The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1894-10-31
Supreme Court.

WEDNESDAY, OCT "a Among the cases
heard to-day were these from Orange
county Leander G. Carpenter V. Almeno z.
Cook. This was trespass case and in
volved the question of d pent road and a
gate 10 ated in the road. The issue was on
a demurrer to the rejoinder. J. II Watson
for The p aintitf; Smith 4 Sloan for defend
ant. A S. Martyr V. Francis Curtis This
in 7olved the question OF line boundaries of
land located in Orange. Plaintiff claims if
a certain point is the bound iry, brook
near by would be in a pasture, which would
naturally fix the boundary. j w Gordon
for plaintiffs II. NJ. Harvey for defendant.
THUBsDAY.-The cases argued in the court
this forenoon were: Mary r Lemming v
Hiram Merrihew The point in controversy
was over the construct N of a mill. The
scene is located al South Burlington. A
NJ Chitteuden made will b6queathing
one half Of his real estate to Ethel Chitten.
den, daughter by former marriage, upon
her reaching the age of eighteen the other
hall Went to testa'or's wife The laud was
afterward sold 10y the plaintiff and money
for Ethel Chittenden paid to the defendant
her guardian. She afterward died before
reaching eighteen. and plaintiff seeks t) re-
cover amount paid defendant, Chas Barney
Tor plaintiff Hard & Bliss for defendant.
The Town of Jericho V. The Town of Under
nil. This IS an action OF assnmpsit for the
support of Louisa Blakely. NJ a. Alexan.
der for plaintiff S. c. Shurtlef for delen.
dant.
FRIDAY.-The case Hiram Norton's Adj
mnistrator v John Perkins was on trial
this morning. 1t is an Addison county case
of ejectment. The defendant had agreed 10
care for Hiram Norton during life, for
which Norton conveyed to him certain real
estate The plaintiff claims Perkins broke
his agreement. W H. Bliss for plaintiff;
G. NJ. Wilds for defendant. -. X
Batchelder V. John f, Barber and IL.
Bentley, trustee, with IT, e. Torrance and
Hattie Barber az claimants. This is an ac-
tion Of assumpsit to recover 1900, the
amount of draft endorsed by the defend
ant June 26, 1880. The claim of the defend
ant is that az an accommodation endorser,
the amount Of the draft cannot be collected
OF hin. o. NJ Barber for pl intif; G. Nj
Wids for defendant. - George b. Fos-
ter, executor, V. III. NJ. Stone, adminstra-
tor dc bonis nou, ct al This is a Franklin
county case, and the issue is over the settle
ment OF the plaintiffs account as admins
traitor OF Catherine Fosters estate. #. W
McGettrick and Wilson Il Hall for plain
tii Hogan & Royce and A. Burt for de-
feudant =-= l.. c. Leavens, guardian of
Miranda Evans and Rosetta Cspron, v.
Lavinia Evans ct al This involves the set
tlement Of the estate of the lac Rosabel
Evans. II. Il. Wheeler for plaintiff; II. C..
Adams for defendant.
TUESDAY Sarah Babbitt Boomhower V.
Administrator OF j. 4. Babbltt. This Is
an ap peal from the decree OF the Franklin
county probate court The estate in ques
ton is that Of j. G. Babbitt, late OF Swan.
ton, who died with an estate OF S35, 900 He
left will giving the income of Sll 600 to
his wife and daughter Sarah. The latter
was TO receive an annual sum OF $3.50, and
the widow waived the right under the will
and took her portion of the estate. The ex-
ecutors set aside $4,000 for the benefit OF
Sarah during life which, at six per cent in
terest, would give her $3.50 year as pro-
vided in the will, She now seeks for a diff
ferent construction of the will. Mrs. Wilder
Huntington OF Montpelier was one OF the
heirs G. p. Hogan and II. q. Royce for
defendants II. Q. Burt for plaintiff. -
Alfred H. Ladd v. Town OF Grand Isle.
This case grows out OF the famous Grand
Isle bridge, and the main issue was on a
motion to dismiss. II. O. Adams for plain
tiff; Ladd & L.add and Wilson & Hall for
defendants. ---xs A-- u"