News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1915-06-30
LAMOILLE COUNTY COURT
Burt-Shaw Case Discontinued

DuI l-OIidW NdoC bioCOhIllIuCO
At the time of going to press last week
the case of Burt " Shaw was still on. Al
the conclusion of the testimony of Mr.
Thorpe in Burt v. Shaw. c. E. Burt, pres
ident of the company testified. He testi.
fed that for many years he had claimed
the tract of which this lot was a part
and had during this time numbered on
various portions of the same and kept
trespassers off theland He was followed
by Craig Burt, and W. T. Burt who tie
tilted to the occupancy of this land by
| the plaintiff, and to the cutting the past
winter, for which this suit is brought.
After this several witnesses were called
who testified that they had been employed
by the company to cut lumber on this
tract and had been to the tract with
| Thorpe and shown him where the cutting
was done. Thorpe was then recalled and
told ofgoing to the places of the cutting
with the men and to placing this on the
plan.
After this the plaintiff, with reserva-
ton of the right to use certain map and
testimony in connection Herewith, rested.
The defendant then moved for direct
ed verdict for the defendant, on ma ny
grounds based on the legal questions in
volved in the case, and this matter was
argued about all Thursday afternoon by
Redmond for the defendant. and Maurice
and Billiard for the plaintiff, the jury be-
ing excluded during the argument.
There are many interesting questions
oflaw connected with the case, pro badly |
more than have been raised In a case in |
the county for years, not excluding the
celebrated case of Douglass & Varnum V.
the Village of Morrisvlle.
Friday morning the parties had con-
ference and as result the case was en-
tered as discontinued. This ended the
present trial without decision as to the
ownership of the land, which may lead
to further litigation. 1t is understood
that ain ntimated ruling of the court on
a matter of law had to do with this ar
The jury were then excused for the
:erm, with the exception of J. c. Peck and
F. B. Noble, who were kept in case it
night be necessary to try any further
ury cases.
Several entries were directed in dive rec
md chancery cases and there being no
,ther cases ready, court adjourned to 2
o'clock Monday afternoon, when divorce
asses were heard, which will be folio wed
" the Chancery case of the Campbell
lumber Co., v. c. H. A. Stafford, and by
he Court case of c. H. A. Stafford v. the
Lumber Company, which is
low enjoined by the chancery case
These cases involve a lumber contract :
'etween the parties in which Stafford
vas to furnish money for the carrying
N of the lumber business of the Camp
ell Company, and claim by Stafford
hat he had not been paid the money
dvanced, and claim by the company
hat they suffered damage by reason Of !
eglect in selling the lumber.-Watson & :
'illotson appear for the company and
Iaurce and Fleetwood for Stafford.
Thursday in the afternoon Ezra Peters, =
gainst whom an information had been
led charging him with perjury in the 4
rial of State VS.. Orange Wells at the '
resent term of court, was brought in
ourt and bail fixed at $3.50, which has
cen furnished.