The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1873-06-13
Law Court.


The annual term of the Law Court for the Middle
District closed Saturday last. large nu der of
cases postponed to be heard at the Law terms
in the Eastern and Western districts.
Decisions were announced as follows:
SOMERSET COUNTY.
Richard G. Holbrook VS.. H. W. Lancey. Excep-
lions sustained.
Stewart. Libbey-Wh1tney.
Somerset Railroad Co. VS.. Joseph Clark, Jr. Judg-
I';ndsevWebster NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
State VS.. " m Smith Exceptions sustained. In
dictment adjudged BIRD.
Clay. .
Samuel James William Iiboetts. Judgment
for the defendant.
Webster. Lindsey.
PENDANT defauted for S15O and interest from date of
witt.
Stewart. Whitc0mb.
David Sterry VS.. David G. Frederick Judgment
for defendant
H. & w. j. Knowlton. Lindsey-Stewart.
William F. Colby Exr VS.. Columbus Steward.
Exceptions overruled by consent. Exceptions adj
judged frivolous and the plaintiff motion is award
ed treble costs from the time of filing exceptions
VIM. F. Colby vs.. Same Same counsel and same
disposition.
tion of plaintiff for new trial overruled Judgment
on the verdict
Kn0wltod. Lindsey:
John Ware VS.. John Rand ct al. Motion of de-
PENDANT yor new trial overruled sndgment on the
verdict
Emily p Davis vs. Eben Davis. Judgment for
Stewart. wright-webster.
KNOX COUNTY.
Nathaniel X. Burkett vs. Arthur Trowlridge,.
of writ.
Rice Gould
Alfred Sleeper VS.. Union ms Co. Exceptions sus-
Could Stetson.
Joseph Hovey vs.. Joseph Candage. Motion and
exceptions overruled.
Gould 81 Moore. Mortland.
LINCOLN COUNTY.
Alfred Lennox, pet for Increase of damages, vs. X.
& L Railroad Co. Exceptions overruled Verdict
Smith-Libbey. Gould & Moors-Ingalls.
Henry s, Doyen VS.. siah Bruce: The exceptions
taken by defendant, not prosecuted and are over
ruled. Judgment on the verdict.
Crosweli-.WhiIcomb. Bliss.
john l.. Thompson VS.. William H. Plnmmer. Mo
ton of defen iont for new trial overruled. judgment
on the verdict.
Hilton. Pike.
sAGADAHoC COUNTY.
Joseph W. spaulding VS.. N. Y. Life Ins. Co. Judg-
Reed. TaIlman-Larratee
Alexander H. Ward VS.. Simeon C. Coffin. Excep-
lions overruled. Non suit confirmed.
Sarah A. Flagg VS.. James Abbot. Motion and ex.
ceptions by defendant overruled.
Spaulding. Hail.
Samuel b. Reed VS.. Francis Oliver. Plaintiffs ex
ceptions not prosecuted. judgment on the verdict
John W. Conner vs. Elbridge Small. Motion ant
exceptions by plaintiff overruled.
Benz F. Talman appellant from decree of Judge
ofProbate. Exceptions overruled. Judgment of til,
Probate Court affirmed.
Hall.
KENNEBEC COUNTY
Asa Gle in eq. VS.. state of Joseph Eaton. Bill
sustained-master TO be appointed.
Libbey. Bradbury.
Alpheus Hunter in eq James Hunter ct ais
BIZ sustained with C sts-decree as prayed for.
Annette Jewett Thomas Gage. New tria
granted.
Hinds-Baker. Libbey.
Noah Woods sci. ia. Lorenzo D. Cooke. Judgment
H. 1s49.
BENZ lmin-Baker. Libbey.
David F. Page ct al. VS.. Washington Gilbert
judgment for defendant
Clay. j. Baker.
Evelyn C. Peacock app't from decree of Judge Of
Probate. Exceptions by defendant sustained:
Pillsbury. Baker.
Jacob Peaslee, admir- b, p. ~, VS.. Charles Hewins
Judgment for the plaintiff for the amount of the debt
in his execution and intei est
Libhey. Larcaster-Titcomb.
A. b. Farwell VS.. the Augusta Hotel ASSOCIATION
Motion of plaintiff for new trial overruled. Judg
meut on the verdict
Vose-Baxer. Libbey.
Abigail L. Warren VS.. Joseph Baker. Exceptions
by plaintiff overruled.
Lancaster, Baker.
Hiram A. Hills vs. A. & W. Sprague Man'f Co..
EXECUTIONS by defendant over uled.
Pillsbury. Vose.
Sylvia R. Pinkham vs. Emily Weston Exception
overruled. judgment for double the amount of III,
verdict.
Pilsbury. Libbey.