Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1879-06-11
Orange County Court.


commenced ON Tuesday the "a inst Hon II II
powers nresidinp and IJons / p CieveIond and
9 n Darling assistant iudges Tho folloving
are the grand and petit inrors.
Grand ,Jirors-Bradford. Ioseph II Peters.
Braintree. William C. Holman BrookGeld. T.. Y.
Upham: Chelsea. philander Robbins and Thomas
Godfrey: Corinth. A. T. Kinney, Ely. William
paul, Newbury. William w Brock, Orange. +
G. peake and Chester Diclev ftalesmanl Ran
doInh Y 6 Clark. STAFFORD 4 I Onimbv.
Thetford Harvey Dodge. Tonsbam. Edward Me-
Kav. Tunbridge .Iobn Moxlev. Washington. /
II Perkins: West Fairlee. r w Farnham. vii.
liamstown. ID Martin
Petit .J,frors-Bradford John II SAWYER and
f. IIunlsins: Braintree. Levi Thayer and George
p Fits. Rrookfield II A Clark Jr and Henry
Kibbey: Chelsea. II W Dearborn and W. F.
Dewey. Corinth Victor Richardson and Frank
Page. Elv. s. NJ Richardson and ]. H. Clouph +;
Newbury ID T. Kimball and F. Sherwin: Orange
f G. Camn and f X Moves. Randolnh. i Or
cutt and G. u Osgood. Stafford Noah Powers
and G. A Clooston. Thetford II p Cummnpa
| and C C. Emerson. Topsham. John SAWYER and
loci T. Clark. Tunbridpe. l.. Dickerman and ]. s.
| parl,hurst. Washinoton. n II Caswell and n f.
| IIuntinoton. West Fairlee I F Abbott and II s
IIutchins: Williamstown. O. II. Dickerman and
James b. seayer.
The following is summary of the cases tried
Jonathan c. smith "a. Town of Royalton and
! Calvin ID skinner. The defendant skinner was
| formerly town clerk Of the town of Royalton and
| this action wos bronpht nv Smith tn recover
| DAMAGES claimed Tn have been sustained nv reason
Of said SINNERS neglect to keen n proper index
/
The case was tried at the December term, 1877,
and resulted in a disagreement Of the Jury. Since
then the defendant skinner has deceased, his
former testimony taken by the stenographer be
ing read on this trial. the action being against
the town alone this term. The facts of the case
| are these. Smith boupht n farm of one Loyeioy
situate in Royaton. and went tn the clerks office
| to look M the situation of the title lie claimed
| that he and skinner found ONLY encuInbrances
which Smith knew about Subsequently it trans.
| nired there was a prior mortgage existing. the
record of which was not discovered at the above
examination ON account of the imperfect index.
| ing of the books This last mortgage was fore
closed and Smith in consequence had 10 relinquisl
| the farm he had purchased The defence wa.
that Smith never came to look up the records
but asked the town clerl, ON the street IL the lat
ter knew of encumbrance That he Smith, neyei
looked the matter mn until he ascertaned the ex
istence of the said mortgage, when he went to tn,
office and discovered il readily Aftera protracted
absence the inry were discharged disagreed
| Rowell and Boydel for Smith Denison, Heath
and Farnham for defendant.
l.. ID Kelley rs. Charles Leayitt Plaintiff
sought to recover of the defendant the value o
| L. A. t,,,o. ~ ,.i,;n.io
for Strengthening. There was no dispute abou
the number Of animals supplied to defendant, bu
he denied plaintiff claims a. to their weight ant