The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-12-15
TWO CIVIL CASES TRIED
At Orange County Court, and Divorce
Cases Are Now On.

Cases Are Now On.
Chelsea. Dec. Is. There have been
two civil cases tried by jury in Orange
county court, the first being an action Of
trespass iii which the plaintiff, Frank
DeGoosh of Bradford, sought to recover
damages from George w. Baldwin of
Bradford and Jack Russ Of Fairlee for
entering upon land which he had bought
and taking therefrom several thousand
feet Of lumber and bark which was se-
yered from the stump before Mr. De-
goosh purchased the real estate, and
WHICH the defendants claimed to have
bought on the stump and subsequently
severing Il. The case was fought to
the limit by the attorneys on each side
as this was the second time the case
had been tried The first time the jury
disagreed. AS a result Of this trial the
jury found for the plaintiff to recover
the sum Of $50 damage and his costs,
Frank s. Williams Of Bradford appeared
for the plaintiff and David S. Conant
Of Bradford and r. M Harvey OF Mont
pelier for the defendants.
The second case was an action for de-
ceit in which Carlos d. Slack Of Brad
ford sought to recover damages from
Dana Bragg of West Fairlee, alleging
that the defendant knowingly misrepre-
sented certain conditions about a lot of
fifteen COWS which he purchased from
I him in the fall Of 1905 This case was
tried at the December term Of court in
1909. at which time the jury found for
the plaintiff to recover the sum Of Ss3
and his costs; Judgment was rendered
on the vedict, execution stayed and the
case passed to the supreme court on
exceptions by the defendant and was
heard at the May term, when the Judg-
ment Of the county court was reversed
and the case remanded As a result Of
this trial the jury found for the defend
ant to recover his costs. David S. CO.
nant and r. NJ Harvey appeared for
the plaintiff and s. G. Wilson and w
II. Sprague for the defendant
When this case was finished the jury
were dismissed, subject to recall in case
other civil eases or criminal cases should
require their services after the divorce
cases were disposed Of which are being
presented this week as follows; Carrie
I Button vs. Cassius d. Button the
parties being from Braintree, bill grant
! ed for intolerable severity. NJ NJ Viii
son appearing for the petitioner; Charles
I X. Shumway vs.. Sada A. Shumway, the
parties being from Newbuy, bill grant
ed for adultery, David 5. Conant appear
/ ing for the petitioner; Arthur b. Com
stock VS.. Bessie Comstock, the parties
being from Corinth, bill granted for de-
sertion, David s. Conant appearing fol
the petitioner; Ernestue Fellers VS.. AT.
fred Fellers, the parties being from
Washington. bill granted for intolerablC
severity and neglect and refusal to sup.
port, w. IT. Sprague for petitioner.
In the case of Herman L. Stoddard vs.
Grace +. Stoddard. the petitioner being
4 from Brookfeld. it was shown that al
1 the time OF the solemnization Of the
marriage between the parties, that the
petitioner had husband living in Mas
4 saehusetts. from whom she had never
been divorced. and the court ordered that
the marriage between Mr. and Mrs. Stod
dard be declared annulled Stanley &
Wilson appeared for the petitioner.
/ There are several more divorce cases
which will be heard during the weet
some Of them being contested and unless
some unexpected civil or criminal worl
shows up that viii necessitate a recall
of the Jury, it is quite likely that th'
court viii take its final adjournment thu
last Of this week or the first of next.