The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-03-19
ONE.CENT AWARD
Nv MOTOR CAR CASE
Suit of Annie Healy VS.. George Poulin
Was Disposed OF By Agreement Out
side of Court-An Automobile Col
lision Case on the Docket Soon.

side of Court-An Automobile Col
lision Case on the Docket Soon.
A Judgment Of one cent and costs was
entered in the case of Annie Healy vs..
George Pouin, ieplevin, in Washington
county court yesterday afternoon when
that case was suddenly reached at the
convenng of court after the weekend
recess. This is case relative TO the
ownership of an automobile which was
frequently seen about the streets of
Montpelier last summer, and 1t Is under.
stood that another suit is TO be brought
for the expenses of repairs made ON the
machine, in which the defendant in the
present case will become the plaintiff in
the next case.
Ii was announced that the case of
George +, May VS.. Fred K. Morse, general
assumpst, was in the process of settle
ment when court opened Monday after
noon and that no trial would take place.
This brought the court up to the Healy
case and II. c. Shurtetl, when asked If
he was going to try the ease, replied not
If he col get settlement. A confer
ence of al ltorncys took place which re-
suited in p request Of tho COURT to direct
a Judgment as stated above, which took
place.
This finished The first days cases and |
brought the trial of cases up TO that of
Asa Tyrell of Barre VS.. Moses Goslant of |
Lancsboro. This case is to recover dam
ages alleged TO have been caused to the
Tyrell automobile in Marshteld one
evening last summer when the automo
biles of the two men collided.
The jury was drawn in the case and
the presentation of evidence commenced
about lao o'clock this morning. The
jury is composed of +. 0. Batchelder OF
Calais, A. /. Boyce OF Fsyston, l.. o. Cass
OF Northfield W. II. Cate OF East Mont
pelier, L, j. Celly of Cabot, r. c. Collins
of East Montpelier Gec=2e f. Foss and
A. X. French of Northfeld, Earl Fuller
of Warren, j. w. Goodno OF East Mont
pelier II. a. Howe of Roxbury, G. 4.
jackson of Montpelier. The plaintiff was
the first witness and told about the acci-
dent. which took place between Plain
field and Marshield, July 2s, 1917, when
he was driving his automobile, filled with
five persons, to Danyiile to attend a
dance. He claims he was injured $500
and wants $500 damages OH his car, as
we'll as medical expenses, and sets forth I!
in his writ that 81 900 damage was done.
The case of r. w. Nichols vs.. Clarence
Foley and A. Tomasi and Granite Saw
ngs Bank g. Trust company trustees, !
ias been set on the court calendar, and
hat of Morse & jackson vs.. the Central
Vermont Railway company has also been q
et TO the same calendar, so the case !
olowing the Tyrel ease is that Of An !
onio Bonazzi vs.. Leroy f. Fortney of !
'lainfed.
Only lG OF the 80 jurymen TO appear a
Ionday answered to their names when
hey We're called. some 10 of them hav
ng been excused by the assistant judges.
While four failed to appear at all. c. B.
ioyce was probably the most wanted r
llryman in court, for he seems to be
rawn on two iuries, namely, he is sit
ing in the Waldron case in United
tates district court and WAS drawn in T.
he number that should have appeared g
londay Allen Phelps OF Marshield b
mong those named, died last fall. Hugh b.
aird, of those originally called at the NJ
eginning of the term. died some weeks i
nee. r A. Danforth was excused Mon +
sy afternoon because he is plaintiff in II
case against the town of Richmond. s,
In the hearing that took place before I
he court, preceding the converting OF n
,unty court Monday afternoon. in which NJ
rena Smith claimed that Angelo Stanai
as in contempt because he had hot paid so
le money to care for the minor child, it q
as ordered that the petitionce pay the I'll
ick alimonv and that he furnish $3.50 III
III to show his intention in that mat. ar
r. He showed an agreeableness 10 pay to
I'd j. Ward Carver, attorney for the on
titonee stated Mrs. Smith would mi
,ree ii the man would pay the back pay W.
ID then take care of the matter in the
ture, which he agreed TO do. co
The arguments in the case of Charles so
lrclay vs.. the Wetmore & Morse Gran
, company were compi5ted this morn
2. The charge to the jury was made
d tic case went to the jury about | TIL
lock.
The jury brought in verdict for Sll,
D for Barclay.
New cases which have been filed with vis
e clerk are: H. w Dane vs.. c. r. Dc
ckson; Montpelier Savings Bank & inc
ust company VS. t. S. Meigs; Kate inc
llins vs. City of Barre This ease was me
ginally filed in May, 1915, and went era
supreme court, where the pro forma Diet
,ree was reversed bail adjudged sutli- cen
mt and cause remanded for trial cor
In the case of Autonia Bianchi vs. ira
ank Toast Monumental company. a eXI
lgment for S324.s0 and costs of Sal .93 cap
J been entered or the docket, while in !
case of Roy Sibley vs.. Joseph Bin. tina
ck, over the purchase of cattle, iudg poi
mt of S375.9S and costs of S24,03 has the
N entered