Supreme Court of Vermont· 9/14/1978
Batchelder v. Mantak
Citations
- 392 A.2d 945
- 136 Vt. 456
- 1978 Vt. LEXIS 773
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- payment term not essential to the formation of a contract for services
- contract had open term because it did not specify amount of compensation
- where the wife had no ownership in the property which was ben efited, did not participate in the negotiations for the services, or request the services, she could not be held liable to the plaintiff on the basis of either contract or quasi-contract
- “[ajlthough a general appearance by an attorney cures all defects of service of process, * * * when the purported clients have never been given any notice of the pendency of the suit, as is the case here, no unauthorized appearance binds them”
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Judges: Barney, Daley, Larrow, Billings, Hill
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11 cases in this archive cite this case.
- Bloodworth v. EllisSupreme Court of Virginia· 1980-06-06· cited 48×
- Donald L. Sweet, Jr. and Preston L. Sweet v. Roy A. St. Pierre and Catherine St. Pierre d/b/a Woodlands FarmsSupreme Court of Vermont· 2018-11-02· cited 30×
- In Re Estate of ElliottSupreme Court of Vermont· 1988-01-22· cited 25×
- Circus Studios, Ltd. v. TufoSupreme Court of Vermont· 1984-11-09· cited 21×
- Appropriate Technology Corp. v. PalmaSupreme Court of Vermont· 1986-03-21· cited 14×
- May v. Penn TV & Furniture Co., Inc.Supreme Court of Rhode Island· 1996-12-06· cited 13×
- R. & E. BUILDERS, INC. v. ChandlerSupreme Court of Vermont· 1984-04-06· cited 11×
- Reynolds v. Sterling College, Inc.Supreme Court of Vermont· 2000-01-28· cited 9×
- Hedges v. SchinaziSupreme Court of Vermont· 1984-07-27· cited 3×
- State Equipment Corp. v. RobinsonSupreme Court of Vermont· 1980-04-15· cited 2×
- Ladd v. StewartVermont Superior Court· 2015-03-18
Cites
13 cases in this archive are cited by this case.
- Foman v. DavisSupreme Court· 1962-12-03· cited 17,205×
- Mullane v. Central Hanover Bank & Trust Co.Supreme Court· 1950-06-05· cited 10,395×
- Staggers v. Otto Gerdau Co.Second Circuit· 1966-04-11· cited 63×
- Tracy v. Vinton Motors, Inc.Supreme Court of Vermont· 1972-10-03· cited 35×
- Richardson v. PersonsSupreme Court of Vermont· 1951-01-02· cited 19×
- Rowell v. CrowCalifornia Court of Appeal· 1949-09-02· cited 14×
- In Re WelchSupreme Court of Vermont· 1962-11-07· cited 8×
- Stone v. TupperSupreme Court of Vermont· 1886-02-15· cited 8×
- Whitney v. SilverSupreme Court of Vermont· 1850-04-15· cited 6×
- Whitney v. LeaSupreme Court of Vermont· 1976-12-07· cited 5×
- Walworth v. BarronSupreme Court of Vermont· 1881-10-15· cited 4×
- Thomas v. GravesSupreme Court of Vermont· 1916-08-14· cited 3×
- Deal v. PowellSupreme Court of Vermont· 1914-12-04· cited 1×
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