The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1902-04-09
WASHINGTON COUNTY COURT.

In the divorce case of Nettie 9.
Hoffman against John j. Hoffman,
heard Saturday afternoon, bill was
granted for intolerable severity.
George Il. Ayers, the West Berlin
juror in the case of the Union Mutual
Fire Insurance Company against A.
B. Dugar is still ill with the measles
Counsel on both sides object to COM
plotting the case with eleven men and
the other jurors on this case have
been notified they are subject to the
call of the clerk of court.
The arguments in the case of @. A,
Case against M. e. Warrington and
the charge of the court were made
Monday morning. Jury took the case
shortly before noon.
The jury in case against Warrington
returned a verdict at two O'Clock for
the plaintiff to recover SIG and inter
est and his costs.
Raymond Diemer against Ernest
King, apt, and Brown, Nelson g. Gar
vin trustees, was continued to the
September term.
Three divorce cases were heard this
forenoon, in all of which j. G.. Wing
appeared for the petitioners Alice
A. Nye against Charles Nye, refusal
to support. Petition dismissed. The
parties reside in East Montpelier.
Florence M. Jones against @. Fred
Jones, refusal to support. Decision
reserved. Parties reside in Barre.
Nellie Page, against Frank Page,
refusal to support. Marriage and resi-
dence proved, and bill granted. Gus
tody of minor child given to petition
er.
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G. DEF. Bancroft, trespass aud trover, to
recover about S675, the value of Montpe-
lier Savings bank stock taken by Sheriff
Bancr ut for taxes, was taken from the
jury Friday. pro forma verdict
for the defendant City of Montpelier was
directed by the court and the case will 90
to Supreme Court on certain law points.
Both sides were practically agreed as to
the facts of the case, leaving nothing for
the jury to deside.
The general assumpsit case of {. A..
Case against NJ. f.. Warrington, apt, was
next called. E II. Deavitt for plaintiff
Frank Phmley for defendant.
Mr. Case sues to recover wages alleged
to be due his son, who was former porter
at the NoIthfield house. Mr. Case claimed
that MIR. Warrington agreed to pay his son
$40 per month, while the testimony of Mr..
Warrington and two other witnesses
showed the contract price to be $l2 per
month.
The evidence was all in shortly before
noon. The inry in this case was then eX-
cused until eleven o'lock Monday morning
Court went in that afternoon to hear
divorce cases.
Hannah A. Beach against Frank A.
Beach, divorce, was heard that afternoon
The parties reside in Barre. Bill granted
for desertion G. Wing for petitioner.
John }. Hoffman against Nettie Hoff-
man, divorce, was heard late this after
noon. 6. Wing for petitioner. Defend
ant is the daughter of Albert H. Cutler
Bill granted for intoerable severity.
G &. Putnam administrator, against X
j. Donovan, and Sofia Maffina against
PredellalPollo, have been settled and dis
continued
Fullers and Deavitt Apts. against the
estate of Is. G.. Woolson. Judgment fol
plaintiff for $500 without costs and certi-
fled to probate court This was an appeal
from commissioners.
Juror Ayers is still i'll at West Berlin
His physician thinks he will be able to be
in court thellatter part of this week. In
the meantime the Dugar case is hung up
No jury cases were ready for trial Tuesday
Several court cases have been disposed OF
I and good progress has been made IL
strengthening up and clearing the docket