the case.
1Opinion of the CourtPowers, J.
Almon let a job to Lacasse to build a house on a lot owned by the former and his wife. Lacasse sub-let the chimneys and plastering to the plaintiff at a lump sum. The plaintiff did the work called for by his contract with Lacasse. This action is general assumpsit to recover on account of that work, and the plea is the general issue.
When the plaintiff offered evidence tending to show an oral promise by the defendants to pay for the work, the defendants objected on the ground that the statute of frauds prevented a recovery on such an oral contract. To this objection, the plaintiff replied that…
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