The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1892-05-18
Washington County Court.

Court adjourned without date on Satur-
day, after a session of ten weeks, in which
forty jury cases were tried. After the sem
fences were passed, Tuesday of last week,
there was not much of a disposition to try
any more cases, and on Thursday the Jurors
were discharged The following cases were
heard by the court:
East Montpelier v. Montpelier was
a petition to be allowed an appeal. 1t was
justice case, and writ was served on Mr..
L. G. Kelton, town clerk Of East Mont
pelier. He, supposing it to be county
court writ, filed it, but did not notify the
town agent of East Montpelier. Conse-
quently the town did not appear and the
justice rendered judgment by default. Mr..
Shurtleff conceded that if the agent of the
plaintiff had been notified there would have
been an appearance, but he urged it was
such negligence that the plaintiff was not
entitled to any relief. The court allowed
an appeal and gave the defendant an ex-
ception to take the case to the supreme
court. j. II. Senter for petitioner; S. c.
Shurtleff for defendant.
Town Of Montpelier V. G. A. Bailey-This
was an action of assumpsit in which the
town sought to recover the sum of S75.
claimed to have been paid in excess to the
defendant. The amount in question was a
charge for making out the grand list books
last year. The claim of the town was that
the defendant had been paid 500 for SER
vices in addition to the $75, and that the
800 covered the work of making the books,
because, as the towns counsel claimed in
argument, the books were made up during
the time so charged and paid for. 1t APP
peared from the uncontroverted evidence of
the defence that this work of making the
books was not included in the time charged
for services as lister. Moreover, it appeared
that the sum of S75 was what the town had
been accustomed to pay for such work in
dependently, and that sometimes it was
hired done by outsiders-other than the
listers. Judgment for defendant to recover
his costs. S. G. Shurteff for the town; j.
II. Senter for defendant.
Alanson Luce V. Leonard LAWRENCE
This was an action to recover damages for a
trespass committed as alleged on plaintiffs
land, situated in Berlin, on the road to Ber-
lin pond known as the old Paine turnpike.
The plaintiff testified that the defendant, as
town official, had in fixing the highway
referred to, scraped away the earth from a
strip of land forty or fifty rods long and
about three feet in width. There was not
much question made as to the fact last
stated, but 1t was claimed by the defendant
that the portion so scraped was in fact a
part of the highway. The evidence of sew
eral old settlers was introduced to show
that twenty-five or thirty years ago a GER
tain fence ran from the plaintiffs house
along the highway, and that the land
worked over was really on the highway side
of the fence. The plaintiffs counsel was
rather taken by surprise at this showing
and asked the court to grant continuance,
which was granted on terms. Joseph A.
Wing for plaintiff; H. A. Huse and Martin
for defendant.
DIVORCE CASES.
The following divorce cases were heard,
and bills granted for the causes stated:
Clark II. Northrop v. Blanche NOrthrop.-
Bill granted for wilful desertion. Lamson
for petitioner.
Clara l.. Sargent V. Charles A. SARGENT
Bill granted for refusal to support. Ken
nedy for petitioner.
Florence Drew v. George A Drew-Mar-
riage and residence proved; bill granted for
intolerable severity.
Villa Campbell V. Newton Campbell
Bill granted for wilful desertion. John G.
Wing for petitioner.
Charles II. Wright V, Ida NJ. Wright
Bill granted for wilful desertion. g. M.
Davis for petitioner.
Julia S. Harwood v. Samuel Harwood.-
Bill granted for wilful desertion. S. G.
Shurtleff for petitioner.
Rosamond Miller v. Francis B. Miller
Bill granted for wilful desertion. Lord &
Boynton for petitioner.
Linnie Nelson V. William T. Nelson
Bill granted for wlful desertion. S. G.
phuibioH III peIluloueI'
Andrew j. Corliss V. Lizzie r. Corlss.-
Bill granted on the ground of intOlerable
severity. Lamson for petitioner.
Bertha A. Davis v. Charles H. Davis
Marriage and residence proved and bill
granted for wilful desertion. Wing & Fay
for petitioner.
Jennie NJ. Hammel V. Noah Hammel.-
Bill granted for wilfu desertion; custody of
minor children given to petitioner. Lam
son for petitioner.
George II. Nelson V. Flora M. Nelson
Marriage and residence proved and bill
granted for wilful desertiOn. Lord & Boyn-
ton for petitioner,
Lima M. Daniels V. Charles Danels.-Bill
granted for wilful desertion; custody of
minor children given to petitioner. j. IL.
Senter for petitioner.
Carrie b. Joslin V. Julius j. Joslin. Bill
granted for wilful desertion; custody of
minor children decreed to petitioner. j. H..
Senter for petitioner.
Flora A. Towle V. Frederick A. Towle.-
Bill granted on the ground of intolerable
severity; custody of children decreed to
the mother. Dillingham; & Huse for Pc
titioner.
Lena Bryant V. Bert o. Bryant.-Bill
granted for intolerable severity and adul-
terry; petitioner may resume her maiden
name, Lena Andrews. u. S. Stanton for
petitioner.
Flora G. Cameron V. James Cameron
Bill granted for intolerable severity; GUS
tody of minor children decreed to pc
titioner; alimony as per stipulation on file.
Clough for petitioner
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