Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1908-02-15
WINDSOR COUNTY COURT
December Term, 1907.

evenly divided among the different
members of the bar.
The bail of Herbert A. Davis was
reduced from $4,000 to $1,000 and
bail was promptly furnished
Alfred Russell was fined $50 for
contempt of court in having talked
to Jurors about case pending before
the jurors.
DIR. S. j. Allen of White River
Junction was fined 5000 for giving
prescriptions for liquor to be filed
by druggists. R. j. Trainor appear
ed as attorney for DR.. Allen.
William Smith of South Royalton
was fined $3O0and costs for illegally
furnishing liquor His case will be
taken to the supreme court to deter
mine whether the transactions in his
case amount to a violation of the law.
j. j. Wilson for the respondent.
A new trial was denied in two
cases, brought to get relief from
snap judgments, obtained through
the neglect of an attorney to attend
coq one sesests- nf>-his client. The
court held that the party who en-
ployed the attorney must suffer the
loss arising from his neglect These
cases were Ransom vs. Benson and
Moses and Hollis Wright vs.. Allen
from Chester. The referees report
in Sargent VS.. Truell was recommitt-
ed for further findings. Davis &
Davis for defendant. Pingree for
plaintiff.
The right of way was established
in case of White River Water Gem
pany VS.. Stone, but the water com
pany was made to pay the costs Of
the proceedings. Frank M. Plum
ley for the water company. VIM.
Batchelder for Mr.. Stone.
DEGREES for orator according to the
prayer of the bill was granted, with
costs, in two chanceTy cases, Austin
VS.. Williams, Davis & Davis for ora
tor and E. r. Buck for defendant,
and in Davis VS.. Perry, Davis &
Davis for orator, B. Z. Cole for de-
PENDANT.
In Howard Brown VS.. Cannon,
Parker & Co., trustee, Valeria B.
French claimant, the commissioners
report was filed and on that report
the court adjudged that the funds
in the hands of the trustee belonged
to claimant and that she recover her
costs of the plaintiffs. The trustees
were discharged without costs
This ends the long contest. Stick
ney, Sargent & Skeels for plaintiffs, S.
E. Emery and G. A. Davis for claim
ant. The claimant is the aged wild
ow of the late Judge Calvin French
Of Proctorsville.
PLYMOUTH TAX CASE
In the celebrated tax case of Cool
idge VS. Taylor of Plymouth the
court finally, with much hesitation,
has adjudged that the 1886 in the
hands of Judge F. A. Walker the
trustee, be held and that $3.50 of it
be applied on the tax and $500 on
plaintiffs costs, leaving $208 of
costs to be borne by plaintiff. Stick
ney, Sargent & Skeels for plaintiff.
Davis & Davis for defendant and
trustee. This case will pass to the
supreme court on two bills of ex-
,eptions, one on the main contest,
the validity of the tax, the other on
Of the trustee.
In the case of Carver VS.. Sykes,
about some sheep, there was a sharp
rial, but the court on the evidence
was unable to reach any conclusion
md ordered the case continued
Skeels for plaintiff, Judge Everts of
Granville, N. Y and Charles Batch
,lder for defendant.
Divorces granted:
Samuel NJ. Tucker from Minnie
Fucker, for adultery; Fred G. Davis
or petitioner.
Irving @. Allen from Artie L.
Allen, for adultery; F. G. Southgate
or petitioner.
Fanny Spooner from Dayton Spoon
n for intolerSble severity; s. E.
emery for petitioner.
During this term, fifteen divorces
lave been granted, of which five
we're for intolerable severity, FIVE
or neglect and refusal to support
he wife, two for adultery and three
or wilful desertion. There were
IS divorce cases carried over to the
,nvt form