The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-05-05
.S11,O0OVERDICT
WAS UPHELD
In Case Of Charles Barclay
Against the Wetmore &
Morse Granite Co.
PLAINTIFF INJURED
ON BARRE QUARRY
Many Other Opinions Were
Handed Down by Ver-
mont Supreme Court

Many opinions were handed down by
the Vermont supreme court during
Tuesday, the first day Of the May term
Of the court, nearly all Of the time be-
ing used in the reading of the opinions.
Many of these brought out new points
of law upon which there had not been
decision before One of the most inn.
portant in Washington county was
that of Charles Barclay vs. the Wet
more & Morse Granite company, in
which the judgment Of Sll 900 was af-
firmed. The case has been twice tried.
Mr. Barclay was injured while em-
ployed on the defendants quarry.
In the case of State vs. Palmer, non
support of family, the Barre court was
held in error in Judgment, and the
state may amend its specifications, but
if il fails then. an arrest in Judgment
shall occur The motion of the defend
ant that the writ did not contain all
of the necessary information should
have been allowed.
The opinions include the following:
Bennington eounty--G. W. Bradley
VS. Amos n Blandoin, Somerset Land
company, which has been twice before
in supreme court; judgment reversed
and cause remanded in the lower court
q verdict of S6325 was given the plain
tiff on a timber sale.
Chittenden county-Emanuel G.. Du
pret and ANNA Dupret W.. Frank 1hes
more, judgment affirmed; in the lower
court the defendant obtained Judgment !;
Isaac Rosenburg vs. Louis Taft ct al,
defendant given 30 days in which to file
brief with court.
Essex county-Peter Martin vs.. Alb
ner Rutledge, judgment reversed and
Judgment for the plaintiff To recover
Sl36 and interest: the plaintiff obtained
a verdict of $500 in the lower court
Franklin county--George F. Britch
VS. Sheldon, Judgment reversed and
cause remanded; the defendant OBJ
tanned a verdict in the lower court. In
Marvin Smith ct al. VS.. Wingate Nun.
sell eft al, the decree was too broad and
the exceptions were overruled. When
the decree is altered to agree with the
opinion, then the case is remanded.
Orange county Carl BoTnbardier, by
next friend, VS.. Alfred Goodrich, judg-
ment affirmed; in the lower court the
plaintiff obtained SIS verdict.
Rutland county-Ellen Dernier vs..
Rutland Railway, Light 4 Power Co,
reversed and cause remanded; the low
or court gave a verdict for the defend
ant In Winfield Sargent vs.. George
Donahue, Judgment was affirmed; the
plaintiff obtained $500 damages in the
lower court.
Windham county-Town of Town
shend vs.. Estate Of II. c. Howard,
Judgment affirmed in favor of the de-
fendant.
Windsor county,. NJ. Madden VI.
F. g. Spaulding. Judgment affirmed;
the lower court gave the plaintiff dam
ages OF S2,250; petition for a new
trial dismissed
Washington county--Charles Barclay
vs. the Wetmore & Morse Granite com
pany. Judgment affirmed; in the lower
court the jury gave the plaintiff yer
dict OF Sll 600; on the first trial the
verdict was in favor Of the plaintiff to
recover $4,000 damages In A. Bo-
nazzi ". L. r. Fortney, Judgment re.
versed and cause remanded: the de
fendant received a verdict in the lower
court In State vs. W. o. Lowe, judg
ment was rendered that there was no
error in the proceedings below; the re-
spondent takes nothing by his excep-
tions; let execution be done; the
Montpelier city court fined him 5000
for disposing of mortgaged cattle. In
State ". Brisbane Palmer, judgment
was reversed and cause remanded.
The argument in the Bennington
county case Of National Metal Edge
Box company ". Town OF Readsboro,
took place this morning. In the lower
court the plaintiff received a verdict
of S6la The case Of the Vermont
company vs.. A. l.. Merchant. in the
same county, has been continued