Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1876-04-28
Windhaln County Court.

was an action of Cjectment, and involved
the title 10 some land situated in Westmn-
ster. Tho plaintiff claimed title through
his grandfather, who devised the use of the
land, in 1897, to his wife for life, and at her
decease the use of said land to his daughter
and her children, and al the decease of said
daughter 10 Eer children. The mother of
the plaintiff deceased in 1865, and the plain
tiff now claims said land. The plaintiff
claims by adverse possession, having o.
cupied said lands under warrdntee deeds
for more than forty years. Judgment pro
forma for def.
4. II. Stone, AdH1'T, o. El5ridge q. Cross
This was an action Of trover 10 recover for
&C Itain U. S. bonds and savings bank de-
post book which were claimed 10 belong
10 tho estate of Mrs. Buckley, late Of Gull
ford, deceased. The defendant claimed,
and his evidence tended To show, that the
bonds were sold by him as agent, and that
he fully accounted 10 Mrs. Buckley for the
proceeds of said sale. The defendant fur
Their claimed that the bank book was made
over 10 him by virtue Of certain contract
which he was to see fulfilled. The plain
tiff's evidence showed that the defendant
never paid any consideration for said bank
book, and that the same was assigned to
the defendant in order to enable him TO
draw tie money from Tie bank as agent.
Judgment for the amount of the deposit
book.
Samuel b. Higgins q. Luther OSgOOd.-
Action against the defendant as collector,
for taking property Of the plaintiff and
selling the same for taxes. The defendant
was collector of school district in Brook
line, and the plaintili, by vote of the
town, was set off to another school district
in said Brookln before the tax was voted,
hnt subsequent to portion Of tie liability
incurred by said district. The question
was whether the town, by virtue of said
vote, could take property from one district
and add it TO another, so as to enable par
ty thus set OF 10 escape taxation in the
school district to which he first belonged,
after a liability OF the district to taxation
had occurred. Judgment pro forma for
plaintiff, S75.
Lorenzo W. Bash q. Luther OSOOOd.-This
case involved the same question as the pre-
ceding case. Judgment pro forma for plff.,
$40
Harlaad Copeland q. Henry FYus.-An
action of troyer for a.horse. Judgment for
pllf., s13O.
Wm. Mdther .. Henry BelloWs.-Action
against the defendant as collector of the
town Of Marlboro. The plaintiff was adj
judged bankrupt, and his property passed
TO the assignee Of his estate. The plaintiff,
instead of the assignee, was taxed for the
property, and upon the plaintiffs refusal
to pay The taxes assessed against him, the
collector proceeded to collect the same.
The property upon which taxes were as
sessed consisted of a farm upon which was
a mortgage. The assignee realized nothing
from the farm above the homestead and
mortgage, and it was conceded that interest
in the homestead belonged to tho plaintiff.
Judgment for defendant.
School District No. Of iStrdtt0n y. Simeon
May and Charles BrOWn.-This was an ac-
ton of trespass ON the freehold. the plain
tiT district claimed that the defendants en-
tered school house in Stratton and took
and carried away two lengths of stove pipe
and otherwise injured the school room.
This is the third suit which has been bro't
for this offence against the defendants. The
first two suits were dropped on account of
technical defects. This was a civil action,
but the defendant May was arrested last
August, and for want Of bail was lodged in
the County Jail, where he has remained
until the present time. The evidence upon
the part of the district consisted of two wit
nesses who testified as TO admissions made
by one of the defendants. The defendants
denied the ot1ense charged, but admitted
that they went into the school house, which
was open. The case was heard by the
court, aud judgment was rendered in favor
of the defendants.
The following divorces were granted:-
For intolerable severity, Martha j. Wells
Y. Thos. q. Wells Abby e. Ward v, Cal
vim Ward ; Julia NJ. Sylvester V. Francis
A. Sylvester. For wilful desertion, James
Aiken Y. Susan Aiken Julia A. Pratt v.
John Pratt; Maria l.. Rice v. Edwin l..
Rice; Eliza a. Smith V. Edwin G. Smith.
For adultery, John II. Divoll Y. Susan J.
! Diyoll.