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Vevay Reveille – 26 Jun 1875 – Page 4, Column 2

LAW REPORT.

Circuit Court—Judge Berkshire.

Criminal Docket.

State vs. Thomas Wright—Assault and battery. Submitted to the Court, and was fined $25.

Same vs. Thomas Higham—Obstructing highway. Tried by a jury who returned a verdict of guilty and assessed a fine of $5.

Same vs. same—Same offence—Nol pros.

Same vs. John Jackson—Injury to toll gate. Nol pros.

Same vs. Edward Manual, jr., and David Manuel—Attempt to provoke an assault and battery. Nol pros.

Same vs. Hinson Bright—Appeal. Nol pros.

Same vs. Jesse Pearce—Public indecency. Nol pros.

Same vs. Huldah Sullivan, James Sullivan, James Sullivan, jr., Harrison Sullivan and Solomon Froman—Obstructing highway. Tried by a jury who returned a verdict of guilty as to Huldah and James Sullivan and Solomon Froman, and assessed a fine of $1 each, and not guilty as to James and Harrison Sullivan.

Divorce Docket.

Mary B. Riley vs. James W. Riley—Divorce. Dismissed by plaintiff.

Henry Taylor vs. Rosana Taylor—For divorce. Dismissed by plaintiff. Judgment against him for costs.

Hiram H. Bakes vs. Nannie B. Bakes—For divorce. Continued.

Civil Docket.

Alvin Vanhouten vs. Annie Emmerson—To subject lands to payment of judgment. Judgment by agreement for plaintiff.

William T. Pate vs. John Armstrong—Replevin. Dismissed by agreement at plaintiff’s cost.

Samuel E. Pleasants vs. Vevay & Moorefield Turnpike Co.—Injunction. Dismissed by agreement at defendants cost.

Lewis Schroeder vs. same—Injunction. Dismissed by agreement at plaintiff’s cost.

Charles Dibble vs. Jacob R. Harris, Administrator, etc.—On note. Dismissed.

G. W. Hathorn vs. Louisa Putnam, Administratrix of the estate of John Cotton dec’d—Appeal. Dismissed.

Rachael Whitehead vs. Augustus Weaver et al.—To secure real estate. Dismissed.