The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-09-14
SEPTEMBER TERM
OF COURT OPENS
Judge Chase Presiding for First Time in
This County-SeveraI Divorce
Cases Discontinued

Several eases, including seven divorce
cases, were entered as settled and dis
continued, one was removed to the
United States court, two were certified
TO the probate court, one was assigned
for hearing Oct. 3 and the trial of one
case was set to begin Wednesday after
noon III the opening that day of the
September term of Windham county
court at Newfane. Court was opened by
Judge Harrie h. Chase of Brattleboro.
this being his first term in this county.
and Rev. i. Il. Hyde Of Newfane offered
prayer. Assistant Judges Tyler b.
Goodell of Readsboro and \. 3. Waite of
Londonderry also were in their chairs.
Y jury viii be drawn that afternoon
in the case of Thomas =. Naum against
Christie Ballas, which is a suit to re-
cover for money collected by the defend
ant on accounts receivable. o. b
Hughes is counsel for the plaintiff and
y. Y. u. Piper for the defendant
The case of the Vermont Valley rail
road against the Connecticut River
Power Co, which is n suit to recover
damages caused by flood. has been set
for hearing Oct. g. \ definite assign
ment was made on account of so many
attorneys being engaged in the case, one
of whom is a Boston attorney. The out
come of this suit viii be awaited with
much interest
The $4,000 will case of the estate of
Re7illo Howard of Jamaica, in which
/ Il. +. Howard of Putneg IS the propon-
ent and large beneficiary and which
was set for jury trial. was certified back
| to the probate court. The other case
| certified to the probate court was the
claim of a malpractice action against
/ the estate of DR.. B. +. Milhngton OF
I Londonderry brought by Frank Davis
/ the case being certified after Judgment
/ had been given the defendant with costs
q
/ of the MIllington estate claim for NAL.
/ practice and an appeal was taken from
4 the commissioners to the county court
| Judgment was rendered on consent Of
/ both parties.
! In the case of Manley Bros, Inc
against the Studebaker corporation. tbs
| case was removed to United States
/ court.
After being on the docket many year,
I the tort action Of Harrison II. Chamber
lain against Frank 3. Lawrence oi
/ Townshend was entered as discontinued
! The case of Ruth Grout against the
| town of Dummerston was discontinued
/ The companion case in behalf of hel
| husband was tried at the last term Oi
| court and judgment was awarded against
/ the Fallkill Construction Co.
| An entry of settled and discontinued
! was made in the case of Stephen +
! Whitman & Son against \. II. Fuller
| which was a Bellows Falls case.
| Four suits brought by local concerns
against the Mcdonald < Kivel Co. con
| tractors who built the Mauley garage
were discontinued because the defendant
! had been discharged in bankruptcy il
/ Massachusetts.
| Following are the divorce cases dis
posed of Wednesday forenoon:
| Elizabeth NJ Mattison against Franl
| l. Mattison of Windham. discontinued
/ because the parties are living together
! Eva NJ Chamberlain against Leon b
! Chamberlain, discontinued because of the
death of the petitionee.
Beatrice A Gale against Arthur Il
Gale of Saxtons River, reason for dis
continuance not stated in court
/ Harvey Z. Reed against Emma Reet
of Brattleboro, discontinued becaus,
| they had lived together since the peti
tion was brought. although they are un
derstood To be living apart at present
Melvina Charter against Abel Char
! tier. reason for discontinuance not stated
/ in court.
Nellie O. Boyd against Willie \
| Boyd of Whitingham. discontinued be
| cause they are living together.
| Alice II. DalTymple against Charles
| Dalrymple, reason for discontinuanct
not stated in court.