The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-05-04
Under the Wartime Pro-
hibition Act, Vermont Su-
preme Court Decides
TONY GUERRA LOST
HABEAS CORPUS CASE
And Waterbury Man Was
Ordered Taken Back to
House of Correction

The Vermont supreme court handed
down an opinion at Montpelier to-day
that the Vermont state courts had con
current jurisdiction under the war
time prohibition act of Congress, there
by upholdng the validity of the action
brought against Tony Guerra OF Wa
terbury in liquor enforcement case.
The opinion was rendered on the
habeas corpus action brought by Guer-
ra to secure his release from the house
of correction. The supreme court held
that Guerra was not unlawfully i'm
prisoned and ordered that he be re-
manded to the house of correction and
that his complaint be dismissed Guer'
ra was in court to-day, together with
his wife and their six children.
In Windham county court, the judg-
ment was reversed and the cause re-
manded in the case of the New Eng
land Box company VS.. John G. Tibbets,
The verdict in the lower court was Tor
81 damages.
In the same county, Judgment was
reversed and Judgment given for the
defendant TO recover his costs in the
case of Alex. A. Piper VS.. Oakland
company and others. The lower court
gave him verdict of 1914,
The following disposition of cases
set for trial was made;
In Bennington county, hearings oc-
cur excepting in the Vermont company
VS.. Merchant; Rutland county, Judg-
ment was affirmed in Diotte Va. Dow
ct al and Irons VS.. Irons; in Chitten-
den county, excepting Tillison w. III
lison, the cases are for hearing, In
Franklin county. an argument to ex-
punge the proceedings as scandalous IN
the case of City of ST. Albans vs. j.
NJ. Avery, II. r. Brigham. W. II. Fair
child. +. l.. Webster. Florence Bruce
Gertrude Fonda, Frsnk Fonda, Mary
Hogan and Howard Fonda was noted
This is over assessment of taxes, IN
which nine hearings have taken place
The motion viii be argued this term
and the arguments on the main ques-
tion between times, so that Judgment
may be given before Sept. -.
In Washington county, State VS.
Williams is to be argued, while the
following were continued because the
transcript is not out State vs.. Long
State VS.. Graham, Sparrow vs.. Yer
mont Savings bank, Lowell VS.. Estate
of Wheeler, Bancroft VS.. Vail, Button
Us. Knight. Miller VS.. Belville. In Blair
VS.. Fuller. bastardy, a motion for al
firmed Judgment has been filed.
In Caledonia county, motion FOL
affirmed Judgment and motion by
continuance. the latter by the defense
were argued this morning. The lower
court gave judgment for 50 3,223. There
are five other cases against insurance
companies in which the Williams Man
ufacturing company is the plaintiff
and the argument this morning was IN
the case against the Insurance Com
panv of North America. The others are
continued pending the decision in the
case above.
In Essex county, motion for Judg.
ment will be filed in Powell VS., Grand
Trunk railway; in Orleans county, mo
tion for a decree affirmed in NORM VS.
Norm and Morrill,; in Windham coun-
ty. a stipulation for affirmed Judgment
is filed in kohesko vs.. Augustonowiez
and a motion for decree in Cole Pa.
per company vs.. Blood, while iudg
ment is satisfied in Parker ". Ameri.
can Express company; and in Wilson
VS. Emery and Klein a settlement has
occurred in Windsor county.