Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1896-05-14
SUPREME COURT IN SESSION
A LARGE NUMBER OF CASES SET
FOR HEARING.
Several Cases Continued = Tuesdays
Argumonts-spunky Lamoii,e's Politi-
cal Cnuidron &c Masonic A.... at Lud-
low Dedicated.

Montpelier, May 12-The Supreme Court
convened at 10 o'clock this forenoon. All
the judges except Judge Taft were pres
ent and about the usual number OF at
torneys. Prayer was offered by Ref'
Norman w. Seaver, pastor of Bethany
church. Montpelier The court was then
formally opened by Deputy Sheriff Jonn
l.. Tuttle of this place. The calling OF the
docket followed and large number OF
cases were marked for hearing.
In re estate of Dorson Eastman, judg-
ment was affirmed and ordered certified
to Probate Court Silas II. Seaver VS.:
Lydia c. Orton, judgment for plaintit
affirmed. Both parties from Bennington
county. John d. Watson, administrator,
VS.. Lydia j. Watson, Windham county,
continued. George W. Hendee, receiver
of the Vermont National bank, vs, a. O.
Brainard and trustee Franklin county,
continued. D. d. Weed VS. The st. Johns
bury and Lake Champlain railroad. Frank
lin county, discontinued. william il.
Forbes VS.. Frank A. Morse and Davis &
Gay VS.. Central Vermont Railroad COM
pany, both from Rutland county, were
continued. The three cases, Granville
vs.. Hancock, apt, Elijah La Bounty VS..
Levi Leno, apt. and State VS.. Edward
Hodgdon, Addison county were continued.
G. j. Laraway VS.. Alex Springer, and M. E
Tucker ct al. VS. Eden and Lowell, La
moile county, were continued. Caledonia
National bank VS.. John Bolton ct al,
Caledonia county, decrease for orator
affirmed and cause remanded George IL.
Nelson ct al, executors vs. Lewis H.
Nelson ct al, and S. h. Waite VS.. Mar
shall Williams Caledonia county, con-
tinued. Mary o. and Charles b. Colby
ct al. VS.. Jerome A. Washburn ct al
| NJ. N. Bnrnham VS.. NJ y. Courscr Sam
uel II. Pngrec, administrator. VS.. n. s..
Johnson, apt, and trustee, and State VS..
Josiah II. wilder, Windsor county, we're
continued. Thomas II. Murphy vs.. John
i. Little, apt, Beycrwyck Brewing
company apt. VS.. John n. Oliver and
Howard National bank, trustee,
Chttenden county were continued.
Barre Railroad company VS.. Gran
ite Railroad company. Joseph Vat
ter VS.. Pitkins & Miller. II. J. Slayton VS..
D. n. and w. C. Salter, apt. and trustee.
Arthur T.. Campbel VS.. II. O. Camp, apt,
John II. Kelley VS.. FRED Downing Grace
!. Parker VS.. Taylor o. Parker and trus-
tee. Chris. Christensen VS.. Edwin Carlo
ton, Washington county. were continued.
The Williams and Clark Fertilizer COM
pany vs.. l.. +. Rudd was the first case
argued. In Bennington county the court
found defendant liable in book account
fer s3S540 as reported by the auditor and
ordered close Jail execution as to S296 20
plaintiff claiming the certificate by rea-
son of the judiciary capacity in which
defendant acted. 1t is claimed for de-
fendant that the tort has been waived by
plaintiff. c. II. Darling for plaintiff, W
r.. sheldon for defendant.
Della A. Lindey VS.. James s. Lindey
petitioner was granted divorce In Ben
nington county for as.ntcry. Defendant
claims that there should have been cvi
dcnce beyond a reasonable doubt and thai
n preponderance Of evidence was not sufl
cient to warrant the bill. c. II. Darling
for petitioner. W. B. Sheldon for defend
ant.
George w. Bckford VS.. estate of Electc
Bickford, from Bennington county. Prti
toner In May. 1852, was the owner of Ger
tain real estate In Woolford, witch hC
conveyed to Mason l.. Knapp. who con
vcyed the same the same day 10 his mother
Elccta, wife of the petitioner. the aforr
said George w. It appears that Elcct'
has since deceased and petitioner nov
claims that the real estate was conveyed
In trust for himself. The petitioner askcC
that tho Probate Court grant the admins
traitor of Electa n license to convey an,
decree the execution of the trust to him
His petition was dismissed in Prohat,
Court for want of jurisdiction. Eatchel
der and Bates for petitioner, G. II. Oar
ling for Knapp,
Thomas c. Nolan of Bennington wa
this afternoon, on motion Of G. ', Oar
ling. sworn in as on attorn y he ore thl
court. lie has previously praeiiced in Ncy
York.