Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1906-06-14
Windsor County Court.
June Term. 1906.

The June term OF the Windsor county
court began its session on the oth INST,
chief Judge John w. Rowell presiding.
The morning session OF the frs. day was
devoted TO empanelling and charging the
Grand Jury. and reading the docket.
Alfred r. Watson OF Hartford was APP
nointed foreman OF the grand jury, winch,
being charged, at once retired ana began
investigating. Friday evening, Just pc
fore the days recess was taken, iull ana
final reDort was made by the bodyi four
trne hiiIs. and one not found. were pre-
sented. The only feature of the usual re-
nori of the grand jury on standing mat
fers of examination was that recommen-
dation was made Of certain changes, or
improvements, in the county jail, among
other things that window be cut on the
north side 10 light and gentilate the IN.
usab bic cells on that side, also the liking OF
place downstairs where any prisoner
might be confined by himself TO avoid
having 10 lock every prisoner in his cell.
II was also suggested that the lower lights
ii the windows be OF ground glass TO pre-
vent the present condition OF seeing and
being seen BY the inmates and public.
The call Of the docket used up the bal
ance of the time the opening aay. Inc
Jury calendar contained 10 cases that have
been assigned for trial; and on the court
calendar were 40 cases set for hearings OF
tn Sc. only five were petitions Tor divorce,
quite falling of in number. by the sec
ond day OF the term about hall OF the
cases assigned for jury trial were disposed
of by settlement, continuance, or other
wise: as the week went by other cases
were marked "no trial. until at this writ
ing there remain but four or five short
civil eases left to be tried. Two have been
tried as follows:
Patsy Baldassaro vs. Antoine Chevalier.
This was a case OF International complex
tion-plaintif is Italian, defendant French
and involved a contract for the purchase
and sale of a crop OF apples Of the vintage
OF 1901. In the fall OF that year Patsy
went 10 see Antoine and all the apples the
latter had were bought by Patsy as he
claimed on basis OF 200 per Dbl. for No.
/; aud Il 80 Tor No. 2; the apples were 10
be picked and put IN barrels and plaintiff
was to be notified when they we're ready.
He was so potified and came to Springfield
" here Antoine lives. The app es were all IN
barrels all marked mo. l" and the barrels
we're headed up tight. As Patsy said Il
wanta look at the ap," one barrel was
opened, and found TO contain fine apples
on top and cider apples down underneath.
Plaintiff became suspicious and wished TO
see the whole kit; defendant refused, and
the trade was off. The plaintiff was intend.
ing TO ship the apples TO Boston and would
have made about 75c Dbl. profit, but this
fact not having been brought to Antoine,
il was urged he could not be answerable
on that basis. The result was that Patsy
got one cent damages and costs, the jury
finding a breach OF contract. SpauldIng
and Weston for plaintiff. Fletcher and
Enright a Buck for defendant.
The Windsor Gas Light company vs..
sherman y. Taylor was next taken up and
was an action TO determine the respective
rights OF the parties IN and to a certain
driveway leading from Main street,
Windsor. 10 premises occupied by the
plaintiff and defendant. respectively. The
defe dant Is a liyefyman, and plaintiff
conceded the right TO defendant TO drive
over the land in question 10 and from his
barns. but defendant did mo than this
he stored anywhere from u 10 - wagons
on the land, obstructing the light 10 the
basement Of plaintiffs property. and this
use OF the land plaintiff insisted was not
warrantable. Plaintiff did not want the
use In that way TO ripen into a right, and
so brought this SUIT. Defendant insisted
he was only doing what his predecessor
in the premises bad done, and only what
be had a right 10 do. This was the only
question 10 the case, as no damages, other
than nomi al, were claimed.
The evidence closed when the weekend
recess came. and on Monday afternoon,
when the session was resumed, the mo-
lions made for a verdict by both sides
were overruled and the case was given to
the jury on Tuesday.
Plaintiff was represented by w. B. c. |
stiekney aud Enright & Buck; defendant, |
by Davis & Davis and Sargent.
The case OF the Watkins viii contest was |
the next for trial, but a motion for a con-
tinuance was entered.