Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1863-12-22

Aeport Of County Court Gases,
Caledonia County Court, Dec mber Term, a. b.
1868.
Hos l.. ?. POLAND Presiding.

Cdledonid County Court, Dec nba Term n. D.,
1863.
Hos l.. Z. POLAND Presiding.
Findaick r. Bridgman Is. torn Of Greensboro
This vas au action on lhe case for an injury to
the plaintiff horse, alleged to have been received
IN tie highway, a said town, leading from East
Ilardwick to Barton, on Sunday night, May %,
1861.
The plaintiff claimed, and his testimony tended
10 show, that he gus driving pair of horses at
the time and place nam d, when ore Of them
stepped through defective bridge and fell down
and was amed thereby for several months so rs
TO be unfit for seryIc".
In the opening, the plaintiff was the oply wit
ness called to prove that any injury occurred at
this place. The plaintiff testified that two men
came up behind hin at he time, and that one Of
iaem assisted him IN getting up his horse that
be supposed lbi, man TO be one Thompson, an
q. qualntance of his at Barton but that thompson
had been subsequently, seen by him, and proved
not b be The man. lAe defendant then gave
evidence tending to sll0w that the bridge had no
such defect in It as that described BY plaintiff, and
that plaintiff, horse cds not tdDled there, but was
lamed prior 10 ne time Of the alleged injury.
The plaintiff then called in reply one Elbrdge
llutoon, OF I}ndCu, who testified that he waS
the man who came up behind the plaintiff at the
time and place named and fully confirmed all the
testimony OF plaintiff, rs TO the injury there, lie
testified that one Nose Sawyer was with witness
ana that Sawyer helped the plaintiff out o his
difficulty That Sawyer was OF Iopsham, w.,
but that he had gone into the 10th regiment Of
Vermont volunteers.
The witness testified that he had seen the
plaiYtih repeatedly 81 &c the occurrence, but had
never told him OF what he knew about it, except
to say to him in January at, that perhaps be
could be OF service 10 him. nor disclosed these
facts to any one but his own wife, until plaintiff
called ou him with au officer and subpoena, at
Lyndon, 90 the evening after the plaintiff had ties.
tfed in Opening nii case, a, th, term of the
court.
Il was the finding Of this long sought witness
to TIL. point, BY such marV tious good fortune
that impaired to the case aa interest almost dra-
matte.
Verdict for niut6. Damages S93 10.
Bartlett & Burke for plaintiff. Davis, Red
field y Colby, for defendant
Frederick p Bridgmaa rs. town Of Hard,9ick.
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