The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-01-07
COURT DENIED
RE-ARGUMENT
In Case Of John L. Spaul-
ding, Adm, VS.. Mutual
Life ms. Co.
AWARDED $4S9.84
TO THE PLAINTIFF
Large Number of Opinions
Were Handed Down in
Supreme Court

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Several Washington county decisions
were handed down in Vermont supreme
| court to-day, the second day of the
January term, after which the court
began this afternoon the hearing of the
arguments in the Rutland county case
pof Ellen /. Jones as administrator Of
Thomas T. Jones, deceased, VS.. Mary A.
Williams and the Ludlow Savings Bank
& Trust company.
The first Of the Washington county
decisions was in the case of John l..
Spauding, administrator Of the estate
OF o. M Jones, late Of Warren, VS.. the
Mutual Life Insurance company of New
York Attorney John w. Gordon's mo-
tion for a Teargument was denied and
the decision in the case, which was an
nounced the last term of court and
then stayed pending this motion for a
rcargument, was ordered entered on the
docket. The decision was judgment re-
versed and Judgment for the sum of
S4S9.S4 for the plaintiff without costs.
The. verdict in the lower court was
$3.50 for the plaintiff.
In A. j.. Davis VS.. Union Meeting
House society, ct al, decree was af
firmed and cause remanded This case
was over the right Of way beside a
meeting house in Marshfield.
Judgment was reversed and cause re-
manded in the case Of Angelo Ambrosia
VS.. N. Pelaggi & Co, a case appealed
from Barre city court. In Luceba +.
George VS.. the estate of Asa g. Dutton.
decree was affirmed and certified to
probate court This suit was over the
interest in Cabot store and involved
signatures on notes.
In the Washington county case OF
II. G. Bolles and Others against the city
Of Montpelier, the order of county court
was vacated and the cause remanded,
the city TO have its costs in supreme
court This case was over the assess
ment OF damage by commissioners ON
street work on Guernsey street.
In the Bennington county case OF IL.
ID. Fillmore, administrator of the Mar
garet Olds estate, ct al vs.. Fanny L.
Morgan, administrators of the estate of
William Morgan, decree was affirmed
and cause remanded. In Rice and Bug
bee, executor, vs.. Bennington County
Savings bank, motion for reargument
was denied and Judgment reversed and
cause remanded.
Addison county: Dependents of Joe
Brown VS.. Bristol Last Block Co, award
affirmed with costs and certified back
to the commissioner of industries.
In Bennington county the opinion in
the ease relative 70 the will of Kate
Healy, p. ]. Healy, proponent, Nellie
Parkhurst, contestant, appealed from
probate, in which the will was held to
be the last will and testament of Kate
Healy, the decree was affirmed and or
dered certified to probate court.
In the Lamoille county case of Buker
VS.. the Burlington Traction company, a
stipulation was filed for a continuance
TO the next term. In this case judg
ment for the plaintiff was announced
last term and then struck off upon mo-
tion of one Of the attorneys. The at
torneys set forth in their stipulation a
reason for the continuance, namely, |
some of the papers having been lost
Chittenden county: Charles L. Do
an vs. Holmes jackson. petition for |
writ of eertiorari and order. This mat
.er developed out of the strife that |
ook place last spring relative to who
lad authority TO construct streets in
The petition was dismissed
With Judgment and costs to the peti
ionee, which means that the city won
n the strife. The same opinion applies
o the case of John L. Bergeron VS..
!. Holmes jackson.
A lengthy opinion was read in the
ase of w. h. Trask vs.. J. l.. Karrick,
t al, in which the question of resi-
Ienee ut the time the foreclosure oc-
urred in Boston in ls05 was the prob
em under decision. and the court de-
ided that Karriek's home was not in
at that time; therefore,
Judgment was affirmed. which gives the
,laintiff Judgment of 81 ,640.33 on two
Iotes The case commenced in 1912.