Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1880-12-29
Orange County Court.
HON. H. II. Powers, Presiding Judge.
Hon $ B. DARLING, ! Assis,on, .J,,does
Hon ID. +. CHAPMAN, "0'''''''N o'''e''

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HON. d. f. CHAPMAN,
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A. NJ. CARpESrER, sheriff
5. d. HEBARD, States Attorney.
JOHN H. mrMMs' Steno0Tdpne''
The December term Of Orange county court
convened on Tuesday Of last week, and by the
appearance OF the court calendar there Is quite
an amount of business to transact.
The following is list of the petit jurymen
Bradford ii. c. johnson and John @. Stearns
Braintree, Henry W. Fits and ii. II. Harwood;
Brookheld, Elliot jackson and George Boswell;
Chelsea, A. II. Powers and Eugene Thorn; Cor
inth, j. M. Scribner and Daniel Rowland; ELY,
Byron Titus and Philip Waters; fairlee A. N.
Renfrew and M. L. Prescott Orange Charles
Poole and j. M. Dickey (excused) Newbury, Will
liam W. Bailey (excused) and Bailey Avery lex
cused); Randolph l.. l.. Wheeler and Edison En-
ory; STAFFORD, Charles I. Avery and Mansel H.
Brown; Thetford ii. +. Wilcox and N. j. How
ard; Topsham, j. 7. Dickerman and Z. Z. Paine;
Tunbridge, George A. Leavitt and Mason X.
Griffith; Washington, c. j. Kingsbury and +. v.
Jeifords (excused); West Fairlee, II. ii. Titus and
William Reed; Williamstown, David Smith and
Rodney Seaver.
On Tuesday jury was empaneed to try the
case of Melendy rs. Bradford-an action to re-
cover damages for an injury received in conse-
quence OF an alleged insufficiency in highway
in Bradford which 1t was the duty OF that town
to keep in good and sufficient repair. The high
way In question is known as the koweil brook
road, and leads from Bradford to West fairlee
and that district. The insuiiiciency complained
oil consisted oil an obstruction In that road In the
shape OF stump that had slid down the bank be-
side the road While driving along this road the
plaintih collided with TINS stump and was thrown
out OF his wagon, receiving severe injuries, and
he now says he has lost all sensation and power
oil motion IN ms legs; thst ne mas TO go ABOUT Id
wheei chairi thst ne Is IN TACT perfect para
plegiac' Inc case was tried three years age
and resulted IN verdict Tor the plaiptln iol
So,VV upon exceptions IN the supreme cour
the case was reversed ana renamed ior another
trial IN the county court Inc present trial com
nenceo on Weunssoay' the "a ins''' ana aite'
'ne pa'n''lr nao put IN MS opening 'es'iinon.
and the defendant had introduced some half
dozen witnesses an unexpected development
tne case presented itselt IL appears that the
paihtin counsel had reason 10 oeheve ina
Oharies ohandief Oh otraiiofd' one Oh tne jury
| men sitting on tine case, mad expressed opinions
| 10 iaVor Oh the defendant lnereupon' u II
hea'h' Esq'' WINS oe'aiieu W iooh the iha''er up
Inc result was that ne procured ABOUT a dozei
andaVi's suostantatihg the suspicious Oh pam
tiH counsel Inc jury ana audience were re-
ques'ed 70 w''horaw, ana 'ne aepos'.ions wer'
READ 10 the court. Inc court deciaed the Jury
man 10 De disquaiihed ana suggested proceeding
with eleVeh Jurylheh' inis suggestion WAS no
iaVoraoiy received py defendant COUNSEL wh'