Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1866-07-06
County Court Report.

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The June Term ofthe Orleans Coun-
ty Court, commenced its session on the
18th inst. After an able and appro-
pirate prayer by Rev. j. Fl. Wood
ward, the court was declared open for
the transaction of business. Jurors
were sworn, and the docket was called,
when some forty cases were set for
the jury, which bids fair for a long,
busy term. At2 O'Clock p. NJ, of the
first day Of the term, the grand jury
received its instructions, in an able
clear charge, from Judge Wilson.
The first case set for the jury YVES
Horatio Nye VS.. Henry c. Merriam,
which has been in court since 1859;
it has been tried twice before in this
court, once before a justice, and once
in the Supreme court. 1t is an action
on the case for fraud which the plain
tiff claimed the defendant practiced
upon him, while weighing a quantity
Of butter, at Barton Landing, in the
Fall Of 1858; the plaintiff claimed
that the defendant tempered with the
scales when weighing said butter, and
obtained a false weight The trial
occupied two days and a half, large
number Of witnesses pro and con were
improved, counsel bestowed about nine
hours argument, and the jury had the
case nearly twenty-four hours, wher
they returned a verdict for the plain
tiff to recover S4.63 damages with hi
cost.
Sartle, Redfeld and Bartlett fol
plaintiff; Grout, Dale, Robinson an(
Vail for defendant.
The second case taken up for tria
was Glines VS.. Fish ct. ais. Thi
was all action in troyer for the recov
cry ofprOperty, which has been receipt
ed to an officer to release it from at
tachments. TT e defendant intro
duced evidence tending to prove tina
there had been no demand made up0l
them for the property, and some 9th
er things which took the case from tn
jury on nOn-suit.
Edwards and Dickerman for defeu
dant; Allen and RedheId for plain
tiff.
The third case tried was an actio
Of ejectment; True VS.. Fairchild, up
on the trial of this cause but little ii
terest was manifested. The mai
questions which arose during the tria
was the validity Of titles to certain
premises byyirtue OF set offs, on e>
ecutiOn Plaintiff received a SINAI
verdict, and the case has gone to til
Supreme court on exceptions by tn
defendant.
Edwards, Dickerman and Redfiel
for plaintiff; Sheafe, Dale and Gror
, for defendant.
kimball heirs VS., Mark Nutter, a
action of ejectment for a lot of vii
land i'll the town of Barton, closed u
the business of the first week. TIL
plaintiff set sail with the usual pape
evidence in such cases, but before ia
out at sea hauled to, cast anchor an
; asked for a continuance, which W;
, granted
: Dale and Robinson for plaintiff
e Grout and Redfield for defendant.
The following is list of the Graz
l and Petit jurors for the present ter;
e Grand JurOrs-Amasa Paine, Lo'
ell, Foreman; John Paine, AIban,
If A. B. MathewSon. Barton; WI
it Spencer, Bloomington; Moses NJ
" lOin, Charleston Azariah Wright, CO
entry; Adam White, Craftsbur
Sumner Frost, Derby; Lindol FrenC
Glover Jabez Pinney, Greensbor
e Lewis Albee, Holland; Jonas Kiddc
y lrasburgh; Charles Leavens, ia
II NJ. Leavens, Morgan; Lucius Rob
e son, Newport, Daniel Kelly, Salel
~ l.. II. Allen, Troy; A. S. Miller, We
" field; Peter Gilman, Westmore.
lie Petit Jurors Chester Hyde, Ma
r. aniel Johnson, Albany; G. G. Drov
'e |. K. Drew, Barton; O. FL. Aust
- Bloomington; Porter Human, B;
a ney D. Clark, Charleston; Job Gui
ID Rufus Edmonds, Coventry; Asa
O. Human, Edward L. Hastings, Graf
u bury; D. Ii. Wiley, G. Hunt, Derb
j. E. Dwinnell, G. B. Hazen, Glove
W W L. I. Stickney, Greensboro; Har
v Marsh, Holland; Moody Conner,
N L. Merton, Irasburgh; A Sanbol
&c jay; L. P. Stannard, Lowell; Oh;
T. Leavens, Morgan; Freeman Mill
~ G. L. Sleeper. Newport; Norman N,
T Salem; A. Hodgen, D. NJ. Gallr
Troy: Mortin Stebbins, Westfiel
j. L. Woodward, Westmore.
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