Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1900-05-24
SIX MORE CASES
To be Argued Before Supreme Court
Fridays Hearings.

Montpelier May 1S.-At tho opening Of
court this morning the court resumed con-
sidcratiou of the case of II. l.. Fuller "
Milo -. Parmcutcr, defendant. G. l.. Par
mcnter. administrator and trustee. and
George w. Parmentcr claimant. which
had been commenced yesterday afternoon.
This case involved Il question relating to
the assignment made 10y the defendant
to the claimant of his interest in his faith
er's estate, the assignment having been
made in the life time of the father. The
plaintiff commenced suit Immediately af-
ter the fathers death and trusted the
administrator Of the estate in order to
reach the interest of Milo ID. Paimcntcr.
the defendant. The claimant contends
that the assignment operated to convey
to him the defendants portion in his
fathers estate. The plaintiff, however,
claims that the assignment at most could
operate only as contract to convey the
property when the defendant should have
obtained IT from the estate and that the
plaintiffs attachment by trustee process
gives him precedence. Edward II. DoaNltt
argued the case for the plaintiff ANA +.
l.. Laird for the defendant
The case OF Hattie NJ. kiddcT' vs.. Hem
ry w Bacon was next taken up. This is
an action of Islander, which was tried at
the September term of County Court and
resulted in q verdict for the plaintiff. the
amount of damages being sl.l6.6l2. one
We're taken during the trial, a. of which
were argued in court to-day. The cas-"
took most of the day and was argued by
John W. Gordon for the plaintiff ANA ny
Hale *. Darling and Frank Plumloy for
the defendants
Just before adjournment the briefs were
passed up and the case of Annie Stearns
ct al. ". city Of Barre, which IS known as
the Barre water case, and the case VIII
be the FIST for argument Tuesday morn
ing. VI. Harvey. Senter and Goddard.
ANA Frank j. Martin are attorneys for the
plaintiffs and ". f.. Barney John ". Cor
don and George W. Wing tor defendant.
A decision was announced this afternoon
in the Caledonia County case of George T..
Blair. assignee V. kitChie and Warden.
which was heard at the October term. The
pro forma decree of the court of chancerY
di>msSiug the bill il reversed ana that
the MORTGAGES in question is invalid as 10
the assignee of Insolvency of the mort
CAGES
OF the Washington County cases. -. l..
Fuller ana Sons r. G. WoolSon. Hiram
i. Wedge W. Wins and Bowers. State v.
John Kelley ana state " John Marsh
have been continued ANA there re-
mains for hearing Annie Stearna
ct al ", city of Barre, benjamin A.
Hylow ". Union Casually and Surety
company, Stat" vs. George W. Smith
State ". Charles Doherty and in addition
there is a petition for mandamuS brought
Yesterday by Joseph Cater vs.. Melville T..
Smile, to be heard. This petition is
brought to determine whether Waiter IL
entitled to az a las execution against owen
Miller. who was surrendered last week hy
his bondsmen that his body might b"
taken on execution as the plaiutitf's at
/ torneys claim. Thc defendant who is clerk
Of the court replies that he does not con-
slider that he has the right to issue an eN-
ecution because il has been more than
eight years since the judgment was OBJ
tanned and the original execution levied
In the meantime Miller is resting com
fortably in the county jail whore lac has
been for the past ten days. These five
cases with the Caledonia county case oi
HardwiCk Savings Bank and Trust com
panY VS. r. ~ brcnun and trustee leave
six cases yet to be heard, 80 that court
viii not adjourn before Wednesday. tour'
took IA recess this afternoon until Tues
day