Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1902-08-28


1910, ", ~ ,i,a go. @ ,,, nc n,, -,
n,oc,inr ~ ,no 'h,i"o -, Ioinr,o w." ,,d ,ho
action Of tho nonin,tirr convention arc
innronr,y Lctorriuod tho cioc,io,, hatto,s
will fail to express the real judgment OF
II is not c,aimod in argument and no
ground occurs TO MS upou which n could
bc claimed that this contract v,s any
the less obnoxious to the law because the
purchased influence was to be cxortcd
through tho columns of tho plaintiffs IVA e.
per, A newspaper is Understood to present
the views of some one connected with tho
management or views deemed consistent
with some settled policy. and has 4 patron
age and influences which are due to- that
column is rcIiod ,,ron .1s a r,,,ii, ,,,, ~,
ana adviser there can he no moro danger
Gus Inception IMAM mat resulting from the
s'rot purchase or IT'S favor.
We no'u mat the contract testified to
".ua r.I''" ul,oh nN the plAintin Is con
,,,,i 'or,' p'','cv ana therefore void.
Decisions were also rendered i, ,ho e.,
''"i"s Cases
IANOIILE COt-N.ry
''''' '""''i9 vs. Fll'h /" Godfrey,
=. =. ~. tchorhI HSS''np'l'. ludGmont Of coun-
y court a"'rinod' opinion ny Judge Start.
CAIEDok1A rot->-,ry
sump.lr River rni,ro.d isnsto,m " ~ a.,
T. H. Co., ct al decree Of the court #
%hnan'orI affirmed and cause rcmandcd.
'pinIoh ny judge start
ESSEN cot.v,r>-
W. r.. ana }. W. Drew vs.. Il. G. Good
nue. general aSSumpSit, JUDGMENT reversed
ana judgment Tor plaintiff Ia recover s. 81
ilc23 with interest from June >, 1900 Opn-
ION ny JudE" Stafford.
V1Enc,p rn,.>..rv
Catherine J. Hunt ct AL. VS. Henry
I,Ii,m t,,,tcrn',d yv,i,o " tn','n tl"SN''l
George e. Wilson. hin in chnnccry. Judg-
mcnt reversed and cause rcmandcd with
mandate. Opinion by Judge Munson.
state vs.. Andrew Thorhurn. selling cider
Respondent lives in Norwich, whore he is
a prominent farmer and treasurer of the
Norwich Creamery associations In the
lower court he pleaded guilty to tom ti,s
offences. J. G. Harvey who represented
the respondent said this WAS brought as a
test case and that there were several other
farmers in Windsor county awaiting =
decision in this case. The opinion was
rendered by Judge Tyler. Judgment was
exceptions. Respondent was sentenced h,
Judge ~ Ter to nav a fine of s1Ul with costs
of prosecution and with the alternative
sentence Tho fine Vac n.id
ORANGE COUNTY,
!. II. lass and Ora Bass prononcnts
of F,nhraim T. CIanin's viii ~ i,i,,nr l.,
Clnrin and Bertha l. Clanip EIa,cb,rd
an appeal from probate court
-,
Vermont statutes require that attcstiu.r wit
uesscs shall know tho contents and natur,
of an instrument. Judge Roweu who ron.
Ccrcd the d, cision held that this was no,
necessary. Judgment reversed and cans,
rcmand,d
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NlNDfiAM COUNTY.
I,so,, w Pic &c I-r,,,,, n ,b,.. ,,,.
Homer Lord. trospass This case hinged n,
the disnutcd ownership of a wood lot /,
the town of Somerset PRO formo vrrdir
reversed and Judgment ro, dofrndarte :.
recover costs Opinion hv .1,,dao St,frord
hANhi'lN COZ MY.
Albert Sowlcs and Jennie p SowI,s ants
VS. II :, Lewis and q : /. Leach ,,tio,
ON a mortgage debt. Opinion hv..Iidno VA
son. No i,,drrocn, was entered In ~. ,a.,
but the counsel on hotb sides wcrc nrd,r,.,
to submit their views AS TO iudrmou. with
in ten DAYS and to exchange said view,
within seven DAYS.
Kt Hand COUNTY.
Town Of Mount Holly vs 1u,bor J.,
French. uctition for extont Judrncnt , r
hrmcd. Opinion by 1udpo 'rvIar
Town of Clarendon AGAINST 1eu,1,,,
Railroad Co. Common counts. an action i,