Baldwin v. Skeels
Supreme Court of Vermont
This was an action brought on May 4, 1875, before a justice of the peace, on ss. 22, 23, c. 46, Gen. Sts., to recover possession of certain premises in St. Albans, and appealed to the Franklin County Court. Trial by the court, April Term, 1876, Royce, J., presiding.
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This was an action brought on May 4, 1875, before a justice of the peace, on ss. 22, 23, c. 46, Gen. Sts., to recover possession of certain premises in St. Albans, and appealed to the Franklin County Court. Trial by the court, April Term, 1876, Royce, J., presiding. It appeared that at some time previous to April 1, 1875, the plaintiff took from one Gyles Merrill a written lease of the premises in question for the term of one year to begin with the day named, at the rate of $40 per month. The premises were then occupied by the defendant under a written lease from Merrill for the term of one…
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was delivered by
Ross, J.
The defendant’s exceptions to the refusal of the ' court to allow him to inquire of the plaintiff on cross-examination in regard to the invoice value of his stock of goods in October, 1875, and whether at the time of the trial he was not bankrupt, and attempting to settle with his creditors at a percentage, are not well taken. If the plaintiff’s financial condition, or the value of his stock of goods, could have any relevancy to the rental value of the premises, which is not apparent, it must be while the defendant was in the occupancy of the…
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