Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1917-10-04
OCTOBER TERM Of
SUPREME COURT
rs Decisions Entered at First
Days Sessions in Mont.
pelier.

Montpelier, Oct. 1.-THE october term OF
supreme court convened to-day and at
the morning and afternoon sessions 70
decisions were announced The first case
set for hearing is the matter OF the estate
of w. r. Morgan, II. D.. Fillmore aomihis-
traitor; estate of Mason c. Morgan
claimant; Bennington county.
Among the decisions of interest an
nounced to-day are the following:
In the Chittenden county case OF Jonn
s. Reynolds VS.. Wilbur Field a motloh
for Judgment affirmed was entered.
An opinion was given by Judge watson
in the case of the Porter Screen Manu-
featuring Co.. against Central m
railway. also from Chittenden county. This
was a suit brought to recover DANCES py
loss of a carload of screens In the Albany,
N. Y, railroad yard which was destroyed
by fire, set by a carload of lime wnicn
was Stacked by a flood. The plaintiff IN
the lower court obtained a verdict OF
$685. The court held that the motion by
the defendant for a verdict was properly
overruled. Judgment reversed and cause
remanded.
In the Orleans county case OF r.. N.
Baldwin VS.. T.. II. Gaines, tort, by alleged
malpractice, Judgment was reversed pro-
viding for a new trial upon the question
of damages alone.
In the Caledonia county case OF George
w. Bolton, charged with procuring an ille-
gal operation. for which the lower court
sentenced him to not less h three or
more than three and a half years to the
house of correction. An entry was made
hat there was no error in the proceedings
and the respondent was placed in the sher-
ifs custody.
In the Caledonia county case Of Jennie
NJ. Spinney, admir-, VS.. O. v. Hooker &
Son, in which the plaintiff was given a
Sc, 200 verdict for the death of her husband,
the judgment was reversed ad the cause
remanded.
The sentence of from six to 10 years in
States prison imposed in Washington
county court in the case Of Usebio Alnano
convicted of assault with intent to kill
Luigi C~eretti, was ordered carried out.
In the C~hittendent county case of New
York Moline Pillow Co. VS.. b. H. Mack, the
pro forma judgment was affirmed.
In the case of George A. Humphrey VS.
o. A.. Wheeler, Orleans county, tort. judy
ment of the lower court giving the plain
tiff damages of $99.63 was reversed, de-
PENDANT to recover costs.
In the case of Charles Barclay vs.. Wet
more & Morse Granite Co., Washington
county. in which the plaintiff obtained a
verdict for $40, 900 for loss Of eyes, the
Judgment was reversed and cause re.
manded
CHITTENDEN COUNTY ENTRIES.
The following cases were entered con
tinued: Chittenden ounty annie E
Auclair against Fred Bushey: Western
Telephone company against John E
Lavelle; Etienna Latulip against city o.
Burlington; ]. H. May against s. E.. Pope
Della Adeline Trask against Alfred Foun
tain.
The case of the Old Bee Hive agains'
Bauman & Sporting was entered to b,
either continued or settled and probabl,
the latter entry will be made. Stipulation
for judgment affirmed in the case Of Ma,
L. Powell against James A. Merrill will
be entered, it was stated. in court. TIL,
case Of Peter Poland against Julius
Murray was entered as settled and discon
tinued.
The cases of Wesley G.. White agains
William L. White, NJ. A. Bonley agains
w. Shelton Swallow Co. and John F
Deyette against Eugene Deyette wer,
placed at the heel of the Chittendel
county cases to be argued by agreemen
of counsel, it was stated.