Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1890-09-15
Orleans County Court.

The case Drown VS.. Forrest, the report
of which ended more abruptly than we in
tended IL our last issue, was decided in
favor of the plaintiff, who RECEIVERS 1913
and costs. His counsel, Judge Austin,
seemed satisfied with the verdict, in that
1t established the fact that the bond was
in legal force when the suit was started.
The small damage seems to have been of
the compromise order, and must have
been considered the profit on the work
done by Forrest in violation of his con
tract, SO considered by the jury. EXcep-
tions were taken and the supreme court
may consider them later.
The next case on trial was So. Barton
case this belligerent little community
furnishing considerable litigation Of late
Henry A. Downing VS.. Michael Dacre.
Dacre snapped pair of stays with
Downing, one of which was claimed to
have been sick when the exchange was
made, dying soon after. The suit was
brought to recover damages on the value
of the animal. Testimony was put i'll pro
anu NOu w pIONC ClldO OllC oOos5 was wen
and that he was sick at the time Down
ing took him. The jury took the ground
that the animal was sick when the swap
was made and brought in for the plain
tiff. The case has been tried before u
justice, land also in county court previously
and the value of the stag absorbed over
and over again in costs and lawyers fees.
w. w. Miles for Plff. i; f. w. Baldwin
and L. II. Thompson for DIT.
The next case was that of Reynolds VS..
Pass. r. r. Mr.. Reynolds lost an arm
while coupling cars at Thetford some
time since and claims that the Company
is responsible for having used danger
Gus coupling or bunter arrangement.
The case was very ably tried by Prouty,
Farrell and Thompson for Plffs.; Dicker-
man & Young for DIT. Thursday morn
ing Lawyer Young moved that the court
dismiss the case, the plaintiff having fail
ed, he claimed, from their own evidenc e
to make Out,prinaa tacie, negligence on the
part of the r. r. Co. An elaborate de-
bate between himself and Prouty follow
Ell, resulting III Luc court > ulSlHlSoAbS
the matter for decision at the supreme
court and taking verdict pro lorna for
the defendant. Exceptions by the plain
tiff. Thursday a. m. the grand jury finish
ed their work and were dismissed, and
the petit jury, except those empanelled,
were excused until Tuesday morning ,wben
the criminal business win be taken up.
Clayton Keith and one Laha were arraigu-
ed, the former pleading ''nOt guilty to
forgery and the latter pleading guilty
to an indictment for larceny. Laha was
sentenced to one year at Windsor.
Thursday p. m. Vance VS.. Doyle was
taken up. An action of asSumpsit on a
promissory note. Cook for plaintiff;
Baldwin & Farrell for defendant. The
arguments were begun Friday a. m. and
the jury took the case at about p. m.
The defendant did not deny the execution
of the note and the consideration, but
claimed that the holder, NJ. L. Vance, had
been paid thereon before the defendant
had note of the transfer. Verdict for DIT.
The Grand Jury found eleven ''true
bills" among which are the following;
Clayton Keith, forgery; Joseph Laha,
larceny; L. q. Stevens, intoXication I;
Marvin Dingman and II. w. Bishop, Ii
quor selling; Frank Hunt and Mrs. Nellie
Fairbrother, adultery.