Bradford opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1874-1881, 1875-01-09
Orange County C0mrt--Dec. Term

l.. q. iIINCKLEN, CLERK.
s. b. lIrBARp, Deputy Cierk.
MI, BoyDEN, States attorney,
=. X. BERRY, SHERIFF
lIENRY OyiArr Reporter.
Monday, Dec. 2sth.
The court met this morning, af.
ter recess since, last Tuesday, for
the transaction of the court bust
ness. There are good many cases
for trial and it is doubtful if court
rises this week.
The first ease ready for hearing
was DantorM q. Dantorth. Petition
for divorce. The wife, who petitions
resides in Topsham. and the husband
formerly did. Bill granted for IN
t0lerable severity. Leslie and Rog-
ers for libellant.
No. 40. William e. buchanan q.
Dennis Crummey aWd Bank Of Nep,
bury, trustee. Assumpsit on two
notes. Defense that the smaller
note of 5000 was never delivered
as note to the plaintiff, but was
written for another purpose and OBJ
tained unfairly by him, that Sl45.,
90 had been paid on the other note
and the balance rendered. The trial
occupies the most of the day.
Tuesday, Dec. Goth.
No 40. Is ended this forenoon,
but 10 decision rendered. Leslie and
Rogers for pltf. Gambell and Smith
for deft.
Cressey y. Cressey. Divorce grant.
ed for intolerable severity. Alimo
ny allowed according to petition.
Rowell for libellant.
No. 10. VIM II. N. Honayu q.
Carpenter, Bailey, Leslie ard Gilman
Action for false imprisonment and
trespass in the case. This suit grew
out of the Howard divorce suit
The defendants who are lawyers
and sheritfs, went with Mrs. How
ard to West Fairlee at the time she
obtained her child. There was ne
full hearing, simply motion tol
continuance made OH the part of the
defendants case continued. CLARK
and the Hebards for pll1. Leslie
& Rogers and Carpenter for dcfts'
No. 115. Catherine 4. Horard D.
Wm. II. ". Houard. Petition fol
divorce. Motion by libellant tol
continuance and fer an extension OF
the or(ier for temporary alimony
Motion by deft. to have the order
granting the custody of the child to
the libellant, vacated. The motions
were sustained by various interest.
ing ai1idavits and the arguments of
counsel. The court decided to con-
tinue the case and to extend the
temporary alimony of $4,000, pay
able on the first day of each month
up to and including June LIST and
refused to vacate the order giving
the mother the custody of the child.
No. 116. VIM. Ii. NJ. Ho,oard o.
Catherine A. Hovard. Petition fol
divorce. Motion by deft. for an or
der for specifications Of the acts of
adultery relied on by the libellant
to sustain his case and also for a
continuance. Both motions granted
The counsel in the two cases above
are A. p. Carpenter and Leslie g.
Rogers, and Denison for Mrs. How.
ard. Clark and the Hebards for
DR.. Howard.
No. 8. George ". Wilbur q. Sted-
man ard Moses Peyham. Trover for
a horse. Trial lasts through the
day.
BickneU &c Pollard .. Vermont
Copper Mining Co. At chambers
this evening Chancellor Redfeld
amended former order granting a
commission to survey the mine of
defendant, by substituting the name
of John Pollard for that of one of
the defendants Joseph l. Bicknell,
originally named in the order. The
order was granted at Montpelier
some weeks ago appointing com.
missioner to ascertain whether the
works of the defendants extended
into the property of the orators.
RowelI for orators. Clark and Farm
ham for detts.
Wednesday, Dee. Both.
No. 40. Buchanan o. CruDamey,
Judgment for plff. to recover on beth
notes in suit, less the payment Of
$4,000. Tender not sufficient.
trustees held for the amount in
their hands.
No. 8. Wilbur q. Perham is fin
ished. Boyden and Denison for
plff. Rowell and Perrin for def.
Kathan .. HAITIAN. Petition for
divorce. Bill granted for intoleraDle
severity.
Reed .. Reed. Divorce. Bill grant
ed for intolerable severity. Randall
for libellant in both cases.
Sloan .. Sloan. Divorce. Bill
granted for desertion. Farnham
for libellant.
Gour q. GOur. Divorce. Bill grant
ed for intolerable severity. Boy
den for libellant.
White o. White. Divorce. Bill
granted for intOlerable severity and
refusal to support. Bill granted and
custody of the three children given
TO the mother, the libellant. He
bard for Ibellant.
LaselIe q. LaselIe. Divorce. Bill
granted for intOlerable severity. lii
bellant allowed alimOny, and to
resume her maiden name. Perrin
for libellant.
No. 12S. AndreU j. Russ .. Henry
G. Buynham. Action of trespass