Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1868-12-29
Orleans County Court.


VS.. ~. II. OllludI. HIS was Oil az
ton of general assumpsit-for the
price of quantity of fish-which the
plaintiff claimed he sold to the defen-
dant and one Joseph Blodgett and
the plaintiff claimed that the defend
ant was liable as partner OF Blod-
gett. The defendant claimed that be
purchased the fish for Biodgett, and
that he was not partner OF Blod-
gett. 1t appears by plffs. evidence
that the plff., being dealer in fish IN
Salem, Mass, agreed to sell the fish TO
the defendant, and that before they
were delivered, the defendant inform
ed the plff., that he intended to take
Blodgett in with him-and the pill,
charged the amount to the firm OF
Gilman & Blodgett.
The defendants evidence tended to
show that he only purchased the prop
erty for Blodgett, and so informed
the plff. 1t appears that Mr.. Blod
gett died before this suit was brought.
Verdict for plff., for $170,65 DANA
ges and cost. r. G. & G. FL. Renton
for plff., H. G. Wilson & W. D. Crane
for def.
j. G. Simpson VS.. Horace Pierce,
This was an action against the defend
ant as high sheriff of Orleans county,
fer the default Of his deputy, Amory
Parker, and Mr.. Parker was the real
deft., at interest i'll the suit.
Mr.. Parker, as deputy sheriff had
a writ placed in his hands in favor of
the plff., and against A. W. Putnam
and he attached a large amount OF
property belonging to Putnam, cou.
sisting of barges, wagons, horses, lime
tools, &c. Parker took a receipt fol
this property or half OF it and al
lowed it to be used-and the piif
claimed that it had become much dam
aged while under his control. The
plff., further claimed that Parker ha(
money in his hands cleared from ;
5 sale of portion OF this property
+ The defendant offered some evi
, dence which took the plfI., by surprise
and he was compelled to ask con
tinuance Of the case.
: l.. Coburn vs.. town of Troy. Thi
was an action on the case for dana
ges sustained on account of insuficiel
cy of the highway in Troy. Plea tn
general issue. This case was trie,
t at the December term, 1861, and con
/. sumed five days, aud the jury di3a
i greed. The great effort made b.
both parties in Iitigating tie cas-,
both in the number Of witnesses sun
> moned, and in the array Of able couI
It sci retained by each party, has cause
IS a degree of interest in the case, nc
It usual in the ordinary cases tried i
o court. 1t appears from the pItf7s tie.
timOny, that he was going to Mort
% Troy with load Of block wood, I'll
2. wood being piled up above theordiI
: airy wagon body, and secured 10y az
2, ditionaI boards placed on the bod,
o and that the front wheel of the WACO
dropped into a hole in the road, AN
u he was thrown from the wagon al
e his leg broken Some OF the wood ie
d from the wagon and upon the plt1.-
d HIS evidence tended to show that
q suffered severely from this injury, al
was confined to the house SO day
= and he claims that he was permanent
/ ly injured land in support Of til
Ill claim offered the evidence OF numb,
H. of physicians. The town claimed thi
40 there was no hole in the highway,ar
II that it was not out OF repair. The d
PENDANT also claimed that the WOO
H. was careleSsly and insecurity loade
I'd and that this contributed to pr0du
mt the injury. The town offered a lar
H. number OF witnesses to prove that t
-, road was in good repair.
This case is on trial at the time
0u going to press.