Russell v. Stewart
Supreme Court of Vermont
Bill op interpleader. The case was heard upon bill, answers and testimony, at the April term, 1871. Pierpoint, .Chancellor. On the hearing it was pro forma adjudged that the defendant, Milo C. Stewart, is entitled to receive the reward of 1500 mentioned in the orators’ bill; and it was ordered and decreed that the orators pay said reward — with interest thereon from a date named- — -to the said Stewart. From this decree the defendant, Flanagan, excepted.
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Bill op interpleader. The case was heard upon bill, answers and testimony, at the April term, 1871. Pierpoint, .Chancellor. On the hearing it was pro forma adjudged that the defendant, Milo C. Stewart, is entitled to receive the reward of 1500 mentioned in the orators’ bill; and it was ordered and decreed that the orators pay said reward — with interest thereon from a date named- — -to the said Stewart. From this decree the defendant, Flanagan, excepted. All the facts are stated in the opinion of the court. The offer of the reward was made by an editorial notice in a newspaper, and was as…
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was delivered by
Redfield, J.
The orators offered a reward of $500 for the arrest and conviction of the murderer of their kinsman, Perry Russell. And this bill in equity is brought to compel the defendants, (claimants of such reward), to interplead and thus determine their respective claims.
The material facts in the case are, that the said Perry Russell was brutally murdered on the night of the 3d of October, 1868 ; that his relatives and the community of his acquaintance were greatly shocked and excited ; that defendant, Elanagan, was immediately employed by the…
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