Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1906-10-25
SUPREME COURT,
Several Cases Reported Settled
and Discontinued at Open
ing Of Term.
TWO CASES MOL PROSSED.
State VIII Not Try to Convict the
Whites of Manslaushter-Chittc
den County Cases Set for Trial
--Opinious Handed Down
White Beats Luuiiere Co.

--Opinious Handed Down
Iybitc ucnts Iun,icrc Co.
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,,or,,o,,or Co+ ~ .r,l,o oo.o,o,. .o,,, &C
sunro,no rn,,,. convonod tbts ,,,1rri,,, ~
TON o'clocI Tn tI. sunro,no rourt room, - :
tho Stote House. An t.e hIdacs and n
hundred or more attorneys from all PARTS
of the state were present. !. rayer was Of
fered by the Rev W. j.. Dukeshire pastor
of Trinity Methodist Church. and the usual
proclamation opening court was made by
Sheriff +. II. Tracy.
The trial calendar was called and it was
aitber tn nroress of sattIernant or hayo
been settled and discontinued. Among the
latter IS tho Rutland county case of Will
liam B. Spauldns, et al, vs.. the town Of
Middletowt' SPRINGS, highway petition.
In the Franklin county manslaughter
cases of state vs. Almon White, and state
vs. va White' II mouoh was MADE py
Attorney -dehcIM sit'S that those Two
cases re MOI pressed 'haSlnuch as there IS
no PloSptVt " d colN I-',o"' 49,, me court
oruereu sucn "h M entrE mace Iese calsss
.y;r ". D1at,c c.,
III M DIT i.!Cni" ..- ,,-,,,,.
c, T,,.aii. ", "i " " ,,,'" 10 %
II t,,i
sioners viii Also nrohobIv be se,tlo1 and
dienon,ir,,od ''''N
Tbc Chittonde, county. c,eos cot 70,
-r,oI oro. Gu porgr,,,, 80 ba+a.
cav Tvillinr, plodnot+ ,drn,nis+ra.
tor "a tho Cnntral Vermont RAILWAY
.comnnnv. Mary NJ. Struup VS. The Uur
1inyton Tr,cfion co,n9o1v ,rovvn or
Jnricbo We To,yn of yruntine.ton. louis
r Peterson We Frank II Lord Of nIs'
John g wilkins VS.. Samuel Somerville
Of nj
-rho ,hi4tonden court,. caso. of Al
bort r. cnIlins ,.s rosc,b " Farley
49,, c-.,.-,,i ,.,t, ,i.ro,, a,
,t,' i,I, "a. -, ,,.orn non,im,,nd
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OPINIONS HANDED DOWN.
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'Pii''Oi'H W " 49," II ,''
al tiScs "h'N'' nav "'.i ', ',,'iu ~ -
NI""S nus, IN Wv '"''N-''t In. ,.I..!, ,
casc "l w, ~, NV stn 70. az " 't .
or l'"kerSl'elu; I" ~. .. e',uo
Il mhre' !" Wnlc. 't'' Aitt'tt'. ~ 80
lower court obtained " Nerulcl ot $'V
as damages, the Judgment OF the lower
court was affirmed. opinion by Judge
Tyler.
r. \. Ordwa. We. israel T. narrow
from Caledonia coeut>, The opinion
by Judge watson adJudged the pun III
this case to be sufficient, the decree
with mandate
state VS.. Eddie Barr and Fran Pi-
anfetti, from Caledonia county. The
pro forma Judgment was reversed, the
verdict set aside and the cause re-
mandcd for new trial. opinion by
Judg, Powers.
In the Chittendcn county case of Will
liam OdIln and others against Edward
w. Peck and others, the death Of the
cd
l. . Vjles VS.. Barre & Montpelier Trac-
tion and Power company from Washing
ION county, general uSsumps4t. la the
lower court the pluutir. in 1902, obtained
a verdict for sl,o4i .y for electric power
furnished, and there was 1udSlnehI on
the verdict. The opinion handed down to-
day by Judge Haselton reVerses this Juos
mont and the cause Is rematded'
Herbert r. Sias VS.. the cons solidateo
lighting company from W "Shlns.oI
county genera " ui'ipsl'' M o"S' 49,
been twice tired IN "aSL'hsto" VDut', ,., = =
court. IN Septeh'peF. ls'o. It1e psh.'', -,
was awarded NVrolcl oi po'o''o' 40 -,
1uries received "h'1e MolN.'s ~
tor the detendahl co'lpany, u'., ,ne
Judgment on 'he Nelnlct. 1uuto MrIi
son read an oplnloh WIS morning =" Ia,
reVerses th's Judgment dill. fe'''ahuS ''''
cause. ~
State We. LOUIS Sh'ppN' Jr', Luuol
case from ot H.'"i'S WY SS"t - SS.,H
,rent overruled, decree reversed mouo'
sustained, judgment arrested. and re
spondent discharged. Opinion by Judge
Hasclton.
Mary L. Watkins vs. George w. Childs
from Grand Isle county Decree affirmed
and cause remarked. Opinion by Judge
Powers.
John A. Eayres ct ais Va. lockwood
Barrett ct ais. from Rutland county
Decree affirmed except rs to that par
of report regarding sale of lots to bons
tide purchasers. opinion by Judge Miles
Davis Dutton Vs. Oscar Stoughton. g
ais from windsor county. Decree affirm
ed and cause remandcd. Opinion by Judg,
Powers
,,ro,.''.ai, ,uu. ,,,,,,nv umfted fron, Chit
tehdeh county SuntIs'n. ol me cemnr ,,n os {,
,"urt Ior we p,,o,H h,
t',a, 49, "'su
AD ForveIl. guardian. VS.. the Cap!ta
Savi,es Bank 4 Truat Co., ct al, from
Washington county, FRO forma decree re
versed' de'nurror oYerruied' bi'i ad1uage'
suitlclent ana r1uSc 'e''''iueu' op'''''
corrie r. WooJv ndroinlstrotrix vs tb,
Metropolitnn Life Insurance company. /,
the lower court there was II verdict 90
the plaintiff to recover S.ilb and a 1udR
Ille,n on lhe eeru'o., H.. ~, ne ol'il'oh ~
'Vasu Wt,I,anr m,'' 70 snoville vs. ,inmes " Rroc,5
nm nnncni in chancery by the orator from