Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1868-07-03

ing. He further claimed that they
drove up to his house about eleven
o'clock in the evening, and made .
great noise and disturbance while
searching the house. The defendants
claimed that they were quiet and Or
derly in their search.
The court ruled that the warrant
was illegal but that if the plaintiff
knew that it was illegal, and then
gave them permission to search, he
would not be entitled to recover
Verdict for plaintiff for $4,99 dam
ages. w. W. Grout and L. FL. Bisbee
for plaintiff. Geo. N. Dale and }.
P. Sartle for defendants.
Lot P. James VS.. J. G, Parmenter.
Assumpsit for goods sold the daughter
of the defendant. The plaintiff was
keeping store at South Troy, and
the defendants minor daughter, then
residing there, purchased goods OF
the plaintiff to the amount of $40 on
the credit of her father. The plain
tiff offered evidence tending to prove
that the daughter was extremely des-
titute of necessary clothing, and that
the defendant neglected to fur nish her
with such clothing. The plain tiff also
claimed that he had shown the bill of
goods to the defendant, at plaintiffs
store and that defendant agreed to and
ratified the purchase Of his daughter.
The defendant claimed that his daugh
ter was not destitute Of clothing ne
cessary for her comfort and that he
never raJ1neQ Jne COutI Uf 1Ii0
daughter. The court ruled the plain
tiff could not recover unless the jury
should find that the defendant ratified
his daughters purchase, and that a
minor could not pledge the credit of
a father in this manner. Verdict for
plaintiff for $60,71 damages and costs.
Ell. G. Wilson, G. Fl. Benton and John
Young for plaintiff. j. FL. Prentiss
for defendant.
| 0. W. Tyler and wife, VS.. B. Hunt.
This was an action Of trespass on the
case. Plea general issue. 1t appear
ed that the plaintiffs wife while driv-
ing a team on highway in Troy, met
the defendant with a team consisting
of two horses and buggy wagon driv-
ing quite fast; that when the teams
passed each other, the handles of a
plough which the defendant had in his
wagon struck Mrs. Tyler a severe
blow, causing rupture in her side and
= otherwise injuring her. The plain
tiffs claimed that Mrs. Tyler suffered
much from this injury, and was sick a
long time. The defendant claimed
= that he was not in fault III the matter,
y and that the plaintiffs wife did not
team out of the road, as far as She
= might, and that on account of bank
on the side of the road nearest the de-
q PENDANT, he could not turn out. This
: was denied by the plaintiffs.
}. Verdict for plaintiff for $475 dam
: ages. Dorman & Crane for pltfs
Il w IloOll N CChbOh III dClI.
4 There being a number of cases on
t the docket which Judge Steele was
h disqualified to try on account OF hav,
+. ing acted as counsel or having some
! interest in them, Judge Peck open
4 ed the court Tuesday afternoon
I There being no jury case ready for
r trial, the counsel in the Newport
4 bridge case, commenced the testimo-
: nv in tho case of which volunnoa havn
K been taken during the past vacation
J. before Hon. |. n. Cushman, commits
# sioner. The controversy is between
h. the Conn. & Pass. r. R. Co., and the
r town of Newport and Derby,in regard
l. to the discontinuance of the old bridge
,r at Newport village. 1t will take a
ID number of days to read the testimony
John Tinker VS.. J. Morrill, d A
is B. Nelson. This was an action of
,h trover for a wagon and harness. The
,8 execution on which the wagon anC
n harness was attached by the plain
CD tiff as sheriff, not being produced b,
n the plaintiff and not being able t,
e. show its loss, he was compelled to ash
es for a continuance, which the cour
er granted on terms that the plaintiff
nd pay the costs of the term on bot
as sides and s. attorney fee.
ed Irasburgh National Bank of On
he leans vs.. John B. Fassett. This wa
lis an action Of special assumpsit on
wv bank note of $500 in which the plain
er tiff claimed to recover OF the plair
lct tiff as endorser on the note.
tut
Tor We take the following items frol
les the Express:
le- STRUCK BY DEMONSTRATING tn
lat thunder storm of Monday evening
lat the 18th inst, the dwelling house o
mn Asa B. Hancock, in Coventry, wa
no struck by lightning. The fluid ente
et- ed the house near the floor, tearing
I'm up to the stove, which it upset cuttin
,ay off three of its legs and scattering tt
Ter blocks upon which it stood about tt
10 room; cut off a lamp chimney an
oy again returned to the floor tearing
the into fragments; thence into the grouu
n in three different veins, two of the
ant running out of the house, one on tt
- south and one on the west side; the
I'm branching off in different direction
his running sometimes under ground, al
cut then following logs and rocks di
INN lance of eight or ten rods to a be
let where further trace was lost. N
ana Hancock, but a moment before W
standing where the main cure
sts' passed out Of the house, and tn
am barely escaped, perhaps, fatal injur