Cross v. Richardson
Supreme Court of Vermont
Assumpsit. Plea, the general issue, and trial by jury, at tlie September Term, 1856, — Poland, J. presiding. The declaration alleged that the plaintiff had, previous to the 15th of January, 1852, instituted a suit, in his name, against one Milton Brown, and had caused a lot of mill logs to be attached therein, as Brown’s property, and had summoned Jairus Rood and Daniel Hinkson in said suit, as trustees of Brown; that on the 15th of January, 1852, while this suit was…
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Assumpsit. Plea, the general issue, and trial by jury, at tlie September Term, 1856, — Poland, J. presiding. The declaration alleged that the plaintiff had, previous to the 15th of January, 1852, instituted a suit, in his name, against one Milton Brown, and had caused a lot of mill logs to be attached therein, as Brown’s property, and had summoned Jairus Rood and Daniel Hinkson in said suit, as trustees of Brown; that on the 15th of January, 1852, while this suit was pending, and before the question of the liability of the trustees had been decided, the defendant, in consideration that the…
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was delivered by
Pierpoint, J.
The first question raised by the defendant upon the exceptions in this case, is, that there is a fatal variance b 'tween the allegations in the declaration, and the proof given upon the trial.
It is alleged in the declaration, that the plaintiff had instituted a suit in his name against one Brown, and had caused a large lot of mill logs to be attached thereon, as the property of Brown, and had caused Jairus Rood and Daniel Hinkson to be summoned as Brown’s trustees. Up-on the trial, it appeared from the evidence that the suit was brought in…
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