The Vermont transcript. [volume] (St. Albans, Vt.) 1864-1870, 1864-12-30
Franklin Comfy Court.

Hon H. II. Hoyt, Hon. r. i. Bingham,
Assistant Judges
The Franklin County Court which
held session at the court house, De-
cember 18th, and adjourned on the
evening of December 2lst, disposed of
several causes and the leading ones
only will be mentioned in this report.
The case John Burt VS. Noah II.
Eldred's Estate was an appeal from the
decision of the probate court by the
plaintiff and after long trial and ar
guments was not decided, the decision
not being announced by the Court
Royce x Hall attorneys for appellant
and Edison & Rand, for appellee
The motion of plaintiff for new
trial in the case Henry Il. Seymour
VS.. Calvin S. Loomis was denied.
Thrall Thompson & Go. vs.. Charles
W Stilphen and trustees and claim
ant George W. Stlphen, was tried ON
exceptions to an auditors and COM
missioner's reports. Court gave Judg-
ment for the plaintiff on the report
and G, L. Lawrence Il O. ID. Mason
were adjudged liable to the Plaintiff
according to their disclosures. Claim
ant held the account against &. q j.
Billiard and was allowed his costs.
Plaintiffs except and case passes to the
Supreme Court H. A. Burt, attorney
for plaintiff, Royce, Il Hall for defen
liant. In the case of Lyman Fl. Pei
ton, VS. Alvin II. Mason there was n
motion made tor a new trial-on which
there was continuance.
William Clapp VS.. David Golf and
others--an action Of ejectment was
: heard and resulted in judgment for
the plaintiff. Edison & Rand for
plaintiff And Myron Buck Il H. S
Royce for defendant. Hiram Bellows
: VS.. James Bevins was hearing on
Commissioners report to set out n
homestead and on u motion to recon-
init report. The report was confirmed
and homestead severed and set out ac-
cording to the report. TO this decis-
!; : ion plaintiff excepted and cause passes
to the Supreme Court. Dewey & No
be attorneys for plaintiff and Arson &
Charles Soule for the defendants.
In the case State vs. Martha d. Clark
which was tried last September Term
- aud resulted in verdict of guilty OF
;, manslaughter, there was II motion for
a new trial, which motion was denied
by the Court Exceptions were taken
and sentence was respitcd and cause
passed to the Supreme Court. n F.
Wood & Henry A. Burt for the State
and H. r. Beardsley and Myrop Buck
for defendant.
= The case of William Mullen VS.. r.
r. Sherman attracted considerable in
terest After full hearing, the Court
gave Il Judgment for the defendant to
recover his cost. Paintig excepted
and cause was passed to the Supreme
Court. NIyron Buck for plaintiff and
Edison Il Rand for the defendants
In the matter of the complaint OF
Rosannah Prince against Cornelius
Peters it was adjudged that the de
PENDANT is the father of the plaintiff
:. child, and the defendant was adjudged
!, liable to pay to the plaintiff $4,000 q
- year, payment 20 commence Januar,
LIST 1865.
b. w. Fuller VS.. William A. levitt
;. and trustee Henry c. Colcord, was
tried upon the disclosure of the trustee
. and Commissioners Report Cour
decided that trustee be discharged
\ with his cost Plaintiff excepted ant
cause passes to the Supreme Court
NJ. W. Bailey and ID. r. Bailey & n
f. Wood for the plaintiff and NJ
Hill attorney for the trustee,
-, A session of the court of CHANGER,
- was held by Chancellor Adds, common
&C cling Dec 26, and adjourning Dec Is
no The case of John Gates and other
rv VS.. Horace Livingston and wife anc
and Benjamin H. Smalley vs. John r
Corliss were argued and submitted
ne 1t is expected that the Chancello
Ii will announce his DEGREES in both case
rs by Tuesday next.
10 aas- A mass meeting of Wool Grow
We ers will be held at White River junction