The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1866-12-21
Caledonia COuntu Court.

No. 46. s. X. Remick VS. The Toacn of
Hard,cick. This was an action on the case
against the town of Hardwick for the al
legged default of Charles Shipman. deceas-
ed, While constable of the town. The Diff
sued out writ against one Grey Whitcher.
In the name of William Wiles, and placed
it in the hands of said Shipman with direc-
tons to attach all the said Whitcher's prop
erty real and personal. The personal prop
eriy was sold on the writ. Judgment was
Obtained in 1860 in said suit. and execution
duly taken out and placed in Shpman's
hands. Shipman made return on the exc
cutlon that there was $3.50 avails of the
sale of the personal property sold on the
writ, in his hands, to be applied on the ex-
ecutioH. Shipman went into the army in
1864 and deceased. The plff. claimed that
Shlpman had not paid over the $50. and
and had been negligent in attaching, keep
ing and selling the property. Verdict for
pltf. for S45.43 damages and costs. Wing
and Burke for plff. Davis and Hathaway
for def.
No. l2S. State VS. Isaac Hanscon.b The
respondent was indicted by the grand iury
June term 1863, tor impeding A. W. PAGE.
then deputy sheriff. in attaching the re-
spondent's property in the autumn of 1862.
Plea. not guilty, and verdict not guilty.
States Attorney tor state. Brown and G.
W. CahOOn tOl respondent.
No. 81. Wheaton Liringston VS. Torn Of
Albany. This was an action of assr1mpsit
in which the plff. sought to recover of the
town of Albany the sum of $500. as a boun-
ty which he claimed the town agreed to
pay him for having re-enlisted as veteran
January ., 1864, for three years. to the
credit of the town of Albany. The DIFF. re-
enlisted at that time to the credit of the
town. as he claimed. with the understand
ing that if the town of Albany would not
pay him bounty he could change his ere
dit to some other town. In January. 1865 :,
pltf. came home on furlough. and was Of
tered a bounty if he would have his credit
changed to another town. He saw one of
the selectmen of the town of ALBANY and
asked if that town would pay him bounty
and claimed that after some negotiation the
selectmen promised, if he would remain to
the credit OF that town, to pay him as much
bounty as they paid any one. The court
held that def. must recover because if hold
that the pllf. had failed to show that the So
lectmen had authority to make the contract
but submitted to the jury to find that the
selectmen did so promise the pltf. The iu-
ry found that the selectmen did so promise
the pltf.. but returned 10 accordance with
the directions of the court a verdict for tha
deft. Stoddard and Ross for DIFF. Prem.
tiSs and Redfield for deft.
No. 43. SWranus Queen VS. Geo. " Carr
apt. This was an action of trespass against
the dett. for taking and carrying away the
pltf COW. 1t appeared the dett. had nrp :
viously sold this COW to one Luman Owen
retaining lien on the COW for his nav
Deft. claimed that Luman Owen never maid
him for the COW. and therefore he took the
COW. Luman Owen claimed he had paid
the dett. fully for the COW. Verdict for
pin. to recover s41.23 and costs. Brown
and otoddard for plf. Pierce and Bartlett
for dett.
! NO. 49, Luther Bradley VS. Noses Sac
YER. his was an action of assumpsit BY
"hlch the plff claimed to recover for two
months and ten days work of his minor SON.
Inc deft' claimed that he hired the plff. to
work for four months. and that the son left
before the expiration OF the four months
without justifiable cause. and also that mart
OF the services were rendered for tba doft
and one Tilden jointly, and that that norton