The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1891-11-20
Supreme Court Decisions.

The Supreme Court came in, last
Thursday and relieved the suspense of
a number of lawyers. The cases not
mentioned in the following list of de-
cisions, says the JVdtchmdn, are still
with the Court" Chittenden county
]. and w. Agnew VS. jerome Dumas;
Judgment of County Court reversed;
judgment for plaintiff to recover $1063S
and costs. Underhill VS. Essex, Jericho
and WillistOn; judgment reversed;
Jericho cannot be assessed, but shall re-
cover costs. Albertine B. Lee VS. Warren
F. French; judgment affirmed. Frank
lin county-State VS. Thomas Kehoe,
State VS. G. w. Reagan, and 3. f. Rugg
VS. Commercial Union Telegraph Com
pany, continued. Rutland county-W.
r. Worthington VS. Central Vermont rail-
road, to recover for injuries on an ex-
cursion train; Judgment reversed and
cause remanded. Catherine NJ. Davis VS.
Estate of r T. and l. c. Parsons; judg-
ment reversed, appeal dismissed for want
of jurisdiction, and ordered certified to
probate court William G. Croft and
others VS. Bennington & Rutland rail-
road; decree reversed and cause re-
manded with mandate. E. d. Keyes &
Co. VS. Charles r. Allen and others, re-
manded, and directed to recommit re-
port of referee to find further facts.
Bennington county-State VS. HAL
Mathers; rape; sentenced to eight years
in State prison. Charles Thatcher, adj
ministrator, VS. G. w. Bradley; judg
ment affirmed. Smith Hillard VS. p.
Dean and others, two cases; judgment
reversed; defendant to recover costs. II.
Lathrop VS. Town of Sunderland; judg-
ment affirmed. r. L. Park VS. McEowen
d. Norton, administrators; judgment re-
versed, demurrer overruled and cause re-
manded. Major W. Potter and others
VS. l.. d. Thompson; continued without
costs. Orange county,. b. Ford VS.
Town of Braintree; judgment affirmed.
Vershire VS. Hyde Park judgment affirm
ed. Philura +. Spencer VS. l.. p. Barron;
Judgment affirmed; c. c. Sargent, execu-
tor, VS. N. Walker; two cases; continued.
Caledonia county-W. L. Good VS. T.
Knox and j. Il. Eaton; judgment
sffirmed. Henry McCOle VS. L. r. Var
mum; judgment reversed; plaintiff to re-
cover one cent and costs. c. w. Glea-
son VS. G. Van Dyke, First National Bank
of st. Johnsbury VS. II. G. Goodrich e.
Co., and Cahoon g. Hoffman VS. Jacob
Benton, continued, Lamoille county
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affirmed. E. E. Holmes VS. F. Laraway;
Judgment reversed, defendant to recover
costs. Essex county-R. Hammond VS.
B. Andrews; judgment affirmed. c. E.
Benton VS. j. NJ. Stevens; continued at
plaintiffs request and costs. State VS. j.
G. Spencer; continued. Washington
county-State VS. Henry Camp; excep-
tions overruled; fined $1,000. Fred
Smith, appellant, VS. Barre Railroad
Company. w. A Paine VS. II. Webster,
Charles A. Reed VS. Sarah f. and f. L.
Newcomb, appellant; judgment affirmed.
State VS. Pat Hassett, furnishing liquor,
sentenced to pay S25 and costs. State
VS. Henry c. Smith, exceptions waived;
sentenced to pay a fine Of $50. State VS.
Glen Coffrin; execution of sentence of
County Coult to be enforced. J. w.
Brock, administrator, VS. Ira o. Hutchin-
son; judgment reversed, plaintiff to re-
cover one-half costs of County Court,
and no costs in Supreme Court. b. H. d.
c. II. Cross VS. Jane G.. Frost decree of
court of chancery affirmed and cause re-
manded. Joseph A. Wing, administra-
tor, VS. C. Spaulding and others; decree
reversed, cause remanded, bill to be dis
missed with costs in this court to all de-
PENDANTS excepting Robinson. State VS.
Josiah b. Dyer and others; conspiracy;
continued