Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1916-10-20
COURT HEARING DOYLE CASE.
Plaintiff Claims Farm Agency Misrep-
resented Extent of Land-Simpson
Seek Injunction Order.

oeeK InJunctlon Oruer.
Windham county court resumed its
sessions Monday afternoon and took
up the case Of Lottie Doyle of Cam
bridgeport against the Strout farm
agency. She alleges that some land
pointed out to her as belonging to the
included in the deed. This case is
still on trial and may be finished to-
day. Robert Simonds of St. Johnsbury
and w. A. Graham of Bellows Falls
appear for the plaintiff and Homer
Skeees of Ludlow, +. T.. Barber of
Brattleboro and Robert Twitchell Of
Bellows Falls for the defense.
A chancery hearing was held yester-
day in the case of Earl and Nellie
Simpson of Windham against Peter
Penor of that place. The plaintiffs
claim that five years ago they went to
the home of Mrs. Simpson s grand
father, Peter Penor, under an agree
ment to care for him and that they
were to have the equity in the real es-
tate. They claim that after three
years Mr.. Penor left He has recently
brought a suit to eject Mr. and Mrs.
Simpson. Judge Slack granted an or
der Saturday restraining Penor from
selling or further incumbering the
property and set hearing for yester-
day on a petition of the Simpsons for
an injunction restraining Penor from
proceeding with his ejectment suit and
requiring him to carry out his contract
Yesterday the case was continued,
Judge Slack stating that he would
take it up soon. O.. B. Hughes appears
for the Simpsons and Chase g. Chase
for Pcnor.
In the session on Friday afternoon
the divorce suit of Harriet B. Lynde
against Charles II. lynde was heard
Intolerable severity was the ground for
the suit. Mrs. Lyndb did not ask for
alimony and agreed that her husband
should have the custody of one of their
three children, one b girl five years
of age. F. f. Barbet appeared for the
petitioner and Gibsof & Daley for the
petitionee. The couliter suit has been
dropped
The court heard and accepted the
report of the commi fioners in the case
of Nal Bemis and others against the |
town of Athens, CONCERNING the laying |
out of certain highway in that town. |
The court made an order dismissing
the petition with edits to the town.
On the petition of Minna A. Lippin- |
colt against Waltet G. Lippincott of |
Jamaica for tempofry alimony the |
court ordered the betitionee to pay |
his wife $50 toward witness fees and |
IS week temporary alimony until the |
case is heard at tht next term of the |
county court. ChasS & Chase for the |
petitioner and A. Nv. Butler of ia
maica for the petit5nee.
On Saturday the divorce case of |
Edith E. Baxter against William Bax-
ter, both of Bellows Falls, was heard.
Chase & Chase Represented the petition
err and Ryder & Graham appeared for
the petitionee.
Judge Slack handed down L decision
Saturday afternoon in The suit Of F. ID.
and II. A. Tucker .agg4st "A. j Green-
wood of Pawlet, appealed from the de-
cision of the Brattleboro municipal |
court which awarded $3.50 as pay for
the board of son of the attendant.
The plaintiffs in the case are grand
parents of the boy. Judge Slack award
ed $19S.54, or $40 more than the mu-
nicipal court allowed.
Attorney O. B. Hug les appeared for
the plaintiffs md Fred H. Spaulding
of Springfield ior the defendant
In the Wind lam county court before
Judge L., P. s ack at Newfane thurs
day, October Il, the case OF Blanche
d. Wilson of Brattleboro against Emer-
son R. Wilson was heard. DesertiOn was
the ground for the petition. F. E. Bar
Der appearing for the petitioner.
Two other divorce petitions were
heard Friday morning. Olive LaChance
asked for divorce from James La
Chance on the ground of desertion.
The petitioner was represented by H.
B. Chase, and F. E.. Barber appeared
for the petitionee. There was no con-
test.
The other case heard Friday morning
was that of Maud Kingsley against
Charles s. Kingsley of Bellows Falls.
w. A. Graham appeared for the Pc
titioner and F. f. Barber for the pc
titionee. There was no contest in this