The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1896-11-04
Supreme Court.

STATE V. JOHN SCAMPINI.-From Barre
city court on respondents exceptions. MOL.
pros.
ARTHUR K. CAMPBELL V. III. o. CAMP
Replevin for seventy bottles of beer seized
May 49, 1894, in Barre by defendant as dep
uty sheriff.
DowNER & KINNEY V. AUSTIN HOWARD
From Windsor county. Heard on an
agreed statement of facts found by the
court. The amount involved ia about
81 800.
STATE V. WILLIAM MCMILLAN.-There are
numerous questions in this case as to the
law of 1888, under which respondent was
indicted for keeping bucket-shop at St.
Johnsbury.
THOMAS III. MURPHY v. JOHN f. LITTLE.
From Chittenden county, where there
was verdict for plaintiff for $4,000. The
chara ter of a tenancy of hotel properly
which defendant leased from prior owner
is in issue.
In RE ESTATE OF JOHN CONE, ALDEN l..
PRAISE, APT.-Appeal from probate Judg-
ment of Windsor county court was az.
6rmed. Ordered to be certified to probate
court
STATE V. JOSIAH WILDER.-The respond
ent was convicted in Windsor county court
of perjury, and, on representation by w.
b. G. Stickney, who was assigned for the
state, that respondent had lost his mind,
the court ordered the case not to be brought
forward.
| NJ. n. BURNHAM v. NJ. ?. CoURsER.-Gen-
| eral assumpsit. From Windsor county.
The question is whether a note is outlawed
| which was given in 1868, signed by defen-
| dant and made pay able to plaintiff or order.
| The question of non-residence figures in the
| case.
SATCEL e. PINGREE v. n. S. JOHNSON
General assumpsit, brought to recover a
| hola of a1nit nnH 70 - I'M
from defendant to plaintiff, intestate. De-
| PENDANT claims that the court erred in ex-
Guiding the memorandum on the stub of a
receipt book
Town OF HARTFORD, AS SCHOOL DISTRICT,
V. SCHOOL DISTRICT No. 10 IN HARTFORD
Plaintiff seeks funds in hands of district of
| time the school system was abolished by
constituting each town a school district.
Judgment in Windsor county court was
| 81, 643.5S for plaintiff.
| LOUISA r. DRAKE V. JOHN WILD, MIDDLE
BURY COLLEGE, AND OTHERs.-This case is
said to involve trust estate of about S4 ,OOC
which belonged to mother of oratrix and
was held in trust by her father, the late
Rev. Cyrus b. Drake, at his decease.
STATE v. TAYLOR AND O'DoNALD. -
Assault, with intent to kill. From Wind
sor county, where respondent was found
| guilty and sentenced to states prison fol
twenty-five years. Exceptions sustained
Judgment and sentence reversed and cause
| remanded.
CUTLER & MARTIN V. H. SKEELs AND
TRUsTEE.-General assumpsit, from Wash
ington county, where there was verdict
for plaintiff for Sl3205. The action was fol
the price of the meat of pair of oxen, de
PENDANT claiming that the meat delivered
was not of quality to fulfil contract
PICTORIAL LEAGUE V. HENRY j. NELSON
From city court of Burlington, where 6
Judgment was rendered for defendant
| Plaintiff seeks to recover for cuts claimed
to have been furnished defendant to illus
trate the furniture and drapery business IL
Burlington, defendant having Cancelled his
order.
1. H. p. RowELL v. w. j. DUNwooDn
AND TRUsTEE.-From Washington county
plaintiff claiming to recover on two ole
notes under contract with defendant tina
she would pay same if he allowed the will
of Joseph b. Rowell, Of which defendan
was residuary legatee, to be probated
which claim was ruled out, verdict o
$29.40 being directed for plaintiff unde
another portion of contract.