The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1922-04-24
COUNTY COURT
SESSION ENDS
AT NEWPORT
Plaintiffs Diagneault and
BOurbeau Secure a
$500 Virdict

One Of the most important cases
which has been heard during the
spring term of Orleans County
Court was the one which telmina-
ted on Friday the last day, with the
verdict in favor of the plaintiff
awarding them $2500.00 damages
for Misrepresentation in a farm
sale.
The farm in question was the
Osmer Farman farm in Lowell
which was bought in April 1921 by
J. E. Leblanc and A Bouffard for
100000 and sold by them in July
of the same year for $4,000. The
plaintiff Peter Dacgneault and JOS
eph Barbeau, who come from In
dian Orchard Mass, brought Suit
to recover damages on the grounds
of misrepresentation, showing that
it was claimed by the owners to be
% to % COW farm when 1t was in
reality never capable of supporting
more than ii COWS.
The case was TUNED over to the
jury at eleven o'clock and at two
thirty, through their foreman, X.
Z. Gilmore, the verdict was an
nounced. Both Messls Reirdon and
Farman and John Gibson who
prepared the case are being con-
graduated on their victory, as it is
the third jury case won by them
this term.
The case has attracted consider
able attention in this vicinity and
it is expected other suits of sim
liar nature may follow. 1t is under
stood that the defendants, Leblanc
and Bouffard will take an appeal
to higher court. They were de-
Tended by counsel, W. H. Cleary
and f. c. Williams.
Earl Wedge of Orleans who with
Doris MenZic was charged with a
statutory offense, pleaded guilty
and was sentenced to not less than
six months nor more than one year
in the house of correction at Wind
Sor.
Doris Menzie, pleaded not guilty
to the charge, but after a special
jury had been summoned from the
county to hear the case, the young
woman suddenly changed her mind,
on the advice of her council, W. H.
Cleary, and pleaded guilty She was
sentenced to two years in the in
dustrial school at Vergennes.
The spring term Of Orleans
. County Court which began March
, 14th, closed on Friday, with d few
details to settle up Saturday morn
ing. Judge Sherman r. Moulton
dismissed the jury, thanking them
for their painstaking work during
the term
Judge Moulton made short work
of the disposition of the divorce
cases, which had been tried during
the preceding weeks preserving his
decisions until the last day and re-
heVng the suspense of nine couples
who were trying to untangle their
matrimonial knots as follows:
Lilly NJ. Drake Victor c. Drake
of Newport, bill granted for refusal
to support Custody of minor child
rcn decreed t petitioner with leave
to see children convenient seasons.
w. H. Cleary for petitioner.
Melinda CoOlbeth Y Lyndol W.
Coolbeth of Barton represented by
L. A. Cook. Bill granted for in tol
able severity and the petitioner wa,
Z granted the right to resume her
maiden name.
Albert S. keezer Kathleen
Keezer of Derby. Bill granted for
desertion and custody of minor
children decreed to petitioner. The
right Is granted to see children al
reasonable seasons. Mr.. KeezeI
was represented by W. H. Cleary
Mary A. Hurlburt Park VI.
Hurlbert OF Glover. W. W. Reirdon
for petitioner. Bill granted for de-
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