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STATE SUPREME COURT.


MONTPELIER. Jan 2J.-ArGumcnts in the
case Of Nathan Remission vs. ID. {. Stevens,
We're finished. This is an action of ropcV in
of five COWS. in which defendant iustiiies as
sheriff under an attachment made October
II. 1891 PlaintiNs claim j, based upon j
lien note which he purchased of one Davis.
the original owner. and he rcplevnod the
COWS IN question March 22 1892 This case
comes from Orleans county. j. 7. l.nmson
for plaintiff and John W. Erwin for de-
fandant
The case of Pike Brothers W y. MciIu-
lin. appellant, also comes from Orleans coun-
tv. and is an action Of assumpst. II appears
that defendant was arrested May ~. 1892.
on affidavit OF plaintiff that defendant was
about to abscond from the State. which ali
daVit had been made about two months prior
TO the arrest, and the question is involved rs
TO whether or not the arrest is legal J. W.
Erwin for plaintiff and y. d. Bates for do
PENDANT.
in re Burleigh W. Bodwell Ida \. Bod
well appellant, is an appeal from the Pro-
bate Court of Orleans county One of the
questions is as to the fact that the appellant
did not file bond at the time She took the
appeal from Probate Court T. ". Bald
win for appellee and E. y. Cook for appel
liant
Arguments in the case of Isaac Patterson
vs.. Luman i. Smith were finished this fore
noon. 1t is action Of trover Plaintiff OBJ
tanned verdict Of &JSS and costs in Orleans
County Court. The admission of certain
evidence is now the bone of contention. W.
W. Miles and Dickerman and Young for
plaintiff and II. f. Graham and Bates and
May for defendant.
\. p. Childs VS.. J. Ell. Merrill is an ac-
ton ON the ease for deceit Plaintiff Oh
tanned a verdict in Bennington County
Court of $50. The plaintiffs main claim
is that defendant made certain false repre-
sensations as to his property whereby plain
tiff was induced to indorso %GO0 note.
Sheldon q Cushman and BatcheloIer 4
Bates for plaintiff. and c. II. Daring for
defendant.
MONTPELIER, Jan. 26.-Jerome Still VS..
Clark Snow, appellant, comes from Bon
nington county and was the last case heard
Thursday afternoon. 1t seems that in the
conveyance of certain piece of real estate
from plaintiff to defendant the defendant
was shown land otherwise than that he pur-
chased and the question in this case is as to
the total failure of the consideration of the
note upon which this action is brought. o.
NJ Barber and J. X. Batchelder for plain
tiff and Fowler a Son for defendant
Ella j. Rudd VS.. Merritt F. Rudd is n di-
vorce case from Bennington county and OK
ceptions were taken by both parties in the
County Court. The question here is as to
the admissibility of certain evidence. Ar
guments were made this forenoon.
c. II. Darling for plaintiff and Sheldon &
Cushman and Batcheder a Bates for de
PENDANT.
Francis a. Prudy vs.. estate of John
Prudy, appellant, also comes from Bcnnng-
| ton county and is an appeal from tho find
ings Of the commissioners, allowing the
widow OF John Prudy the amount of $4,000
note which she held against the estate of
her deceased husband, and the question is
whether, under tho peculiar circumstances
of the case, the note is good in law. The
case was argued this forenoon by Joel C.
Baker for plaintiff and by T. w. Moloney
for defendant
The case OF Sandgate vs. the town of Ru-
pert, appellant, is a unique pauDer case and
is from Bennington county. 1t seems that
the town of Rupert supported pauper in
the town of Sandgate for years aud re
fuses to do 50 longer Sandgate now has the
pauper and brings this action in assumpsit
The exceptions were taken by the defendant
q. NJ. Barber for plaintiff, f. Potter for
defendant.
The case Of q " Mltimore Ell al, vs.
George X. Bottum ct al, and trustee is All
action IN replevin boAl. from Bsuuiug ton
! county, where plaintiff IecOyeIed $500
THIS pl Cperty ia dispute which has not been
returned Is u quahtlty II car Wheel tires
| The case is now on trial. q n Barber for
| plaintiff and F. Il. Swlningtop for defend
| ant.
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