The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1909-07-01
TEN OPINIONS BY COURT.
Supreme Court Judges Sitting Tues
day and Wednesday Hand Down
Several Decisions OF Importance
Three Washington County Cases.


Three Washington County Cases.
AS result of the conference of
Supreme court judges held Tuesday
and Wednesday at the State House.
ten opinions have been filed with
the clerk of the court. Several i'm
portant cases are among them,
among them being the case of the
City of Barre VS.. Mcfarland and
Boyce, an Independent water COM
pany. The case was brought to
enjoin the company from extending
its pipe lines and the decree by
Judge Munson prohibits them from
extending their mains but connec.
tions may be made with new patrons
along the old mains The decision
of the lower court is reversed and
the case remanded.
In the case of Frank J. Libby VS..
Canadian Pacific railroad, which is
an appeal from the decision of the
railroad commissioners, the pre-
vious order of the railroad commits
sion is vacated, the petition of the
plaintiff is sustained and the case
again remanded to the board. This
opinion was also given by Judge
Munson.
The case of Carpenter VS.. Gibson,
Caledonia county, an action in book
account, was decided by an opinion
of Judge Munson who affirms the
judgment of the lower court in fa-
vor of the plaintiff.
In the Orange county case of
Flint VS.. Holman, an action for
SANDER, an opinion by Judge Mum
son, affirms the judgment OF the
lower court by which the plaintiff is
awarded s400 and costs.
In the Bennington county case of
Stete VS. Edward Morrissey ct al,
the Judgment of the lower court is
affirmed, by Chief Judge Rowell, and
it is decided that the respondents
kept the liquor in question contrary
to the law and the destruction of the
liquor is ordered, the respondent
paying the costs Of prosecution.
In the companion cases of Adams
VS.. James and James VS.. Adams,
Franklin county, an opinion by
Judge Munson, reverses and remands
the former case and dismisses the
petition in the second.
The Chittenden county case of
State VS. George Mcclellan, who is
now serving a term of two years in
Windsor for larceny. was decided by
an opinion of Judge Munson in
which he finds that there was no
error in the proceedings Of the
lower court and that the sentence
must be compiled with
opinion in the Washington county
case of State VS.. Andrews who was
convicted in the September term of
county court 1908, on the charge Of
selling intoxicating liquor, the res
pondent being sentenced to not
more than six months in county jail
The court found that the exceptions
of the respondent were allowable
and sentence is suspended and the
case reversed and remanded.
Judgment in the Washington
county case Of Hiram B Wedge,
admX., VS.. the Central Vermont
Railway Co, an action brought for
damages on account of injuries re-
ceived in an accident on the rail-
road owned by the defendant, was
affirmed in an opinion by Judge
Seneca Haselton. BY the judgment
OF the lower court, the plaintiff re-
ceives $4,000 damages. Judge Mum
son also rendered an opinion in the
Windham county case Of Barber VS..
Vinton, an action for trespass. The
judgment OF the lower court was
that the defendant recover costs is
reversed and the case is remanded
to be heard again