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1877Switzerland County Circuit Court – Apr 1877 – Part 2

The following article appeared in:
Vevay Reveille – 12 Apr 1877 – Page 2, Column 2

LAW REPORT.

Circuit Court—Judge Berkshire.

Louisa Boyd vs. Clinton Boyd—divorce; submitted to Court, judgment for plaintiff.

Sophia Housemier vs. Henrietta Housemier—divorce; dismissed.

State vs. Harvey Dailey—selling to minor; acquitted.

State vs. Perry Andrew—petit larceny; tried by jury, and sentenced to the State Prison for one year.

State vs. Charles W. Humphrey—carrying concealed weapons; plea of guilty, and fined $2.50.

State vs. Charles B. Humphrey—carrying concealed weapons; nollied.

State vs. Harvey Schroeder—provoke; nollied.

State vs. Solon Lee—petit larceny; plea of guilty, and sentenced for 48 hours in county jail, and disfranchised for one year.

State vs. James O. Truit—assault and battery; acquitted.

State vs. James Dyer—assault; nollied.

Samuel Hess, adm’r, &c., vs. Jason G. Gurley—civil action; change of Judge by defendant.

Ann Robertson vs. the Corporation of the Town of Vevay—action for damages; change of Judge by defendant.

Perret Dufour vs. Oliver Dufour—on account; dismissed by plaintiff.

John T. Boulton, Guardian, &c., vs. Julia Blach—on account; change of Judge.

Alice Shuff et al vs. John Ransom—action to set aside a deed; change of Judge by plaintiff.

Jacob W. Thompson vs. Elizabeth Rayl et al—to set aside a deed—judgment for defendants and against plaintiff for costs.

William T. Pate et al vs. Anna Love et al—on note; dismissed by plaintiff, and judgment against plaintiff for costs.

William Lampton vs. William H. Cunningham et al—on contract; judgment against defendant for $317.30. Motion for new trial, submitted and taken under advisement till next term.

Rachel Whitehead vs. Perret Dufour et al—foreclosure; change of Judge by defendant.

John Shillito & Co. vs. Edward C. Heady; assignee, &c.—on account; dismissed by plaintiff at his costs.

Simeon S. Orem vs. William S. Tower, adm’r—claim; judgment for $50.55, and against plaintiff for costs.

Polly McCreary vs. Thomas White—to recover real estate; dismissed at plaintiff’s costs.

Henry J. Cole and Lewis G. Boyd vs. James Stoops—civil action and attachment; judgment for $964.

Philander S. Sage and Henry J. Cole vs. same—for same; judgment for $784.46.

G. J. Thiebaud and J. J. P. Teats vs. same—judgment for $28.75.

U. P. Schenck & Son vs. same—judgment for $66.37.

Grisard & Bro. vs. same—judgment for $15.40.

John Melcher vs. same—judgment for $19.98.

Julius Blach vs. James Stoops and L. G. Boyd—change of venue from the county by plaintiff.

Mary Bennett vs. James Stoops—judgment for $172.95.

Julius Blach vs. same—judgment for $1,905.

Charles O. Thiebaud vs. same—judgment for $24.40.

John F. Doan, adm’r, vs. James B. Morrison and Flora Morrison—civil action; tried by jury, and judgment for defendants.

Charles Disch vs. William Peelman—to recover real estate; dismissed by plaintiff, and judgment against him for costs.

State vs. William Bosaw—on forfeited recognizance; default, judgment for $200.

Charles A. Clarkson and Mary E. Scandret vs. Eliza M. Dufour and Perret Dufour et al—for partition and to quite title; change of Judge by defendant.

Margaret McCallum et al vs. Edward C. Heady et al—to revive judgment; dismissed by plaintiff at their costs.

State vs. Charles McVey and Margaret McVey—on forfeited recognizance; dismissed at defendants’ costs.

Jos. Tague vs. Frederick Kohler—account; change of Judge by defendant.

Edward C. Heady vs. Julius McMakin—on note; dismissed by plaintiff at his costs.

Isaac Stevens et al vs. James Walden—on note; default and judgment for $80.50.

George Hughes et al vs. Ellen Brown et al—foreclosure; judgment for $1,004.22.