Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1873-10-17

Hon. JOHN PIERPoINT, Presiding Judge.
Hon. NATHANIEL PAEEsf, J...,,,.,. lad,
Hon. ALSEY STONE, ~

Chiitenden County Court.
Hon. JOHN PIERP0INT, Presiding Judge.
Hon Hon. N ANN sTdx FAE Assistant judges
FRIDAY, Oct. 81, 1873.
At the opening Of the court yesterday
morning, the Jury in the ease OF Stevens vs..
Stevens, after being out all night, came into
court, stating that there was no posi-
bility of their agreement, AID were there
fore discharged.
Soon after, the jury ia Simoud- ". Bordo
brought in verdict IA favor - r. plain
tiff for $50 damages and costs.
The trial of the case of E.un G. Mars
vs.. Albert c. Stevens was then commenced.
This was an action Of as-ump>it 10 recover
$500, consisting of money loaned TO defend
ant in contemplation of partnership for
the manufacture of doors, sash and blinds
at North Williston in the fall of ISL, and
also for services performed for the defend
ant. The defence was the general issue, a
plea of payment, and also n general and
special plea in set off, the defendant claims
ing that large policy of insurance which
the parties held upon their manuiactory,
il North Williston, which was burned soon
a fer they commenced business, was assigned
II the plaintiff under an agreement between
the parties that the plaintiff should
assume all the partu 'rship debts. On
the testimony OF tn plaintiff non
suit was ordered by the < )urt to be entered
/ in the case, His Honor holding that no re-
eoyery could be had under the existing
! form of the action brought. MesSrS. Il. P.
B. Hewitt and +. F. Brownell for the
plaintiff. l.. l.. Lawrence for the defend
ant.
! The remainder of the day was occupied by
| the trial of William Gordon rs. p. +. Web
stor This was an action brought to recover
for severe personal injuries claimed TO have
been received by the plaintiff at the hands
of the defendant, in June, 1879, damage
| laid Mt $500. The defence Is justification
! of selEdefence The case Will occupy pOr-
| ton of to-day. Messrs. l.. l.. Lawrence
and l.. F. Wilbur for the plaintiff, and II.
H. Talcott and Henry Ballard for defend
ant.
SATURDAY, Oc;. /.
The morning session yesterday was occu-
pied with the concluding arguments and
! charge Of the court in Gordon vs.. Webster.
At three O'Clock the iury brought ia
verdict in favor OF the p!air,il ior one '-nE
damages and costs.
The next case wa, that Of Reuben Fer
euson Is. the estate of lhaddcus K. Fletcher
/ This was an action of special assump-
/ sit To recover upon an agreement made
with the defendant, 7. I. Fletcher, late OF
/ this city, in 1871, specifying that II the
/ plaintiff would purchase OF the defendant
certain real estate situated at Essex Centre,
consisting of a house and lot and a store
building, and would 90 into the mereant-
! lie business in partnership with one Albert
| Barney, he. the said Fletcher. would agree
/ t. indemnify him for all losses that he
! should incur. The plaintiff claims thai he
/ accepted the proposition and after transact
I Ing business Tor fourteen month";, the part
I nership lost about 50 1900. The plaintiff
I claims to recover his share of said loss and
/ also for his services. The defence Is the
general issue, and if there ever was such an
agreement it l. bound By the statute of linn
itationS. f. K. Hard and f. j. Phelps for
plaintiff. H. Ballard and Charles Russell
Tor the estate. The case will probably oc-
cupy the morning session
At the opening OF the court this morning
the jurors not on duty were excused tai ten
O'Clock on Monday morning
The case of Ferguson IS. estate Of Fletcher
was given to the jury at noon. at which
time the court was adjourned till Monday
morning at ten o'clock.
MoNDAY. Oct. o.. 1873.
About an haur after the adjournment at
the Court on saturday, tine jury in the case
of FERGUSON y. Estate of Fletcher, brought
in verdict in favor of the plaintiff for
s.. 1859, and hi- costs.
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W, W imam ''45u,''' Vs. -, If cs,a-al
/" oDs'el 60 tle rairo of n ona9titv of
timber sold by plaintiff to defendants, on a
wood lot belonging to plaintiff in the town
of Bolton. Messrs. L. +. Wilbur and L. l..
Lawrence for plaintiff. Il. II. Talcott and
Henry Ballard. for defendants.
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WrpxrsD,Y. Oct. s.
Gordon IS. Chase and Webster was given
to the jury at noon yesterday. IT three
clock they brought IN a verdict i1r the DE-
PENDANTS with their costs.
The testimony in the case OF CALVIN u.
Carpenter V. Josiah \. Brown occupied
the remainder Of the day. This was an
action of general assumpSit on three pr1mi'-
sorry notes amounting in the aggregate %
81 200. the first two for 500 each aat
the third for 500, all dated April Is, l-ol,
and PAYABLE on the first days of Nov. ISL,
Ias3 and 1873 respectively. The plea OF
payment and sundry accounts IN offset are
set mp in defence. MeSs7s. II. \. peaU.t
and \. y. Spaulliug for plaintiff, ;. II.
Davis and l.. L. Lawrence iJg defendant
go" %
r,-.,,,,+.r g.. nr,vy, wa. given I'd the
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FRIDAY, Ve'- IO'
The ease of Barns IS. NARROW was con-
cludcd nj noon yesterday. Shortly after
the jury brought in verdict of one cent
damages and costs for the plaintiff.
At the opening of the session in tie AFTER
noon the case Of State vs.. j. C. McDonough
va. tried. The respondent in this case
having been convicted of one offence ofsoll-
ing intoxicating liquor before Justice llal-
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