Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1891-01-09
THE SUPREME COURT.
Opening ofthe January Term for Chit
ten den County Tuesday.


The Supreme Court for Chittenden county
convened Tuesday with Hon. James NJ
Tyler Of Brattleboro presiding judge and
Hon. Loveand Munson of Manchester Hon.
Henry r. Start OF Bakersfield and Hon. H.
II. Thompson Of Irasburgh assistant judges.
TIE officers are. Clerk, o. p. Ray; States
attorney, j. T.. Cushman; sheriff, Thomas
Reeves. The session opened with payer
by Row f. G. McFaran, pastor of the
First Baptist church, and the usual proclaim
alton.
The first case heard was that OF Louis
Brothers vs.. the city of Burlington to re
cover $500 bounty voted by the old town Of
Burlington. The case comes from the April
term of court on exceptions by the plaintiff.
Counsel for the plaintiff not being ready for
trial, a motion was made for continuance
and argued by both sides The motion was
taken under consideration by the court. c..
Noyes and A. V. Spaulding for the plaintiff,
City Attorney Russell and w. A. Burnap
for the defendant.
The horse case Of Seth A. Carey VS..
Charles Hart, H. N. Wolcott for plaintiff,
Messrs, Enright and Burnap for defendant,
was heard in full. At the April term the
defendant was given verdict to recover
one cent damages and costs and exceptions
were taken by the plaintiff.
Milo Durfey of South Burlington seeks to
recover damages from the town of w orcester,
in which he formerly lived, for the support
of his son Daniel, paralytic. At the April
term the plaintiff was given a verdict for
1853 80 damages and costs. The defendant
| appealed The death OF the plaintiff was
suggested and l.. b. Baldwin, executor, had
leave to enter the prosecution. The case
was fully heard, Foster and Burnap for
plaintiff; S. G. Shurtleff of Montpelier for
defendant.
In the April term Jerry Mungeon was
given a verdict of ST. 81 damages and costs
in suit against Peter Fountain. Both
parties live in Colchester. Exceptions for
continuance were taken under consdera
ton by the court. Wolcott and Ballard fol
plaintiff; II. n. Deavitt for defendant.
The case OF Byron Mills VS.. William
Parker, which came from the April term OF
exceptions by the defendant, was settled
The assault case Of Ellen Parker, by hei
next friend VS.. Alexander G. Couture
which comes from the April term on excep
tons by plaintiff, was fully heard. j. a
Brown for the plaintiff; a. &. Whittemorc
and Henry Ballard for the defendant
MIR. H. f. Wilbur had begun his argu
ment in the Unierhill divorce case of Jed
p Tillson VS.. Lila Tillison when the cour
adjoured till Wednesday morning.
In the Supreme Court Wednesday in the
case of Louis Brothers VS.. the city Of Bur
lington, it was announced that il the cas-,
would be continued as requested by plain
tilfs counsel, the sum OF SD terms must
be paid before the close OF the present ses
sion.
The hearing in the case of Jed. i. Tillsot
OF Joseph Cady VS.. Karl Dngler was an
nounced as settled.
The action in trover, J. and w. Agnev
VS.. Jerome Dumas, Roberts and Roberts fol
plaintiff, w. l.. Burnnp for defendant, wa
heard in full. This case is to recover fol
goods, to the value of $500, sold by tn
plaintiffs to Jacob Stolobsky. The defend
ant attached the goods at the depot i'll be
half Of McElroy d Barrett. After III
attachment the Agnews claimed the RICH
of s;oprage in transtu on the ground tha
Stolonsky was all absconding debtor.
TX Judge Hasslton had begun the oreu
ing argument in the case of Bradley Sma,le.
vs.. the City Of Burlington when court al
journed. This was an action to rocoye
from the city on taxes paid under protes
under the act allowing a rebate on stocks
bonds etc, in other States ON which take
are paid in the State where issued. tn
case comes from the September term o
1870, wherein Judgment was given pr
forna for defendant by agreement, on eX
captions by defendant,