The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-04-08
Chase & Chase Allege Fraud
on Part of DOOlittle and
Miss Cutler
CHARGES AGAINST
WOMAN WERE 1921
Say They Were to Be Paid Out of Judg-
ment Awarded Her Against DoohttIe
but that Couple Made Up and Judg-
ment Was Not Collected.

Chase Chase, who were attorneys
for Ethel E. Cutler i'll her suit against
Merton y. Doolittle for breach of prom
ise and for payment for her services,
have added further complications to the
| already complicated situation by peti-
tIoning the supreme court for leave to
enforce their attorneys lien against the
| plaintiff IN the original suit.
The petition sets forth that prior to
| July 5, 1915, the firm was employed by
Miss Cutler and that she wanted them
to take the ease on shares but they de
clined and agreed to take the case and
deduct from any judgment the cost Of
their services and expenses. \ judg-
ment of 81 ,09S.25 was obtained for her
| in county court and the defendant took
! the ease 10 the supreme court.
! The petition says that the petitioners
expended for the preparation and trial
/ OF the ease in county court Sl2l.72 and
/ their charge for the services in county
and supreme court total $921.50. no part
/ of which has been paid.
Since lien was placed by the peti-
tioners on the Judgment obtained for
the plaintiff. she and DooIittle. the
petition SAYS. ''without the knowledge
and consent Of the petitioners and col
lusively and frauduentIv and with the
intent to cheat and defraud the petit
/ TONERS out of the payment for their
! expenses, disbursements and services in
said suit have entered into some ar
rangements to the petitioners un-
known.
Then is cited in the petition the text
of the stipulation reported recently in
! The Reformer, signed by both parties
TO the suit and hv which i was agreed
by them that the following entry should
be made: Judgment reversed and
Judgment for the defendant without
costs
The petitioners aver that the parties
to the suit entered into such Stipula-
tion for the purpose of deprivinQ the
petitioners; and that the plaintiff is
wholly without funds from which the
payment of the lien can be enforced
and they pray that the stipulation en-
tered into, so far as it affects the rights
OF the petitioners, may be set aside
that the petitioners NAV be allowed un.
der their attorneys lien to proceed with
the cause to the extent of satisfying
their lien out OF such Judgment as may
be finally recovered against the defend
ant, Doolittle; that Judgment of the
county court may now be affirmed
swlthout further hearing to an amount
sufficient to satisfy the petitioners lien
for expenses. disbursements and ser
vices rendered, and for the costs; that
upon affirmance of the Judgment of the
fcomty court the cause be remande6
with a mandate directing the county
Icourt to assess and determine the
lamount due the petitioners for theil
services, expenses and disbursements
and that judgment be entered for the
= petitioners under the lien and recovered
| out of the property of Doolittle at
tached by Ethel f. Cutler
: An order has been issued to Ethel E
Cutler and Merton A. DoolittIe to ap
, pear before the supreme court at Mont
pelier May ,.
After Miss Cutler and Doolittle sepa
rated Mrs. c. Fl. Lvnde of Guilford be
came housekeeper for him and Doolittl,
/ last fall was made defendant III a sui
for alienation of affections brought b,
the husband of Mrs Lvnde.
Since the filing of the stipulation
signed by Miss Cutler and Doolittle, b,
: which they sought to nullifv the actor
e of the county court, the former ha
= been keeping house for the latter