Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1886-01-08
SUPREME COURT.


fuesdny-lhc Proceedings.
.Thc January term of the Supreme Court
| Tor Chttenden County opened at the Courl
| House in this city Tuesday morning
with Chief Justice Royce and Judges Yea.
Hey' walker and Rowell presiding Judge
Ross who was to have been present was
detained at home by sickness in his family
Court was opened with prayer by Rev. NJ.
ID. Jump, pastor of the Methodist church
followed by the customary proclamation
10y the Sheriff.
Inc cases on the docket were then called
ana all we're marked for hearing eXcput
JOhh Clarey vs. Emory Dciop, trustee. and
>. D. Enright vs. Joseph Pekey and wife
hOth OF which were discontinued without
costs '''''''
Chief Justice Royce announced that in
thc absence of Il fun bench the decision in
the case OF the StatcHuaiust NJ. j. Mnloney
for libel which was heard NJ the General
term at Montpelier would not be aunouu
ced Tor the present
In the case Of platt & Allen VS.. town,
OF Colchester and Milton and others, the
wy Attorney l}urnHp asked that the case
ne not heard at present until there could
be Il fun bench. ~ Judge Rowcll hnd
neaiH one branch OF he case and Judge
an The other in the lower court. judge
Howell would therefore be disuualitied IT,
act during the hearing of the case at hi,
term Ihe case was set for hearing but
unleS, there should be Il fun bench II will
not be heard 80
Inc case of the Granite State Mutual
Ana Association ". the Vermont ln,u
ahce commissioners was then taken M. if
being an amicable action brought for the
purpose OF having Il construction put
upon that section of the Vermont iusilr
rf Lea i1ttr a.
ihe amount Of capital stock and assets of
insurance companies doing business i'm
inns state c. Is. Eddy of Bellows Falls
lillde the opening argument for the peti-
Toner ana {. II. Ptkin of Montpelier for
me pttlohce. The closing argument for
w Pcilt!pher was made by Congressman
W. W. Circuit.
IN the matter of Henry Whtney's will.
moan ana wife appellants, the Judgment
"l the court below was affirmed without
Arguments We're heard in other cases
as follows: Martin Flunnely vs.. Edward
! lanntrN ct al, an appeal from chancery
ny Defendant, J.. +. Wilbur for the ora
tor, n. Y. Spalding for the defendant
Henry J." johnson vs.. George y. Roberts.
III Whlch there were exceptions bv com |
Henry Ballard for the defend
'H, IN tht case OF lieman a. Waterman,
administrator, ". Jed =. Clark and |
George Ashley, exceptions by defendants.
ne opening argument for defendants had |
pe2n made by Daniel Roberts when court |
adjourned for the day
Decision Postponed in the Maloney Libel
Case-lesterday' Proceedings
The time of the Supreme Court was
taken up with the hearing of case, We'd
lesday, Judge Ross not having arrived
50 That other matters could he disposad of |
IN the coming IN of court in the morn
ne the hearing in the case of Heman A.
W aterman, administrator, VS. Jed u. |
0lark ana George Ashley was resumed.
:. ~ hleed making the closing argument
or the Plaintiff. The next case taken up
vas that of George \. Rumsey vs.. Henry
J. Nelson, in which is involved the uucs-
ION of damages for the injury sustained
y the plaintiff in being thrown from his
wagon which was run into by the defcnd-
mt ; horse IN the act of running away
tter having broken away from the place
where II was hitchcd. W. G.. Shaw made
ne opening argument for the defendant.
'eing followed by II. :. Peck and W.
}uinap Tor the plaintiff. Daniel Robrrts
lused for the defendant
he next case, which was the last before
dJournmenl Tor the day, WAS that of ID.
i. ana VI. VI Badger ". Eliza j. Shaw
nd Il. :. Taft, being Il petition for Il
lahddnuN to vHcntr the order of the
"Url on CnahccrN OF iudsur county, in.
JfuctlhE the petitioners To- furnish sccuri-
Tor costs. The opening argument for ,
ne petitioners WAS made by GIlbert \.
,aVlS, who was followed by William ,
alchelder and George W Wales for the
etll ioheee. Mr.. Davis then closed for the +
ctltlOuerS.
1t is understood that Judge Ross. who !
lt,. f L..