The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1888-11-21
Cases Decided by the Supreme Court.

The general term of the supreme court
adjourned Friday afternoon. II has been
in session since October Odd. Its docket
contained about seventy cases from different
parts of the state An unusual number
were decided by divided court. In one
important case the judges stood four to
three. The first case on the docket, Carolus
Noyes Us. the Estate of V. p. Noyes from
Chlttenden county, was settled after the
hearing and discontinued. George Alger
rs. X. o. Castle, was left with the court. In
the case Of Vernon p Noyes will, the judg-
ment oil the county court sustaining the
will was affirmed. Senator Edmunds came
from Washington to argue this case. At
torney Hard gave notice that petition for
a new trial was pending in Chttenden
county on newly discovered evidence, and
the case was remanded to Chittenden county
court for final disposition. The COntestent
is ID. Noyes Burton. In case of James
Quinn Us. Julius Halbert from Franklin
county, the judgment of the county court
for the defendant was affirmed. The petit
ton for a new trial between these parties
was dismissed In case of w. S. Alden u.s.
William Hale, from Addison county, the
pro formd decree Diminishing the orators bill
was reversed and the case remanded to the
chancery court in Addison county for fur
ther proceeding. In Town of Ripton Us.
McQuiveys Estate, decree for defendant
affirmed. In Upper & Porter Us. Rider and
Wife, the decree for defendants was re-
versed and the case remanded for trial In
Ferres Estate Us. American Board of Com
missoners for Foreign Missions, the motion
TO dismiss the orators appeal sustained.
In cases of the Town of Chittenden
Us. Town of Barnard and of the Third
National Bank of New York City U.s.
Dorset Marble Company, from Rutland
county, were left with the court. In Gold
smith rs. Joy, Jr., from Bennington county,
the judgment for plaintiff affirmed, and case
OF Wait U.s. Bennington & Rutland railroad
Co., with court. In case of National Bank
of Bellows Falls rs. Dorset Marble Co., the
judgment for the bank was affirmed. Lynde
rs. Town of Dummerston, with court The
judgment for the defendants in case of Put
nam rs. John ID. Wards estate, from Wind
sor county was affirmed. Royce as. Young,
with court. Town of Weston rs. Winship
& Austin, judgment for plaintiff reversed as
to Austin. In case of Town of Strafford u.s.
Town of Sharon, the plaintiffs petition
dismissed with costs. In case of State as.
Edison Magoon, the respondent was dis
charged. In State rs. Sias Magoon, the re-
spondent was sentenced to three months to
workhouse for petit larceny. The cases of
Bagley rs. Mcfarland and Holden u.s. Chan
dler, from Orange county, were left with
the court. In case of Rix as. Spear the
Judgment for plaintiff reversed and the case
remanded to county court for new trial
Baker Us. Jones, appeal dismissed. Law
renee Us. Flint, judgment for defendent re-
versed ard case remanded with plaintiffs
right 20 replead. In Executors of Edward
Hale rs. Alice l.. March and Joshua Hale
the judgment for the executors was affirmed
The case of Bronson as. Siloway, BuzZell
rs. Cummings, Silsby u.s. Carpenter, and
Whitney Wagon Works Us. Moore, from
Caledonia county, were left with the court.
In Blair as. White and Worthen, the de-
cree for orator reversed and case remanded.
In Judkins rs. Brock, the judgment for
plaintiff affirmed. Moore rs. Haviland,
judgment for defendant affirmed. In State
Us. Thomas Ward, judgment on verdict of
guilty of arson, respondent sentenced to
states prison for eight years. The statute
authorizes sentence for life for the crime
the jury found Ward guilty of but the fact
that the verdict was found from crcum-
stan iial evidence alone, and the advanced
age Of the respondent, induced the court to
shorten the term of imprisonment In Will
lard rs. St. Johnsbury & Lake Champlain
Railroad Company, Judgment of county
court reversed and judgment for plaintiff
for S125. John w. Currier as. l.. Rob
inson's estate, with court. Town of
Worcester rs. Town of East Mont
pelier, with the court. State rs. Alexan-
der Jangraw, judgment of guilty affirmed
and respondent fined $40 and cost. Parker
rs. National Life Insurance Company judg-
ment for plaintiff affirmed. Holt as. Dan
iels, with court. Joseph Yatter as. Omer
Miller, judgment for plaintiff affirmed,
the court holding that the motion for certi-
fed execution was filed in season if made
after the court had rendered judgment and
adjourned when the case was left with the
court. James r. Langdon rs. Horatio Tenn
peton with court. Barre Railroad Com
pany as. Granite Railroad Company, the
decision was in favor of the Granite Rail
road Company.