In re Estate of Barron
Supreme Court of Vermont
Appeal from the disallowance by the commissioners on the estate of Andrew J. Barron of a claim presented by Mary A. Freeman. Declaration, assumpsit on a note. Plea, the general issue with notice denying the execution of the note. Trial by jury at the December Term, 1915, Bennington County, Butter, J., presiding. Verdict and judgment for the claimant. The estate excepted.
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Appeal from the disallowance by the commissioners on the estate of Andrew J. Barron of a claim presented by Mary A. Freeman. Declaration, assumpsit on a note. Plea, the general issue with notice denying the execution of the note. Trial by jury at the December Term, 1915, Bennington County, Butter, J., presiding. Verdict and judgment for the claimant. The estate excepted. The admissions or declarations of an agent are admissible when shown to have been made in respect to a matter within the scope of his employment or while engaged in the business of his principal. Barnard v. Henry, 25 Vt. 289;…
1Opinion of the CourtWatson, C. J.
The claimant seeks to recover of the estate of A. J. Barron the amount of a promissory note dated January 2, 1909, payable on or before five years after date with interest annually at the rate of five per cent. The note purports to be signed by A. J. Barron, the defendant’s intestate. The case came into county court on appeal from the report of the commissioners disallowing the claim against his estate and the order of the probate court approving the same. Defendant pleaded the general issue, and by notice put in issue the execution of the note. A trial was had by jury, resulting in a verdict…
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