The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1903-02-26
SUPREME COURT

When Supreme court opened last
| Thursday "a decision was announced in
| the case of State v. Oscar Lindsay, for
! larceny which was heard Wednesday.
Error prejudicial to the respondent
was found in the rial in the lower
} court. Judgment was reversed and
cause remanded. Lindsay was found
guilty by jury at the September
term of Washington county court.
Opinion by Judge Munson.
The case of State V. j. p. Donovan
for forgery was also heard, the trial
lasting into the afternoon. Donovan
was convicted at the March term of
| Washington county court. Donovan
is we'll known music dealer in Mont
| pelier. -Four or five years ago he sold
an organ to Alonzo Parsons of War
rem and received note for 800.
Later AN agreement for payment by
delivery of 20. 600 feet of clapboards
was put on the back OF the note and
signed The State claims that the
agreement read for 45finch clapboards
and that Donovan changed the figure
to so that it read 519 inch clap
| boards The respondent denies this
and further denies that the agreement
was part of the note anyway so as
! to come under the statute against for
gerry r.. A. Hoar for the State and
John W. Gordon and T. r. Gordon
| for the respondent.
Wedne ;day afternoon the Barre case
of State " Fred Cunningham for sell
ing goods at auction without State
license was argued by f. S. Williams
for the respondent and r A. Hoar for
the State.
At the conclu sion of the Donovan
case A. @. Templeton Capitol Saw
ings Bank and Trust Co. was taken
up. This is suit for services and
expenses in serving a writ attaching
some Horses and for keeping them
aflerward until ordered by the defen-
dant counsel to release them, when
| they were found to be under mortgage
to New Hampshire party. Senter
and Senter for the plaintiff and E. H.
and T. j. Deavitt for the bank,
Supreme Court came in for few
minutes Friday forenoon to render de-
cisions and then Sheriff Evans was
ordered to declare court adjourned
without date. No opinions were read,
in each case merely the entry being
announced The following entries
were made.
Washington county case of Ought
ney Jangraw " Mary Nee. Judgment
affirmed This is suit for eject
ment. the parties being owners of
adjoining lots in Montpelier. The
plaintiff claimed that the defendant
had encroached on his lot and that in
fact the defendant S piazza extended
over his land. The defendant claimed
by adverse possession. Verdict for
defendant in county court.
Washington county case of Edgar
Trow V. Parsons and Maxwell. judg-
ment affirmed In county court the
plaintiff received verdict to recover
$l4, and costs and interest, for hogs
sold the defendant, meat dealers.
Windham county case G. G. Fair
banks ct al " Town of Rockingham,
decree of court of chancery affirmed
and cause remanded.
Franklin county case of A. M. Asel-
tine Willie Perry, Judgment for
defendant affirmed. This was suit
with specifications for recovery pre-
MUM OH an insurance policy De
PENDANT claimed policy had never been
delivered to him.
Addison county case of Martha
Hanks V. @. NJ Hanks ct al. decree
for orator affirmed and cause remand
ed with mandate. This is bill and
injunction and question up was one
involving jurisdiction of equity
court.
Windsor county case, in re estate
OF ]. A. Shattuck. Judgment of
county court affirmed and ordered
certified to probate court. The case
involves a question about mortgage.
Chittenden county case of Mrs.
Louise Davis V, Albret Streeter, judg-
ment affirmed. In county court
plaintiff recovered solo, and costs.
Chittenden county case of L. f. Ter
rill V. f. p. Wilson, Judgment fol
defendant armed
The term of Supreme Court just
closed has been remarkable for the
smoothness with which it has run.
The new engagements of the calendar
has worked admirably and lawyers
} have been able to tell almost to &
day when their cases would be
reached. Forty-on cases were argued
in full or submitted on briefs, be
I sides other minor hearings.