Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1871-03-23
Rutland County Court.
MARCH TERM, 1871.

HAhOh 4hn1l1
HON. HoYT n. WHEELER, Chief Judge.
HON. JEROME B. BROMLEY, Assistant
Hon. BRADLEY FISH, I Judges.
Thursday, March 10th, 1S71.-The trial
of No. II, Isaac w. Aiken gs. Alonzo q.
Blaisdell, was concluded, being argued by
Warren II. Smith and Walter G. Dunton
for the Plaintiff, and w. G.. Veazey and
Edwin Edgerton for the Defendant. After
the charge by court, the jury retired and
soon after returned verdict for the Plain
tiff, being some over fifteen hundred dol
lars. 1t is understood that exceptions
were taken by the Defendant and that
the case will be taken to the Supreme
CouZt. @ .
The trial of No.75, Huldah Williams us
Isaac W. Akin was then commenced, and
the remainder of the day occupied in
hearing testimony on the part of the
Plaintiff, which, however, was not con-
Guided. This is an action for an alleged
breach of warranty in sale of merchandise,
being, in fact, part of the same course of
deal out of which the suit Aiken vs. Blais-
dell originated. W. G.. Veazey, Edgerton
& Nicholson for Plaintiff w. H. Smith,
Prout & Duntoh for Defendant.
Friday, March 18th, 1S71.-The day
was occupied in hearing of the testimony
in No. rs, Huldah Williams as. Isaac w.
Aiken. W. G.. Veazey, Edgerton
& Nicholson for Plaintiff; w. n. Smith,
Prout & Dunton for Defendant.
At the opening of the court this NOR
ming the argument for the plaintiff will
be opened by Edwin Edgerton, Esq.
Saturday, March 1S.-The trial of No.
rs, Huldah Williams u.s. Isaac Aiken was
concluded, being argued to the jury by
Edwin Edgerton and W. G.. Veazey for
Plaintiff, and Warren III. Smith and
Walter G. Dunton for Defendant, fJohn
Prout presenting to the Court the points
of law claimed by defendant.) After the
charge by the Court, the jury retired and
soon after returned verdict for. the De-
PENDANT, after which the Court took re-
cess until Monday.
Monday, March 20.-On the coming in
of the Court the trial of No. S4, T. & W.
Miller as. John d. Wood and others was
commenced, and the day occupied in the
examination of witnesses. The trial OF
this cause will probably occupy the whole
, of to-day.
G. M. Willard and John Prout for
Plaintiffs, Horace G.. Wood and Charles
Fl. Joyce for Defendants.
TUESDAY, March 21.-The day was occu-
pied in the hearing of testimony in No.
"a, T. & w. Miller v. John D. Wood ct
al, which was not concluded at the hour
of adjournment 1t is probable that the
entire day, to-day, Wednesday, will be
occupied in the trial of this cause.
The next cause for trial will be No
1856, M. E. Marshall v. Birchard & Page
Wednesday, March 22.-No "a, Miller
as. Wood, was still on trial, the entire
day being occupied in the testimony and
arguments, which were closed. @. M
Willard arguing the cause for the Plain.
tiff, and Charles IT. Joyce and Horace
G. Wood for the Defendants. At the
opening of the Court, this morning, the
cause will be given to the jury, after the
charge by the Court.
The next cause will be No. 1856, M. +.
Marshall Us. Birchard and Page. This is
an action on the case for injuries received
! by being run over by train on the Rut-
land and Burlington Railroad at Claren-
don, some two or three years since, the
Plaintiffs wife and child being killed and
the Plaintiff seriously injured.