Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1880-10-06
SUPREME JUDICIAL COURT, SEP
TENDER TERM, 1880.
Hox. WM. G. BARRows, Judge.
JAMES S. WRIGHT, ESQ.,, Clerk.
Mrs. CROSBY, Reporter.
WILLIAM DOUGLASS, Sheriff.


WILLIAM DOUGLASS, SherlT.
The case on trial last Monday morn
ing was
No. 80. Frederick A. Flint ct ais VS..
The Bethel Steam Mill Co.
This was an action growing out OF
numbering operations, and was tired be-
fore Judge Barrows, who gave the plain
tifs 500.
The next case tried was
No. 29l. Clark Record VS.. Clarendon
Butman. Plaintiff lives in Buekfeld'
Defendant in Plymouth, Penobscot county
This was an action to recover $500 Tor
services performed by plaintiff in taking
care of defendants stallion for year 1870.
The plaintiff claims TO recover on an I'M
plied contract for that sum.
Defendant sets up contract in writing
between the parties, and claims that plain
tiff can not recover in this form OF action,
because he should have declared on the
writing and not on the implied contract
and because in that written contract the
payment was not TO be paid except from
money received for services of the stallion,
and when collected The case was with
drawn from the jury and the parties came
70 an amicable arrangement
BRIGHAM, Bisbee. Foster
The last trial was of more interest than
any other during the term. 1t was
No. 2Ss. Sewall Dunn W. Charles l..
Howard.
This was an action brought by plaintiti
against defendant for malicious prosecu-
ton. The trouble grew out OF school
house row in DiXdeld Plaintiff was chair
man OF committee appointed by major
ity of the district. TO remove school
house abou, which there had been consid-
cradle trouble. The committee began to
take down the building, in order to remove
IL. when defendant, representing minor
ity OF the district, entered a complaint
before trial justice l.. II. Ludden, who
issued a warrant, and had Dunn arrested
Dunn waived an examination, and was
bound over 10 appear at :. J. Court The
Grand Jury failed to find an indictment
against Dunn, and he now sues 10 recove'
for his trouble and expenses in the matter
Verdict for plaintiff, SHALL.
SwaSey. Ludden.
4. =. Austin. /. & II. A. Randall.
DIVORCES DECREED.
Twelve divorces were decreed during
the term, eleven Of which are as follows,
the twelfth being suppressed at the re-
ques, of parties in suit
Samuel Corbett vs.. Abigail VI. Corbett
Jersey. Black a Holt
Daniel w. McAllister vs. Carrie +. NJ
Allister. Custody Of minor child decree'
10 libelant.
Rlack 4 Holt. Irving W. Parker.
Ella VI. Coolidge vs.. Henry 2. Coolidge
Custody OF minor children decreed L
mother.
Davis.
Scott q. Dorr ". Nettie A. Dorr. Gus
tody Of minor children decreed 10 libelant
I.SH. A Randall.
Geo. II. Billings ys. Jenette Z. Billings
Kimball.
Emeliue L. Johnson ". william +. John
son. Custody OF minor child decreed t
libelant.
Upton
Edwin NJ Churchill vs. Eliza Churchill
Bearce.
Mary Pike v, George NJ. Pike.
Whitman.
Adella +. Glines vs.. Charles II. Glines
|. & II. A. Randall.
Emma 5. Gray vs.. Edward +. Gray
Custody of minor child decreed TO libelani
Frye.
Paulina VI. Pike ". Albert +. Pike.
David Dunn.
Two foreigners were naturallzed during
the term, as follows;
James y. keaugh Of Paris, anC
Michael W. Watts Of Waterford.
James F. Osgood of Hiram, plea'
guilty to the indictment Of adultery anC
was sentenced TO the State Prison a
Thomaston for the term of two years.