The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-05-06
MANY CASES
WERE WIPED OFF
AT Opening of May Term of
the Vermont Supreme
Court To-day
JUSTICE L. P. SLACK
TAKES SEAT ON BENCH
Frank C.. Williams Case Is
Not Ready for a
Hearing

The May term Of theiVermont supreme
court opened in Montpelier at 10 o'clock
this morning, Chief Justice Watson and
Associate Justices Powers, Taylor and
Miles sitting. Rev. J.. o. Sherburne Of
fered prayer. Chief Justice Watson then
stated that Leighton P. Slack of st.
Johnsbury had been appointed as fourth
associate justice Of the supreme court,
to fill the vacancy created by the resig.
nation Of Honorable Seneca Haselton.
He then directed the sheriff of the court
to escort Mr.. Slack to the bar of the
court to receive the oath of office.
The sheriff thereupon went out and
soon returned through the front door OF
the court room, accompanied by Mr.
Slack, presenting him at the bar of the
court. The oath of Office was then ad'
ministered to Mr.. Slack by Chief JUS
tice Watson, after which the sheriff es-
corted him to the justices room, where
he put on his gown and then returned
to the court room, taking his seat upon
the bench at Justice Taylor's left.
This was something of an innovation
upon the custom heretofore of admin
istering the oath to newly appointed
appointed justice wherever convenient
and without any formalities other thar
those attending the taking of the oatf
itself, and is to be commended as some
thing in keeping with the dignity of the
position to which the appointment il
made and of interest TO the bar of the
state and others who may be present.
The court announced that all case:
now in Justice Haselton's hands the
opinions of which have not been writer
win be reargued unless different arrange
ments are made by attorneys. These
cases are set at the heel of the present
docket If the attorneys agree to submit
| the eases to the court as now composed
rearguments will not have TO occur,
The calling OF the trial calendar re
suited in several cases being disposed OF
| In Addison county the case of the estate
of w. r. Morgan will be submitted OF
briefs; the Bennington and Rutland
county cases are all set for hearing, il
Chittenden county there viii be no hear
| ing in the case OF Western Telephone
company vssLavelle, while the case o.
/ -
on briefs, as viii the case of Grafton VS.
BENJAMIN Gates. In the case OF Elsa VS.
lFayette the plaintiff is Still in the army
Clark vs.. Travellers Insurance company
is set at the heel of the docket.
In Washington county motion for
dismissal was filed by the attorney gen
eral in the case Of Anna G. Macl
4 L'Homme SIS. the Vermont board Of med
icaI registration. The cases of Holtol
va. Hassam, Bianchi VS.. Millar and Bo
nazzi VS.. Fortney were continued. NJ
! hearing will occur IN Lintott vs.. Utley
a stipulation for settlement is to occur
Sanborn vs. Weir, Stevens and Thoma
will be submitted on briefs. In the cas-
of Carrie Royce VS.. r. G, Diemer excep
tions were waived and the Judgment wa
affirmed as per request Of the defend
ants attorneys Bartlett VS.. estate o
Bartlett and State VS.. Frank G. William
were continued, the latter because o
the fact that it has been impossible T.
get out the transcript Of the evidenc
which viii accompany the case to tn
upper court.
Most of the Essex county cases wer
continued; likewise the Orleans count,
cases, while in the latter county Baldwin
VS.. Gaines, tort, has been settled
In Caledonia county motion for Al
affirmence of judgment by stipulation
has been filed in the case of Ensign vs.
Bedor. In Orange county the cases o
Gilley VS.. Jarvis and State VS.. Fred San
born were continued. In Windham coun
ty settlements are pending in the Cen
trial Vermont railway vs. Lisle Carpente
and Miller VS.. the Central Vermont Rail
way company. Rose Streeter vs. Hunt
er, in Windsor county, will be presente
on briefs.
The first opinion read was that j
Washington county of Wetmore & Mors
Granite company vs. Jennie Ryle an
others. This is over the signature of
promissory note. The case was tried
year ago in county court, judgment be
ing against the defendant, which in
cluded ]. G. Brown, who signed the not
with Mrs Ryle and her husband. Judq
ment was affirmed.
In Caledonia county Ida Mae Beaula
VS. T. s. Robie and Pearl Slayton, case
Judgment affirmed In the lower cour
a verdict for 81 800 was given the plain
tiff.
In Essex county c. R. Powell, admin
istrator estate of Felix Goulette, VI
Grand Trunk railway; jupdgment al
frmed. Judgment for the defendant wa
given in the lower court.
The opinion was read in the case {
Dorr Thayer VS.. Walter Glynn in Wind
ham county just before noon; iudgmen
reversed and cause remanded.