49 Vt. 229 | Vt. | 1877
The opinion of the court was delivered by
I. The declaration counts upon a note payable six-months from the date thereof. The plaintiff’s own testimony tended to show that the note was payable on or before six months from its date. The defendant insisted in the County Court, that if this testimony was believed, there was a legal variance between the note proved and the declaration. It is well settled that in an action upon a contract, the contract must be proved as laid. Mann and Wheeler v. Burchard and Page, 40 Vt. 326. The
In this view of the case, the determination of whether the plaintiff could recover under the common counts in assumpsit, becomes immaterial.
II. It is not claimed that the County Court did not, in the charge to the jury, correctly state the law appertaining to estoppel, but it is claimed that the testimony did not tend to establish all the points necessary to be established, to make out an estoppel, and hence, that the action of the County Court was erroneous. The only testimony on the subject was that of L. M. Bates. He testified that he was interested in the note with the plaintiff, and, having heard rumors unfavorable to the solvency of Ed. C. Le
Judgment affirmed.