Bancroft v. Dumas
Supreme Court of Vermont
Book Account. Judgment to account was rendered, and an auditor was appointed, who reported the facts as follows. The amount of the debit side of the plaintiff’s account, as allow» ed, was $ 497,24, towards which the defendant had paid $ 266,70, leaving a balance due to the plaintiffs of $ 230,54. But of the plain» tiffs’ account $119,32 accrued for spirituous liquors, sold by the plaintiffs to the defendant between March 6, 1846, and April 9, 1847, during which time the…
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Book Account. Judgment to account was rendered, and an auditor was appointed, who reported the facts as follows. The amount of the debit side of the plaintiff’s account, as allow» ed, was $ 497,24, towards which the defendant had paid $ 266,70, leaving a balance due to the plaintiffs of $ 230,54. But of the plain» tiffs’ account $119,32 accrued for spirituous liquors, sold by the plaintiffs to the defendant between March 6, 1846, and April 9, 1847, during which time the plaintiffs had no license to sell spirituous liquors, as required by the statutes then in force. The auditor submitted to…
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was delivered by
Keílogg, J,
This is an action of book account, which was submitted to an auditor, who returned a special report, upon which the county court rendered judgment for the plaintiffs, — disallowing, however, a portion of their account. It appears by the report, that a portion of the plaintiffs’ account consisted of charges for ardent spirits, sold to the defendant between the sixth of March, 1846, and the ninth day of April, 1847, amounting to the sum of $119,32, during which time the plaintiffs had no license authorizing the sale of spirituous liquors, as…
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