Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1859-07-15
Orleans County Court.


Hill rs Craftsbury was an action on
the case, to recover damage from the
town for injuries done to the person
of Doctor Hill by being thrown from his
wagon on the highway in Craftsbury.
The facts of the case were these, viz -
In the month of October or November
of 1854, Doctor Hill was driving along
in his carriage upon the road which leads
from Craftsbury common to the mills /;
when he came to certain sluce-way
near the house Of Mr.. Jenness, the king
bolt of his wagon was thrown out, and
precipitated forward as he says, striking
upon the fore axle. injuring him materi-
ally in many respects. There were three
questions raised in the case, first as to
the condition Of the sluee-way, second as
to the suficiency Of the king-bolt, third
the injury and great number of wit
nesses brought in support Of both sides.
The jury found for the defendant to re-
cover their costs. This case has been
in court since the fall of 1855 and had
two trials before this, one verdict for the
town and once the jury did not agree
1t is impossible to give an exact estimate
of the costs on the case, though as a
rough guess we would set them at three
hundred and fifty dollars for the state
five hundred for witnesses, and five hun
dred for lawyers fascinating at least
twelve hundred dollars, without adding
sheriff charges, &c.
The result Of this trialdemonstrates thai
it is possible for town to stand out sue
cessfully against one man heretofore j
has been settled as a foregone eonclu
sion that where person sued towr
for damages alleged to have been re
ceived,-no matter how trivial the iniu
ry or under what circumstances received
the town was to be beat, and admonishet
to draw It's wallet and settle. This VI
conceive to bea wrong state of affairs
Hereafter when town is sued, it has
fair show of winning, for what has beer
done may be done again.
State Us Ithamar Hadlock, for sellin!
liquor. The respondent owns and occu
pies a building situated partly in Canad,
. and partly in Troy in this State. It wa
pretended that the Southern half of sal,
building, that is, the part in this State
used for the purpose of selling farmer
tools, and other things found in a country
store. The Northern half is q liquo
store. The Government produced a larg,
number of witnesses to prove that Iiouo
had been sold or delivered 10 them thi
side the line, but nearly all received thei
liquor al the bar, or in the NortherE
part OF the building on the cool side.
One witness, however, saw the respond
ent come up from the cellar and delive
jug to girl south of the front doc
which is in this State and another wit
ness testifying to the same fact saw in,
girl pay the respondent some money. 4
greater part of the cellar is in this State
9 there being an embankment in the Nor
iaerly part, or a space a few feet in xidtl
that i shallower than tlie rest. and o.
this the barrels Of liquor were placed
a number Of witnesses testified that the,
received their liquor in the cellar, an,
one, before the cellar was finished wbe,
the barrel stood in the middle Of it. Tn,
defence claimed that these we're offence
to which the respondent had plead guilt,
before a justice. and been fined. .Jur,
nosagEeed.
State rs Sea Fletcher charged witt
stealing horse from one Cutting i,
] barnston, Z. E., and who was taken !,
Charleston tome time last fall. vas uex