Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1921-03-23
COUNTY COURT

The first case to be tried by jury
in the March term of OrIears County
court wasVictor and Joseph Pomerleau
v. Oliver Boucher and resulted in a
verdict for the plaintiffs. The jury
after being out two hours returned
verdict for the Plaintiffs. The jury
the sum of $601. The case was one
Of breach of contract for cutting,
skidding and limbing out a wood lot
Oh the farm Of the defendant located
il the town of Derby about three
miles from Derby Ctr. The plaintiffs
sought to recover $751, balance due
on the contract. In the verdict the
jury allowed the defendant $3.50 of
this amount to reimburse him in the
clearing up of the five acres of the
timber lot which was not completed.
The case went on trial Wednesday
afternoon, March 9th continuing up
to Friday when recess was taken
until Monday afternoon at o'clock
at which time the final witnesses were
examined and the attorneys made
their pleas. Tuesday morning Judge
Wilson charged the Jury and they
took the case at 10 o'clock. Samuel
T. Vance of Glover was appointed as
foreman. Amey & Cameron of Is
land Pond were attorneys for the
plaintiffs. Thompson of Barton and
Cleary of Newport appeared for the
defendant. The witnesses for the
plaintiff were Victor and Joseph
Pomerleau, plaintiffs in the case, Fred
Parlin, surveyor, Wilfred and Alfred
Girandin, two brothers who were en-
ployed by the plaintiffs in assisting in
clearing of the timber lot, also Joe
Chaloux and Wilson E. Hinton. Wit
nesses for defendent were, Oliver
Boucher, the defendent, Joseph Graf
ton and son, Rouel, who are now
owners of the Boucher farm.
The case of E. A. Lawson Vile
neuve Bros. which came up for trial
Tuesday the 18th claimed the atten-
tion of the Orleans county court the
remainder of the week, the case going
to the Jury at o'clock Friday. After
being out six and one half hours a
verdict for the defendants was re-
turned.
The plaintiff in the case will recover
the milking machine and three horse
power engine but lost in his suit to
recover $685., the contract price for
installing the outfit. The defendants
In the case claimed that the machine
was never properly installed and
would not work and therefore refused
payment for same.
The jury on the case were Charles
p. Audinwood E. Audinwood, Derby,
0. w. Caron, Barton; Geo. w. Cobb,
Morgan; w. T. Kilborn, Derby; Ur-
ban Livingston, Newport City; E. S.
Wells, Irasburg; G. N. Wiley, Troy;
G. w. Williams, Albany; L. F. Kay
and Raymond Somerville, Newport: !:
Amasa Kinne, Newport and George
Coffran Derby. L. F. Kay was ap-
pointed as foreman.
The next case ready for trial was
Joseph Snay George Raymond. This
is case of tort where the plaintiff.
Joseph M. Snay, seeks to recover
damages from George Raymond. for
the alienation Of the affections of his
wife.
"A jury was empanelled late FRIDAY
afternoon, the first witnesses being
placed on the stand Saturday fore
noon. Court adjourned Saturday
noon until Tuesday at 9 o'clock. Al
bert Farman is attorney for the plain
tiff and Walter H. Cleary for the de-
fendent.
The jury empanelled are H. r.
Angler of Westfeld; F. H. Barlow,
Coventry; P. H. Brahana. Lowell:
Harley M. Doane, Newport Town;
donald J. Emery, Newport City;-F.
W. Hastings, Glover; A. w. Honsing-
er, Jay; F. L. Lapierre, Bloomington;
Frank H. May, Barton; 1. o. Robin
son, Westmore; H. C. Thayer, Gov
entry; s. L. Vance, Glover.