Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1912-07-26
END OF COUNTY COURT IN SIGHT.
unImportant Gases Tried This Week.
Carpenter Tax Cases Settled, Judge
sments Being Paid In Full.

Unmportant Cases Tried This Week.
Carpenter Tax Cases Settled, Judge
sments Being Paid In Full
A few civil jury cases remain to be
tried at the present term of the Wind
ham county court at Newfane but II Is
expected that final adjournment will be
reached the last of next week or early
the following week. The present week
has been taken up with cases of minor
Importance, the expense both to the
state and to the parties being much
greater than the amount involved. The
proprietors of the two rival hotels In
South Londonderry were parties In
case which occupied the attention of the
court Monday and Tuesday. Adelbert
Boynton, landlord of the old hotel, sued
W. l.. Hunt, proprietor of Hunts Ia
vern, in an action of assumpsit to re-
cover $50 for the use and occupation OF
small strip of land upon Which Mr..
Hunt piled some lumber while building
his hotel. Mr.. Hunt claimed that he
owed nothing for the use of the land
and further claimed that he bought
surrey of Mr. Boynton, paying 800, and
that the surrey was not as represented,
so that he had to have 1t vanished. He
put in a bill of $40 in offset The jury
found for Mr.. Boynton to recover $12.
A. V. ID. Piper of Jamaica appeared for
the plaintiff and L. r. Pierce of South
Londonderry for the defendant.
After that case the suit of ID. j. Stone
of South Londonderry against w. L.
Hunt of the same town was tried. 1t
was an appeal from the justice court
The plaintiff sought to recover $50 in an
action of assumpsit and Mr.. Hunt put
in bill of about $50 in Offset. The jury
found for the defendant to recover dam
ages of one cent, which throws payment
of the costs upon Mr. Stone. o. X.
Clayton of South Londonderry appeared
for the plaintiff and L. r. Pierce for the
defendant.
The state case against Herbert Grace
was taken up Wednesday forenoon on an
information filed by States Attorney
Frank E. Barber charging a statutory
offense under the blanket act The re-
| spondent and Mrs. Wilma Quimby of
| Sudbury were traced to Bellows Falls
hotel and on June Grace was bound
over by the municipal court. After be-
ing out about half an hour the jury re-
turned a verdict of guilty. Sentence has
! not been imposed. f. w. Gibson and
A. V. d. Piper appeared for Grace.
The case now on trial is that of
| Charles Ingram of Marlboro against the
| Bingham brothers, who are engaged in
| the lumber business in Williamsville
and South Newfane. The suit was
brought to recover $50 to $40. for lum-
Der sold and labor performed. Chase &
Daley are counsel for the plaintiff and
Z. W. Gibson for the defendants.
| Two cases in which the town was in
| terested were settled when they were
reached on the docket. Tax Collector
| w. A. Shumway sued Frank o. Carpen-
ter for the 1909 and 1910 taxes, amount
ing to about $S5. In trial before T. e.
| o. Brien of Bellows Falls and jury from
| Dummerston a verdict was rendered for
the town to recover the full amount OF
the tax, with costs. Carpenter appeal
ed, but this week he settled by paying
the full amount sued for and all costs
except the fees of two witnesses. Town
Agent A. p. Carpenter appeared for the
tax collector and E. w. Gibson and w
ID. Smith represented the defendant. Ir
this case the defendant claimed that he
was taxed for more land than he had
in this town and that his personal prop
erty was taxed too high.
After the tax suit was brought Car
penter sued the town to recover about
$50 for labor performed on the road. VI
to that time he never had presented hi.
bill. AS the other case was pending the
town made no defense but appealed from
the decision of Justice Lewis H. Lyndt
of Dummerston, which was for Carpen
ter to recover his bill in full, with costs
The case was settled by the town pay
ing the judgment of Justice Lynde
Counsel in this case were the same a.
inethe other.
Mr.. Carpenter appealed from the 1911
and 1912 tax assessments, and they ar,
before the state tax commissioner, bu
no suit has been brought for the re
covery of the taxes.