The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1901-07-24
SUPREME COURT.

Supreme Court met at ten o'clock Friday
morning render decisions on cases heard
at the Nay term. All the judges we're
present.
Decisions we're rendered In the following
cases
Lamoille county. Jane Il. Noyes the
village II Hyde ParN, - suit to recover taxes
paid. NJ tiOn dismissed with costs, because
Of death OF Q mplainant Opinion by Judge
Rowell.
Washington county. State b II Wells,
treasurer of the city of Barre Exceptions
Dismissed O,lnOn by Judge Tyirr.
Franklin County George b. Dee against
Francis King, d right of way action in
chancery. Decree reversed, pro forms-
without costs, and cause remanded. Opin-
ion by Judge Munson.
Washington County. e. II. Desvitt
against Walter l.. Ring, trover Judg-
ment of city affirmed. Opinion by Judge
Start
William j. Crsuston VS.. Dallas P. Matti.
son and Ella j. Msttison, trespass, from
Bennington county. Continued on terms
az to plaintiff including $40 attorney fees.
Clara A. 5 eadman v. Clinton Bostwick,
bastard from Addison county, settled and
discontinued.
@. W Potter, collector, v. II E Lewis
ami @ II. Morton, assumpsit, from Lamoille
county. Defendants refused to pay their
taxes in Belvidere on the ground that the
listers had not taken the proper oath.
PENDANT. Opinion by Judge Munson.
Frank Ploof v. f ward Lee, petition for
new trial, frou L,noille county. Petition
dismissed without costs TO either party.
b. A. Hunt ", John Burbank, petition,
from Lamoille county. Judgment that pc
ttiion was properly dismissed and judgment
affirmed. Opinion by Judge Stafford.
Isaac L. Patterson v, Dumau II. Smith,
trover, from Orleans county. Judgment of
county court aft med.
H.. n. %
Derby, petition, from Orleans county.
Judgment OF county court aft rmed.
Town OF Danville v. Town of Hartford,
assumpsit, from Caledonia county. Judg-
ment Of lower court affi rmed and Judgment
that defendant recover his costs.
ID. II. Miles V. Charles l.. Woodbury., case,
| from Caledonia county. Settled and dis
continued.
Edward H. Desvitt v. l.. j. Eldridge,
trustee of Beckwith mari or carbonate OF
| lime company et ais, from Caledonia
| county Decree reversed and cause re-
manded with mandate. Opinion by Judge
| Start
A. j. Foster, apt, V the estate OF A. 8.
| King, an appeal from commissioner from
Orange county. Judgment reversed and
cause remanded. Opinion by Judge Stat
| ford.
Sarah D. Bruce, administrators Of Monroe
L. Bruce, V Fall Mountain Paper COMPANY ,
| from Wiudham county. Case. Judgment
affirmed. Opinion by Chief Judge Taft
Reuben b. Grout, apt, v Fred Johnson,
trespass, for Windhsm county. Judgment
of county court affirmed. Opinion by Judge
Tyler.
e. g. aud 8. G. Green James Mcdonald
and others, from franklin county. Decree
reversed and cause remanded. Opinion by
Judge Taft.
from franklin county. Judgment reverst
and cause remanded. Opinion by Judge
| Munson.
Charles R. Holden vs. the Fall Mountain
Paper Co., from Rutland county. Cause
remsnded. Opinion by Judge Taft.
State OF Vermont against G. l. Lincoln
and Adelia A Whipple, rom Chittenden
county. Decree reversed and cause re.
msnded. Opinion by Judge Rowel.
Charles w. Selnss V. Jim Lee ct al
from Washington county. Decree re
versed and cause remanded. Opinion by
Judge Munson.
State v. Frank Shannon, from Washington
. county. Respondent was convicted in
| Washington county of larceny at Mortified
aud sentenced to not less than four nor
more than five years at hard labor in State
prison at Windsor. When the respondent
was arrested at Northfield letter was
used as evidence against him at his trial +,
against his will. #, B. Thomas, his coun-
sci, took the case to Supreme Court on ex.
Taft, who rendered the opinion sustained
the exceptions, set aside the verdict and
sentence and granted Shannon new trial
Frederick Eastwood, whose case was
disposed of late that afternoon was con-
vicled at the June term, 1900 of Addison
county court Of the murder OF Frederick
Fem, in August 1899 The defence was
insanity and the respondent was ordered
into the custody of the Superintendent of
the State hospital for the insane at Water
bury, for observation. At the tIial which
followed tho physicians from the hospital
testified hat in their opinion the respond
ent was not insane. The responder s
counsel, in their exceptions before the
Supreme court, argued that the commit
ment OF Eastwood to an insane asylum by
the States Attorney was in violation OF
law For that reason they insisted that
the verdict should be set aside and d new
trial ordered. They claimed that such a
step compels res pondent TO testify against
himself. The case was argued al the fist
day Of the May term Of supreme court by
j. B. Donoway OF Middlebury for the re-
respondent, and Il. l.. Fish OF Vergennet
and w. II, Bliss of Mlddlebury for the
| State.