Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1894-02-08
HAYES VS.. COLCHESTER MILLS.
This Famous ChIttenden County Case
Argued in supreme Court.

vs. une COlcneSter mills, WnlCn were DeEun
in Supreme Court Tuesday afternoon, were
finished this forenoon. While working in
defendants mill, plaintiff lost his right arm
while assisting the foreman and the question
is, if defendant is liable for the negligence
of the foreman. Plaintiff obtained YER
| dict in Chittendon County Court of $4,000
| and costs. f. h. Hard, c. NJ. Wilds and
Seneca Haselton for plaintiff and w. l..
| Burnap, II. f. Wolcott and Henry Ballard
| for defendant.
Lyman G.. Collins VS.. Orlando NJ. Rich
mond is an action in general assumpsit from
| Windsor county and was heard this fore
noon, and n question on the construction of
| the trustee law of Vermont is involved.
Norman Paul for plaintiff and w. +. John
| son for defendant.
Charles Labbee VS. Nelson s. johnson, APP
! pelant, was heard this afternoon, and is an
| action of trover from Windsor county. 1t
appears that defendant snapped horses with
plaintiff and took lien note of so for boot
money. Plaintiff claims that if the horse
| which he got was not all right defenda Mt
should swap back. As the horse was of little
account, defendant gave up the lien note but
refused to restore the horse which he had.
| The question is as to the admission of parol
evidence of the contract upon which the rof-
| cree found the facts in the case r. NJ. Har
vey for plaintiff and French &, Southgate
| for defendant.
! K. w. Waterman vs.. Thomas +. Davis
| appellant and trustee, is now ON trial, and
comes from Windsor county. Plaintiff brings
suit as collector of taxes for Chester, and the
question involved is in relation to the way in
! which the listers of Chester placed an undi-
vided interest in soap-stone quarry in the
list of 1891. w. W. Stickney for plaintiff
and l.. NJ. Reed for defendant.
MONTPELIER, Feb. 1.-The arguments in
the case of Elbert G.. Hall VS.. village of
Barre, an Orange county case, were COM
menced Wednesday afternoon and were fin
ished this forenoon. 1t was heard Oh de
murrer TO the declaration. The question is
whether plaintiff can hold defendant liable
for personal injuries which the plaintiff re-
ccived and also the loss of his horse occa-
stoned by the absence of railing upon a
bridge within the limits of Barre village.
The accident occurred in 1892 The ar
guments We're made by h. NJ. Harvey and
j. X. Darling for the plaintiff and by John
W. Gordon and &. w. Wing for the de-
fendant.
Sarah A. f. Walton, administrators, APP
pellant, VS.. estate of Electa Hall. f. x.
Skinner, executor. in an appeal from the
| Probate Court of Orange county. Plaintiff
seeks to overthrow the probate of a will in
Illinois, in which will she was disnherted.
She claims that the probate of the will in
that State was obtained by fraud The
case is one of long standing Roswell Farm
ham and X. NJ. Harvey for plaintiff and
Charles Z. Tarbell and Dudley G. Dennison
for plaintiff.
Frank K. Beede vs.. z. b. Fraser. appel
LIANT and National Bank of Barre trustee.
is now being heard and is an action of as
sunpsit Plaintiff recovered S106. OS in the
Grange County Court. Plaintiff and defend
ant were formerly partners in the granite
business. and on the dissolution of the part
nership trouble arose in the settlement of
the partnership account. Martin & Slack
for plaintiff and r. W. Bi,bee and J. W.
Gordon for defendant.
As the Washington county cases have
been rcassignei to take the place of the Cal.
edonia county cases for the balance of this
week the next case for hearing is George
$ Chairman VS.. Addie Long and Fred
Long.
Novr.rr1rp Feb > Tho last cosc baorc
vostor,1,v AFTERNOON wa. Jn.onh Frotiri ,.s
So,orinn Coslori which son action on +be
case for tbn seduction nf fine nloir,iT,s wife
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