St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1889-05-16
SUPREME COURT.
Cases Tried, Settled and Contin1

court of Caledonia county convened
here Tuesday morning. The follow
ing justices presided: Homer E.
Royce, Jonathan Ross, Russell S.
Taft and Wheelock 6. Veazey. Prayer
was offered by Rev Edward T. Fair
| banks.
The first case tried was c. H. and
A. l.. Ingalls, VS.. Vernon Vance, a
suit involving the question of lien on
cattle upon which the the plaintiff
takes exceptions from the June term
| of court.
The next case taken up was Will
| liam Blaine VS.. Alexander Roy, a
suit concerning the ownership of a
spring of water This is an appeal
in chancery by defendant from June
| term.
The case of executors of A. E. Jeu-
devine VS.. Melvina Jeudevine ct ais.
is bill in chancery brought by exec
utors of A. E. Jeudevine to have his
will construed Wilson & Powers
| appear for Mrs. Jeudevine, Wales &
| Wales for Vermont University, and
o. F. Harvey for the town of Con-
| cord.
The last case heard Tuesday was
E. B. Clement vs. Gould & Somers.
This is a suit involving the right to
the water power in Stevens village
in Barnet, brought up on exceptions
taken by Gould.
These cases on the docket have
been settled: Lois r. Gibson ct ais.
VS.. David Miller ct al. Elias Aldrich
VS.. Geo. w. Noyes; J. B. & G. w.
Darling VS. Town of West Fairlee
Charles w. Phillips VS. John & Chas
Winter.
Judgment has been affirmed in the
case of Hugh Adams VS.. Town of
Newbury. The case was taken up on
exceptions by the plaintiff, who has
since died. The judgment of the low
er court was also affirmed in the case
of Henry Richardson VS.. Peter Bal
var.
These cases are continued to the
general term in October: Warren c.
Meserve VS.. Jonas Folsom and
Abram Thomas; Henry T. Clifford,
Apt, VS.. Benjamin Thomas estate;
Emily Cheney VS.. H. S. Calderwood.
The first case tried Wednesday was
L. F. Hall VS.. Olin Roundy, Apt.
This was a suit involving the right
to an appeal from a justice brought
up from the December term on excep-
tions by defendant.
The case of F. M. Page, Admr. VS..
Jennie Dillon ct ais broke down and
was continued until the general term.
The case of RoXana Chickering, by
B. D. Hartshorn, guardian, VS.. Will
liam and ROXana Brooks involved
the question whether the defendants
got certain notes and money from
Roxana Chickering on their promise
to give her a deed of the place they
were to buy with the notes and mon
ey, or whether she gave it to them.
The case was tried before A. F. Mich
OILS as master and is an appeal in
chancery by the defendants.
The case of the Western Union Tele-
graph company VS.. L. B. Harris was
opened but continued until the gener-
al term. The cases of Salmon Stearn
VS. E. L. Clifford and L. B. Harris
VS. Western Union were also con-
tinued
Court adjourned last night but
sent i'll the following decisions to the
clerk this morning: Judgment re-
versed and judgment for plaintiff
with damages and costs in the case
Of c. H. & A. l.. Ingalls, VS.. Vernon
Vance; judgment of county court af-
firmed in the cases of William Blaine
VS.. Alexander Roy w. B. Palmer,
Apt. VS.. Calvin Woodward's estate
l.. F. Hall VS.. Olin Roundy, Apt.