Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1880-06-09
Orange County Court.
JUNE TERM, 1880.

The session of court commenced on
June LIST, Judge Powers presiding. Al
the opening prayer was offered by Rev. E
Z. Herrick Of Chelsea. This is grand
jury term and the following named gen.
tlemen were present on that panel:
Bradford, J. w. Bliss; Braintree, Ira
Mann; Brookfeld, T. p. Fuller; Chelsea
Franklin Dearborn, Harvey Perigo; Cor,
NTH, Ira ii. Gilbert; Ely, i. d. Paine
Fairlee, VIM. Childs; Newbury, A. NJ
Peach; Orange, Chester Dickey; Ran,
dolph, p. f. Grow: Strafford, Samuel
McMaster; Thetford, II. II. Gillett; Tops.
ham. A. j. Wallace; Tunbridge. Dana b.
Giles; Washington, p. D. Huntington
West Fairlee, Geo. L. Church; Williams
town, Milton Martin.
And the following were petit jurymen:
Bradford, II. C. McDuffee, Henry Dc
Goosh; Braintree, jesse w. Martin, Geo
w. Richardson; Brookfield, John A
Griswold, E. F. Clahin Chelsea. d. S
Hunt, I. p. Moore; Corinth, c. H. Han,
son, S. w. Davis; Ely, w. II. Chamber
lin, F. w. Darling; Fairee, W. E. Albee
Lyman Heath; Newbury, John F. Fulton,
Andrew Wylie; Orange, l.. NJ. Towner
Lewis Hutchinson; Randolph, w. i. He.
bard, A. b. Cushman; Stanford, j. NJ
Flint, ii. C. Burnham; Thetford, +. S,
Cook, G. +. Bond; Topsham, John Bow
land, David Folsom; Tunbridge, p NJ
Hunt, Elmer Woodland; Washington, Ii.
G. Carpenter. NJ. w. Chamberlin; West
Farlee, Carol B. Smith. Thomas +, Bond
Williamstown, Edwin II. Martin, VIM
Hanson.
Upon the call of the jury calendar
about thirty cases were assigned for tria
but many have since been otherwise dis.
posed of and not more than six or eight
will be tried. The first case on trial was
Jonathan G. Smith Town of Royal.
ton. This was an action to recover DAM
ages alleged to have been sustained
through the default of the town clerk of
defendant town in neglecting to provide =
suitable index to the land records, in
consequence of which the plaintiff failed
to discover the existence of mortgage
upon farm which he afterwards purchas-
ed. The case has been tried two or three
times and an extended report is not neces-
sary. Verdict for defendant to recover its
costs, j. w. Rowell and N. L. Boyden
for plaintiff; J. d. Denison, G. II. Heath
and r. Farnham for defendant.
P p. Ripley and wife VS.. Rufus Hutchin.
son. Action to recover of defendant
money alleged to have been paid by de-
PENDANT to p. 2. Ripley which belonged
to Bridget Ripley but without the knowl-
edge or consent of said Bridget. The
plaintiff, Bridget Ripley,a few years since
recovered a judgment for $500 against
the town of Randolph for personal injuries
sustained by reason of a defective high
way. The plaintiff husband was indebted
to defendant in about $500 and to secure
this amount and also to secure future ad.
vances assignment of this Judgment was
made to defendant, the wife 81 gning the
assignment. 1t was now claimed that
the wife was misled in signing this instru-
ment and this suit was brought in her
interest TO recover some part of the money
advanced Hereunder to her husband.
Now on trial. Perrin & McWain and G.
H. Heath for plaintiff; j. w. Rowell and
N. l.. Boyden for defendant.
Royal Burnham VS.. Town of STAFFORD
Action of assumpsit to recover money paid
in by plaintiff upon II town order of de-
PENDANT. Upon the plaintiffs evidence, a
question was made by defendants counsel
as to plaintiffs right to recover at all, it
appearing that the town had previously
voted not to pay the order which was
known to plaintiff. For the purpose Of
settling the law upon this point a pro
tornaa ruling was made and the case goes
to the supreme court. G. W. Clarke and
S. B. Hebard for plaintiff; j. w. Rowell
and G. ii. Heath for defendant.