The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1895-01-16
SUPREME COURT.

Work has been expeditiously pushed in
supreme court during the past week, and it
is probable the business of the January
term will be completed this week.
In the Lamoille county case OF Horace
Woodmansee, by next friend, " III. G..
Miller, the judgment of the lower court was
affirmed
The case of Robert Benedict V. F. e.
Lawrence, from Bennington county, an ac-
ton of assumpst, was argued by .. M.
Barber for plaintiff, .Batchelder and Bates
for defendant.
In the Franklin county case of Charles
CrampGon, guardian, V. Estate of FL. 2.
Sey mour, in which the construction of the
will of Alfred Hawkins of st. Albans was
sought, arguments were made by Hogan &
Royce for plaintiff, Wilson & Hall for de-
fendant. About 81 300 is involved.
j. X. BaIchelder and o. NJ. Barber rep
resented the plaintiff, and Joel G. Baker
and w. B. sheldon the. defendant in the
assumpsit case of Louise Clemens V. War
rem Clemons, from Bennington county.
Plaintiff obtained a verdict for $4,000 in
county court, and the admission of some of
th ) evidence at that trial was questioned
Town of Fairfax V. Town of Westford,
This Franklin county case raised the ques-
ton whether a minor gained residence in
town by residing there three years, while
minor. G. A. Ballard and Watson &
Flynn for plaintiff d. j. Foster for defend
ant.
The Orleans county court case of Jane d.
Morrill, V. A. w. Palmer, an action for
fraud, was test case of the marriage laws
of Vermont. Plaintiff and defendant were
married ia Ma 'sachusetts in 1860 when de-
fendant had a wife and child in Vermont.
Wife number one procured divorce in
1862, and plaintiff has recovered So, 800 from
defendant in Orleans county court. De-
fendant claims that plaintiff is barred by
the statute of limitations G A. Prouty
and Theophilus Grout for plaintiff; Dicker-
man & Young for defendant.
Myron Stearns V. New England Fire In
surance Company, from Rutland county.
Judgment for 81 1S4.7l for damages for
plaintiff affirmed
John Eastman V. Samuel P. Curtis, Rut-
land coun.y. Plaintiff was injured by fall
ing of an elevator in defendants store,
while in defendants employ. Claim for
damages because of negligence in having
unsafe elevator. The lower court awarded
him 50 200 Exceptions argued by t. W.
Malony and G.. f. Lawrence for plaintiff,
Joel @, Baker for defendant.
The assumpsit case from Rutland county
of Administrator OF Jane Leonard V, EXecu-
tor of Jerry Leonard was the first case
heard Friday. Plaintiff seeks to recover
part of the proceeds of a farm claimed to
have been owned by relatives of both par
ties in common G. f. Lawrence for plain
tiff; Joel c. Baker for defendant
Earl A. Thrall V. E o. Porter, Addison
county, a case Of damages, came next.
Plaintiff seeks to recover from defendant
for injury by vaccination by defendant,
while health officer of town of Cornwall.
Button & Button for plaintiff; G. NJ. Wilds
for defendant
State V. William Speyer, an Addison
county case, was the last heard Friday.
Respondent was convicted in county court
of keeping pig-pen that was a nuisance,
after notice to abate same had been given
by Middlebury's health officer. Nppeale I.
States Attorney Fish for state; Button &
Button for respondent.
The cases from Caledonia county were
taken up Tuesday morning. 1t is very
probable that the business of the term will
be completed this week.