The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-07-20
Few Cases of Importance
Are Entered for Septem-
Der Term of Court
LAWYERS CLAIM
WAR is THE CAUSE
Several Chancery Gases to Be Taken
Up Here August 5 by Judge Fish
Left Over from Last April Term
One Court Case.

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An examination of the files in the
county clerks office reveals indications
Of decided slump in litigation in Wind
ham county But very few cases Of con-
sequence have been entered thus far,
much fewer than ordinarily are entered
at this time of the year
This does not mean necessarily that
the coming September term will be short
as the last term proved that it does not
take many cases to consume a substan-
tial amount OF time, and it is known that
a few eases Of more than ordinary inn
portance are to be entered soon.
Inquiry among the lawyers substan-
tiates the fact, however, that at the
present time the law business is not es-
pecially good 50 far as local eases have
TO do with it,
The decline in litigation is aseribed by
the attorneys to the war. With the mul-
titude of demands for money for other
purposes people are not going into litiga-
tion, as a rule, except in cases of eX-
tremity, and several cases already on the
docket are being held up because either
the parties or important witnesses are in
the service
There probably will be several jury
eases for trial at the coming term at
which Judge Fred NJ Butler of Rutland
will preside, but there is a general feel
ing that in these days of unusual de-
mands for labor there ought not to be
any jury trials at the fall term except
in eases of great necessity.
Judge Frank L. Fish of Nergennes will
come to Brattleboro Monday, Aug. ). to
try several chancery eases which were
held over from the last April term of
lcounty court. One of these is the case
of Ambrose Knapp of Brattleboro, adj
ministratoT of the estate OF his father,
the late William Knapp of Dummerston,
in which his brother. Chauncey |. Knapp
of Brattleboro, and two sisters, Mrs.
Hancock and Miss Knapp, join as plain
tiff. against Horatio Knapp and another
brother. The plaintiffs ask to have their
interest in the estate set out to them and
ask for an accounting. The defendants
have carried on the farm for a number of
years. since the father died, it is claimed
with no division of the profit. Attorneys
/ II. c. & +. H. Barber are for the plaintiff
and Attorneys Harvey & Whitney are
t for the defense
/ Another case is that of X T. Moshel
+. of Brattleboro against Paul ID. Cobb, alsC
t of this town. This involves the eject
t ment of the defendant from the plain
tiff's Flat street building for alleged
Y non n-payment of rent, also a counter
/. claim filed by the defendant Barber &
Barber appear for Mosher and Harvey
4 Whitney for Cobb.
f The action of the town of TownshenC
against Allison NJ. Cushing of that towI
is another suit set for trial at this time
Q On account of the failure of the town t.
! hold school in certain schoolhouse il
: Townshend for term of years Mr.. Cush
I ing took possession of the building ant
: land which it occupied which it i
claimed was to revert to him. The tow
!. secured an injunction restraining hin
from interfering with the sehoolhouse o
the plaintiffs possession of the property
Barber & Barber are for the plaintiff am
, A. f. Schwenk for the defendant
A court case which Judge Fish vii
hear. is that of V A. Davis of Windso
: county. formerly of Brattleboro, agains
h B. B. Woodland of White River junction
and trustee This involves an account
p ing. The parties formerly were in part
nership in livery stable and garag
business Barber & Barber are for tn
plaintiff and Raymond Trainor of Whit
River Junction and Charles Batchelder o
Bethel are for the defendant.