Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1876-12-13
Caledonia County Court.

,, are Hon Jonathan Ross, Presiding Judge
Hon. c. T. A. Humphrey, Hon. M. K
Gray, Assistant Judges; Hon. A. f Ran
kin, Clerk; Henry C. Ide, States Attor
nev; William II. Preston, Sheriff.. Henr,
Oviatt. s.eneographi reporter. The open
ing of the court WAS preceded by prayer
offered by Rev. Mr. Royce, pastor OF the
Freewill Babt>t Church, in St. Johnsbury
The term bids fair to be of the ordinary
length Tie number Of new entries i
less than u~ual,-only ninety-tive. as yet
Applications for divorce are also thinning
out, there boinT but five at the present
term. Hon. Bliss n Davis, the Ne>tor O.
the Caledonia County Bar. celebrated his
sevcntv-tith birthday last Friday. Not
willIstanding his advanced age, Mr.. Davi:
is as alert and vigorous rs any of his
Younger brethren. and >u>tains the burden
of "a large practice with ease and sue
cess.
The first case had by tie jury was
Dorothea 0. Swazcy, opt, vs.. Mary L..
|
The plaintiff and her deceased sister
Mary. lived together for about thirty years
on farm in Dtnvilie and C,tterIy) in 4
home in the village Of North Danvllle,
supported by the un ivided estate left
them by their father. They were both old
maids, and not liking the comptnionship
of the male sex. divided the labor; Dolly
taking the outdoor work, such tending
ing the fences. while Polly kept he house.
Alter Il hlle Polly, who was the elier. be
came sick, and for the last four years Of
her life was insane and was taken c;tie OF
by Dolly, both sisters still living alone and
| Dolly now doing all the work-bolh in
doors and out
heirs OF her property We're her ,>tet Dol
~ :, BROTHER, and several rephews and
nIcccs. The Joint estate of the sisters was
vtlGcd at about six thousand dollars. The
commissioners allowed Dolly some four
hundred Odd dollars for kim care of her
sister from which decision She Appealed,
claiming thrl she was entitled to lhe whole
of her sisters property; first, because that
was merely adequate pay for the hard
work She had done for many years and
particularly during PoIv'> illness and in
SAM Y, tnu, >tconi, because Polly has re-
pcalcdly declared to herself and to others
in her presence that she should have all
her property after her death. in payment
for the hart time She WAS having. Dolly
could not be I Witness under the Stltute;
but >hc made ot II strong case by HE
testimony OF several OF the nei hbOrs. The
deitl.ct WAS quite weak and 1t WIS tpptr-
emf tll;'t the Other heirs We're simply fight
nr to cut her award 70 IS small Il li-ur,.
+ possible. The Jury gave her SItJ9 -
and costs. The case viii 80 10 the Su
prtMr Court.
Mr>-l>. Eeldrn X Idle for the plaintiffs
M,.>>r,. Bis \. and Charles IL Davis tor
the defendant.
c. T. NcCril!i, vs. the Farmers Mutual
Insurance Company WAS the second case
and the lrial Vas ~ fine an exhibition OF
pl.tln Wing - Is often seen in Il court room.
| he pluln.lli i I somewhat notorious rcs.-
dent of South ladWirk and he uneuvia-
bic reputation OF that NIillyc for Tough
cases was fully >u> aimed. Ii appeared
that IN the rinT Oi 1874 McCrllIs u.surcl
4 barn and il contents situated on the
wr>t hill IN llariWick for three hundrcd
dollars, his application being taken bN
Matt Bryant, then III tiit employ OF A. {
Brown, an agent OF the F;,lmcls Mutual
The l'lAintltf bought lhe barn ana six-
teen acres ct land >It rodndlnw il in 1870
.or three hundred dollars and ruv,..:t mur,-
gaze back 10 L,vI Goodrich. The cruntor.
iur tWo hundred and eth v-tIve dollars.
secured N the pro- 'criv purchased and III
,'lan,tl house ana lot III the Village OF
>"uth liudwIck. Although this moltu.t =.
All been icr, CLOSED and the term OF It-
drmpUun htd nearly tXplrrd. sill II,
lAit4t II application for Insurance. 1t was
stated that IN property MAS uucncumbtl-
CT i he L,.rn buj nrd Gown on Sunday
night IN tie first pat of Jane. 1874. an.
The cong any refused t. pay the in>ur4rlc,
III iAr grounds chiefly OF ml>lrprc>,nIa-
Ton III Tie application IL t. the lutum
blancc ami OF over N.,ltlIon of Inc pru.-
rllv.
Tho. iurv r,,,,.,i,,,,..,.,. Iii .ri
I.,yiI..ni hrni,.,h, -, -,;I
u,,lcr OF the. C.,nri in ,,,i,I, ,b,,
That p.:tlltl,tf ,g, mon .,,l,iv ,,.,',,
than Fine n,rui,,s v,.,.. ,,',,.,.1..I', i'''
lI,,. ,l,,IuiItt t,.d Er,.,n, tI,. ''I'''
tru,rl1y which w., ,n.,,,,.,l =, 49,. ~
cation And Iry.,l,t ,i,J n,'r =, :, ,!i -
dat pl., n II ,Ia NOT over Win. ,i..'"..'.
cry nlfh HE ,,.>u.n ana ,,,,,,,,,''. ~
lr:,udin,, Tho. INSURANCE. tn,,,,.n, III, H.
The. lc..l value. Of tl,.. t,,rn W.. ~ -,
land fine. h.tv and ~,r,, ,;,.,' .ti'I'',.
The plAintn WAS ruiIty OF -, :,
IN u,,Ai,., ,.,,,,t ~ ,I, Gu iti-
gives the cas-. to tln. ,I,f.nJ,n' 'n ' ,h.'
l.ct~. and SAWS the ,3,,j~Inn ~ =, ,. r
nice lry.u defence. which INV ~,
raised. Tie r:,>.viIi nrnn.I,i,. j.. 10y,
to the Sutr,ln. Co.,r1 liz ~. nI,,,,'i.,
Exception to the Cuuit-s l1,..nr~ =. +, iy, -
,lrn,t AND to some p,rt, thf ,.l'.,r.,,,
The chance OF reversal !. nn,r H.. '"'
H. + Carter and j. + I,n,.n, to,.-.,t.i,,
ttl Me>>r>. Samuel Wells. /. u ji.,,h.,-
way and IL. {. BrL!,u t,,. ,i,.frn I.,,-
H. own Of Dauv.llr v The toxn .t
Sheffield. Tie thir,i cas-. 1ri.J w,s ns
pulc bt tween tn, two n,Ini,.,,r,l;,',,. ~
whom should DAY In. ,xn..,,i.., &c
sickness and funeral o. AuriIl, Gr,y l.
appeared that Mrs. GRAY WAS the. ,.,,rI
wife Of Reuben Gray. an old nun residing
i'll South Wheclock. but HAVING his :. ~
idencc," in :, LEGAL sens. !, H.