The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-05-02
SUPREME COURT OPINIONS.
Several Cases from Washington County
Were Decided.

Opinions were read in Vermont su
preme court at Montpelier yesterday
afternoon as follows:
Addison county-Arthur c. Barnard
VS.. Richard H. Leonard, judgment for
plaintiff affirmed. C. j. Watson.
Caledonia county-Perry ID. Sander.
son VS.. Boston & Maine railroad, judg.
ment affirmed for plaintiff to recover
So 800. Opinion written by Justice Nun.
son; Walter j.. Aldrich VS.. Boston &
Maine railroad, Judgment affirmed for
plaintiff to recover Sl75.S3, Watson.
Chittenden county--N. w. Van Cleye
VS.. Eastern Fruit & Nut Orchard Co.,
| judgment for plaintiff to recover Sl,9T4
and costs reversed and cause remanded,
Haselton.
Essex eounty-Ambroise Castcnguay
VS.. Grand Trunk railway, judgment for
plaintiff to recover $1,000 reversed and
cause remanded, plaintiff to have leave
to amend If so advised. The opinion
was read by Justice Powers and decided
that the man, employed as a helper by
the railroad, did not come under the
federal liability act, court holding that
he was not engaged in interstate COM
meree work directly enough to come un-
der the federal act. The opinion agrees
with the Shanks case, upon which an
opinion was given recently by the Unit
ed States supreme court.
Orange county-Ellen r. Sanders VS..
Marion Burnham, verdict of 81 900 for
plaintiff reversed and cause remanded,
opinion by Justice Miles.
Orleans county-William Robey VS..
Boston & Maine railroad, verdict for
plaintiff for $6,l25 affirmed, opinion by
Justice Powers.
Rutland county-John Edward Dervin,
by James c. Deryin, his next friend, vs.
Wilson III. Premier and Thomas Carmody,
reversed on question of liability only, re-
manded for trial thereon, opinion by
Judge Powers. The plaintiff secured
S733.33 verdict in the lower court.
Windham county ty-lnternational Pa
per Co. ct al. VS.. Bellows Falls Canal
Co., pro forma decree reversed, opinion
by Chief Justice Watson; Marion Howe,
pro ami, VS.. Central Vermont railway,
judgment reversed and cause remanded.
judgment in lower court for plaintiff to |
recover S7s0.7s, opinion by Justice Wat
son; state OF Vermont VS.. NJ. Hirsch, |
lottery, an appeal from Brattleboro city |
court, judgment reversed and cause re-
opinion by Justice Taylor. The
opinion held that trial by municipal /
court Judge without jury in criminal
cause even with consent OF respondent 1
not allowed.
Windsor county-The LaFountain &
Woolson Co. VS.. Walter W. Brown, judg-
nent for plaintiff affirmed. Taylor.
Washington eounty-Iennie NJ. Cut
ing vs.. John A. J. Cutting, pro forms
lecree affirmed. Powers; Kate J. Collins
Z al vs. city of Barre, reversed and
iause remanded, Watson; AFRO l. Noyes.
Idrn.. vs.. Hiram G.. Woodruff, judgment
or defendant to recover his costs af-
irmed. Haselton; Frank NJ. Cory. trus-
ee, and Charles l. Nye ". Barre Granite
Quarry Co, ct al. decree affirmed and
ause remanded with leave 10 apply.
Iunson; Antonio Cont ". Harry F.
Johnson and George W. Mann. excep-
ions b. Mann sustained. Judgment re-
-ersed and Judgment that defendant
isnn recover his costs, Miles. In
This forenoon the Orleans county case. /
n re viii Of Abel G. Bugbee. Irene NJ
blanchard and jeanette B. Steuber. apis.
ras argued Attorneys +. =. Alfred and
ohm Redmond of Newport appeared for
be- executors and for the Stsnstesd Com 4
lercisi oolleEc and Attorneys DunnUtt VI
nd ClcaTy represented the appellants.