The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-05-04
ST. fALBANS MAY TAX
THE FONDA ESTATE
Although Property Was Transferred
BY Heirs to Trustees Out of
the State-Weils Will
Was Sustained.

The right of the city OF st. Albans to
tax the w. B. Fonda estate was up
held by an opinion handed down IN
Vermont supreme court yesterday. L ne
property had been transferred by the
heirs to trustees outside of the state,
and il was claimed that the property
was not taxable in Vermont. The
amount involved in the case is approx
imately $500,000. By the opinion the
Fonda interests were denied chance
for re argument.
By another opinion handed down
Yesterday the will of Effie E. P. Wells
Of Burlington, making H. L. Ward CT
Burlington the residuary legatee to
about 100000, was sustained. A step
daughter, Anna Wells Sykes, received
nothing under the will, although her
two daughters. Martha and Elizabeth,
were given trust funds offS30,000 each,
while Hannah P. Wells, the other con-
testant. a half-sister of the testatrlX,
and her four children each receive So,-
OO0
Other opinions that were read were;
Rutland county: Emily Lee VS.. John
W. Donnolly judgment reversed ana
cause remanded, verdict in the lower
court was directed for the defendant.
Orleans county: Jerry Bulkeleyt vs..
George E. Jennings, deputy sheriff,
Judgment affirmed. The lower court
gave the plaintiff verdict of $500. In
the case of Peter j. Fleming VS.. stSte
of Vermont, in which Fleming was
found guilty Of an assault, and
brought a petition for new trial on
the grounds of newly discovered evl-
dence tending to show that unknown
persons were in the vicinity OF Rae
place where the assault took place and
| he was innocent, opinion was let Judg-
ment and sentenced be vacated, verdict
set aside, petition granted and cause
| remanded for a new trial.
Caledonia county: Williams Manu-
| featuring company VS.. Insurance Com.
| pany of America, which was case OF
payment of a fire loss. This case has
| been three times in this court. Inc
first time il was remanded for a new
trial. a verdict having been giveif for
the defendant. The second trial gave
! damages OF 81, $50 to the plaintiff and
the third time in the lower court dam
ages of SO .223 were awarded This case
! carries with il six other cases, the
| plaintiff being the same in each case
and the following are defendants; Bos.
ton Insurance Co., Commercial Union
| Assurance Co, Ltd. Royal Insurance
Co. Orient Insurance Co, Hartford
Life Insurance CO.. Pennsylvania Fire
| Insurance Co; in each of which 1udg
ment was affirmed and damages IN the
| seven cases amount to sls.056.4s.
Washington county: Montpelier q
Wells River railroad vs.. Charles Bi
anchi & Sons, Judgment reversed anc
Judgment for the plaintiff TO recover
| S22.5l. This was appealed from Mont
pelier city court.
The following decisions were an
nouneed in addition to the opinions
Chittendeni county, Western Ielephon'
Co. VS.. John L. Lavallee, decree re
versed and cause remanded with man
date; Beryl Randall vs.. Beryl Lumbe
Co. Judgment affirmed; Thoma
Reeves. trustee in bankruptcy o
Thomas Redmond VS.. Katie Redmond
Judgment affirmed tthe lower cour'
gave verdict of $3.50 for. the plain
| tiff. In regard. to Eliza c. Sherwin Ns
.Tedd I.add and +. Lord, writ of man
damus. petition dimissed with costs
order as to F. Lord vacated.
Franklin county; Charles j. Reed
administrator. vs. c. A. and A. G. Web
ster. damages of $3.50 were reversed
and cause remanded; c. A. Cramptoi
VS.. Jay Lamonds, tort. Judgment al
firmed; ]. J. Girard vs. Georgsnn'
Girard and Peter Jerry, verdict 10
S56l was reversed with costs. W. "
Munsell IS. Hannah Munsell, decree al
firmed.
Grand Isle county, George W, Sahr'
VS.. j. G. Turnbull CO., judgment To-
the defendant affirmed.
Windsor county Mike Petraska "
National Acme Co. appealed from com
missioner of industries, order vacated
award of compensation set aside. CLAIM
dismissed and certified to commission
or of industries; Alfred Davis vs.. Cen
trial Vermont Railway Co., iudgmen
affirmed. The lower court gave a yer
dict of S4,70O for injuries by accident
state of Vermont vs. Zebe Thibedeau
neglect of support of minor child
Judgment that there was no error u
the proceedings; "let respondent tax
nothing by his exceptions, let execu
tion be done.