Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1910-02-03
First Day Of February Term OF
Supreme Court a
Busy One.
Big DAMAGE VERDICT STANDS
Case against Power and Tele
phone Companies Involves
S8,000-Sylvester Plocf
Wins Case.

Montpelier, F'so. 1.-The February term
OF Supreme Court opened this morning
at the State House with all the judges
present except Judge John II. watson
who was called last evening to Putney
by the death OF sister. Prayer was
offered by the Rev. L. j. Bamherg ana
proclamation openiug court was made by
Deputy Sheriff John II. Tuttlo
VAN DYKE CASE CONTINUED.
TITO trial calendar was first called The
Gel -brated care Of George Van Dyke vs.
the Grand Trunk Railway company, from
Caledonia county. continued until
the May term and by request of council
was assigned as the first case for hearing
at that term The LamOille county case
OF Eeno Lafountain VS.. p. w. Fletcher.
, false imprisonment. was also continued
10 the Mey term, as was the orange
county case Of George VI. Adams VS..
Andrew . Iadenu and the Chittenden
county case. Fl re estate Of Harriet G.
PECK an appeal from probate In the
Grand fFle county case OF r z.
Hathaway vs David l.. Dodds, set for
herring the decree Of the chancellor in
the lower court was affirmed and the
csse goes of the docket.
The ca edonia county case of Oliver
II. Jenness VS.. Walter Simpson and tho
Chit'enden couotv case OF Annie f.
Aucla!r va Fred Rushev, both OF which
were set for trial. were continued In
/ the Chittenden county case OF Moses
Mehl ~ Edward 3. Parent the judg-
meut OF the county court was affirmed.
The Chttenden county cases set for
hearing the second week OF the term are
Peter NJ. Campbell va Adolphus King;
| state ~. burlington Drug company, sell
ing; State rs. James A. Merrill selling;
A. r. Comstock vs Joseph Age. AS
sumpst
The Orleans county case OF Frank F.
IIobrook vs. ]. J. Quinlan q Co. and
Bundy & May, trustee. was continued
TO the April term 1T St. Johnsbury.
Opinions were handed down In the fol-
lowing cases: Sylvester A. Ploof VS..
Henry W. Putnam. from Chittenden
county. This Is an old case which has
several times been before the court In
the lower court the plaintiff was awarded
a verdict of 1850 and costs for a yacht
that was wrecked by being cast off
from an island owned by the defendant
by an employe Of the defendant named
Williams. VINO was aclinR under orders
from the defendant. The opinion handed
down to-day by Judge Powers afr.rns
the verdict and judgment in the lower
| court.
CHANGE Or VENUE DENIED.
! Hattie willard VS.. Z. F. Norcross NAL
| practice, from Essex county. This case
! has been twice tried in the lower court
/ resulting hoth times In a verdict for the
| plaintiff and the defendant now asks FOR
a change of Venue. which was denied
I In the lower court, and for a writ #
! certiorari. The opinion by Chief Judge
Rowell denies the petition for a change
/ OF Venue and d'smisses the writ Will
! costs.
Ernest r Miner VS. the Vermont
| Power & Man dfacturing company aNL
the Franklin County Telephone company
from Franklin county la the lower
court the plaintiff was awarded a verde
~ sS,000 damages and costs for injurie,
received while in the employ Of tho de
PENDANT company. The opinion by Judge