Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1920-03-11
COUNTY COURT OPENS
Contestants Ask That Wells Will Case
Lose Place ON Calendar

Chittenden county court was officially
opened yesterday morning at 10 o'clock
with Judge Frank L. Fish of Vergennes
presiding.
In the call of the docket Tuesday
morning, it was made known that the
case in regard to the will of the late Eff
fie +. p. Wells, Henry l.. Ward and Ed
mund c. Mower, special administrations,
against Hannah p. Wells and Anna Wells
Sykes, contestants, had been set through
agreement of the attorneys for March
%. Owing to the Illness of Attorney r.
T.. Brown. however, \. l.. sherman. who
is associated with Mr.. Brown and with
II. 4. Gushing of New York as attorneys
for the contestants, asked that the case be
passed and lose it's place. G. H.. Darling.
representing the administrators, objected
to this and declared that March % had
been agreed upon as the date for trial
with reference to another will case which
is coming up later I'm Franklin county
court. He said that he did not think the
case should be allowed to lose it's place,
but that it should be brought to trial as
agreed upon. Judge Fish announced that
the matter would be left open for the
present.
/ No business was done in court Tues
day except to call the docket and find
out something about what cases are ready
for trial. The jury was called for yes
tcrday afternoon when tho first
Jury case. that of Thomas Reeves. trus-
tee In bankruptcy Of the estate of Thorn
az Redmond VS. Eatio Redmond. was
dated for trial.
Other jury cases which, 1t is expected.
will be tried early in the term are: Mabel
l.. Bavier VS.. Caroline l.. Nelson; A.. ].
IIairht vs.. Fred Howes ct al; j. S. Heff-
- r---l II-.~. 80 4. < II NiIar w.
August Fergcr a. Co; and Henry r. Boz
honnon VS.. Earl b. Smith.
Altogether, there were % cases set FOL
trial by Jury. Besides those already mon
toned, they are as follows: Phillip Misque
admir-, vs.. Edward A.. Heath; Mary u
Taylor VS.. the Burlington Traction com
many: William Guyette vs.. the Burlington
Traction mpa Unadilla Silo company
VS.. T.. II. and Rosalyn Nash: Herbert :
Tcachout VS.. Joseph Parizo; Agei n
Miller vs.. q. G. Stacy Livery Co.; Peter
Saseen VS.. Abraham Allen; James c.. q
Downing ct al. w. Wellington Wimhls
ct al: Sidney Newcomb. admir-. of thu
estate of w. w. Smith. VS.. Fred Howe'
and l.. II. Brown; Bernard II, Stanley W.
Daniel Hurley ct al; Hosea n. Woods
vs. J, H.. Hamilton; George Fortunate
VS.. Emanuel Agosta; j. +. Kidder
adm r., w. Bernard r. SndHity' DIZZY
w. Randall VS.. Beryle Lumber Co,
Norris Brown Va, Ray Fletcher; JOSEPH
Parizo VS.. j. II. Allen ct al; Hosea n
Wood vs.. Wilfred Massie; Veronica Leve
w. Burlington Traction Co.; JOSEPH
Bacon VS.. Alice T.. Corklns ct al; an
Ursula Piche VIZ, Kenneth Ashley.
Besides these jury cases., about % case
were set for trial with the court. an
there were petitions to transfer severa
cases from the general docket to the jur
and court dockets. These motions 70
transfer will be taken up by the cour
later, after they have been placed |
writing.
The following cases were entered set
tied and discontinued: Jury calendar
Salvator Palermo VS.. James Palermo
Alaxandar Terrain va. John Mcclure