The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-10-03

Other decisions which were entered but
in which no opinions We're read were
Caledonia county--S. A. Jones, guardian
of Hiram Drown, VS.. George w. Chesley
in which verdict for the plaintiff OF
81 900 was given in the lower court; the
entry was, Judgment affirmed.
Chittenden county-New York Moline
Plow company VS.. b. III. Mack, pro
forma judgment affirmed
Orange county-Daniel G. Stoughton
and Hattie Stoughton VS.. Dennison b.
Woodward, in which damages of Sl25
were awarded in the lower court; order,
Judgment affirmed
Orleans county-George A. Humphrey
| VS.. o. A. Wheeler. in which damages
were awarded of $9963 In the lower
court order, judgment reversed, judg
ment for the defendant to recover his
costs. Town of Glover VS.. Town of
Greensboro, contract, in which the ver-
dict of $7S7 for the plaintiff occurred in
the lower court; order, judgment af
firmed
Rutland county-Town of Mount
Holly against Town of Cavendish, com
mon counts; judgment affirmed.
Windham county-The Cutler COM
pany against Herbert G. Barber, reargu-
ment.
Windsor county--Rawleigh company
VS.. Pierce, Hazen and Huntley, petition
for new trial; stay vacated, petition
dismissed with costs. Fred L. Fowler vs.
Robert Rogers, verdict in lower court
for $440S; order, judgment affirmed.
State of Vermont VS.. William Mack,
fine of S25 in lower court for breach of
fish and game laws; order, Judgment
that no error in proceedings of lower
court, that respondent takes nothing by
his exceptions, let execution be done.
Washington county-Frank C. Phelps |
vs. Charles Utley, verdict for $2,54l in |
lower court; order, Judgment reversed,
cause remanded, petition for new trial
granted with costs to petitioner. Lila
NJ. Lowell, guardian, VS.. Martin c.
Wheeler, decree affirmed and cause re-
manded. Victor Villa VS.. Guy M. Thay- !
er, Judgment affirmed. Ausalmo Stef-
fanazzi ct al VS.. Italian Mutual Benefit
society, chancellor's report filed, excep
tions taken by plaintiff; order, decree af-
firmed, cause Temanded, but further trial
may be had on questions which are not
liNuliStSltAL WITH iilt tIucl VI lllt EOul 4.
An opinion was read in the case of
8. w. Murray VS.. G. l.. Morris, in which
The judgment was affirmed, This is
-eplevin, in which Morris attached a
granite monument in transit. 1t was or
Tered by Murray and cut by the Central
1ranite company. II was claimed that it
became the property of Townsend, Town
lend & company when il was placed on
he cars for transportation. A verdict
vas directed for the defendant, which
vas sustained by the supreme court.
In the case of II. A. Staten VS.. Central
fermont Railway company, the iudg
nent was affirmed. In the lower coart a I.
erdict was given for the defendant and
n his opinion Justice Taylor held that
subordinate officers of the de- ,
endant knew that Hugh Collins, who :
red two shots at Staten, used liquor {
$ beverage, that did not form a con-
lusion that the officials of the corpora
ion, as set forth in section 1906 of the :,
ublic statutes, had the same knowledge. y
The first opinion at the afternoon :.
assion Tuesday was by Justice Taylor, 9
/ the Caledonia county case of Ida Mae :
eaulac against l.. S. Robie and Pearl y
l4yton. This is a case in which the =
laintiff received 81 800 damages for in
lries received upon walk and platform
n a store, in which there was some
lestion as to which defendant was in ;
,ntrol of the platform to the store. The 7
,urt held that the lower court was right +"
overruling the motion by Robes at :,
,rney when he asked that verdict be ~
rected as TO Robie Judgment reversed ID
I'd cause remanded.
Justice Watson read the opinion in the =
Sc of Vermont Box Co. against Wilburf
Hanks, tort, in which a verdict was
ven for the defendant, to which the
aintif took exception on many grounds,
cluding that the defendant being an as M
slant Judge had knowledge of the jury.
was shown that the defendant had
sisted in selection of jurors. The case =,
over Misrepresentation, it is claimed. -
lines on property in Huntington and !,
.yston, which the plaintiff bought. ~
dgment reversed, cause remanded. -,
Justice Haseton gave the opinion in Il.
c Windsor county case of Ludlow Saw -
Is Bank and Trust company against
ares H. Knight, in which a verdict
Sl.l9i.5S damages was obtained by ~
e plaintiff Judgment affirmed. ~;
Justice Powers gave the opinion in 90
e Caledonia county case Of Jennie NJ ~.
inney, Administrative, against 0. V. =,
,oker s. Son. which is case to recover g.;
images for the death of Spinney. The ~,
Imtiff recovered $4,000 verdict The ~
nerican Fidelity company carried the 50,
urance of the defendants. The court ~,
md the defendant negligent because of ~,
escaping electricity, while it stated
re are other causes of neglect 1t also NJ,
,ught in points, but upon exceptions ,yb
atihg 10 auiiii,s'oi,i1y oi evidence in
lghleht re'e'seu anu 'a''Se ieinai'ueu' a e