The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1882-01-12
Supreme judicial Court.

J. II. Braicy Benz. A. Curtis. On trial as the
Journal went TO press last week. The jury return
"a a verdict for the def.
f. u. small vs. l.. D. Allen Parties live in swan
vile Action for trespass and false imprisonment.
The defendant is tax collector In Swanville, and on
lhe 18th Of July last, caused the plaintiff S arrest
md Imprisonment in the county jail Plaintiff says
mat the lax was first demanded July 2d, and the
crest made July IL h, a less time than allowed by
aw, and that the defendant hurried him off TO jail
without giving him q chance to get money to pay
the taxes. The defendant says he made demand
the middle of June, also sent him a written
demand. Verdict for plff. with damages assessed
at 80. Thompson 4 Dunton for PHI. W. IL. Fogler
for deft.
Searsport Savings Bank vs.. jerome Harris. Ac-
ton to recover note. In 1874 the Searsport
saving, Bank loaned VIM. Mc(ivery and Harris
5000, taking security mortgage block in
stockton. MrGilvery paid one years interest In
1876 the bank took possession of the mortgaged
property, Harris quit claiming to the bank. The
property sold for 5000, and the bank is suing
for the balance. The point to be decided is whether
The note is out awed the plaintiffs claiming that the
quit claiming of the property a part payment
fhe defence motioned a non suit, which the Judge
ordered. Exceptions taken and il goes to the
law court Fosler for pin. Williamson for deft
Daniel Higgins Mary A. Martin. Parties live
in Morrill, Action to $6S7, two years
vice for plaintiff and wife, while living on defend
ants farm. This is 4 case of family quarrel, the
defendant being a mother in law TO plaintiff. Plain
t testified that three Years ago the defendant told
his wife if they would come and live with her she
would will the farm to plaintiffs wife Defendant
refused 20 do so, which resulted in family jar.
l.,
says that Higgins was poor and she told him to
and live with her. Verdict for deft. William
son for pin. Fogler for deft.
Tobe 4 Clark's man'g. Co. Of Auburn, Mrs.
Alice j. Waldroh, of Swanville. Real action to
cover land set OF to plaintiffs on an execution
against defendants husband. The company fur
nished Mr. Waldron with hydraulic ram to force
water into his house, warranted for one year The
pump did not work and the plaintiffs claim that
Walron tempered with it. The case was tried at
Lewiston, the plaintiffs recovering execution and
had q portion Of Waldron's land set off. Waldron
then conveyed his property to his wife, whichis the
basis Of present action. The case goes to the law
court on report. Mitchell, of Auburn and Fogler
| for pin. Thompson & Dunton for deft.
| \. s. Rand, of Thorndike, vs.. Michael Chase of
Brooks. Action to recover ss5, value Of hay for
the winter Of lSsOsl the defendant made verbal
contract to take plaintiffs hay at $l6 per ton, and
at times paid him money. Hay went down and de-
PENDANT repudiated the contract. The suit is made
to recover the balance due. Defendant denies con-
tract and says he acting plaintiff S agent in
selling the hay Verdict for plaintiff in full amount,
| Thompson & Dunton for pff. Fegler for delft.
Samuel knowlton VS.. William Lord. Parties live
| in 7 tptio fnr fol iu,n Plain
tf was committed to Jail some three years ago for
debt. He gave bonds for disclosure and went be-
fore the insolvency court. Plaintiff went back to
| Jail to relieve his bondsmen and claimed that he
should have been Immediately released. He was
detained which is the basis of present suit. He
was finally released AYR oe habeas corpus by
| Judge Libby, who referred the case to the Chief
Justice and the latter to Justice Barrows, then
holding court in Belfast. The case finally went to
the law court 1t is very complicated case. Yer
| dict for deft. j. w. knowlton for plf Thompson
| & Duhton for def.
| Arnold Harris VS.. S. A. Howes K al Parties
| live in Belfast This suit grows out of the land
damages in strengthening High street. Defts. re
covered damages against city of Belfast for lands
| taken. PHI. at that time was leasing portion of
said land and claims that portion of the award
|
| The case goes to the law court on report William
| son for pA Herscy for deft.
| Charles }. kOnantz, of Belmont, Edward
| Rhodes, of Northport An action of repevin of a
pair of steers. PHI. farm in Belmont, and is a
| seafaring man. Returning home last summer found
that his wife had sold the stock f. ON the place A
pair of steers was found in possession of def and
| replevned. The defence claimed that they were
the property of the wife and she had right to sell
them. Verdict for the plf. Milliken and johnson
& Rogers for pf Fogler and Thompson & Dun
| ton for deft.
Benz. Williams, of Freedom, Samuel G. Nor.
ton. Action of trover recover value Of four tons
| of hay. The plff. claims the hay the virtue of
| sherifs sale on execution. Deft. claims the hay by
bill Of sale dated prior to the former suit. Yer
dict for pf In the sum of S4l.s3. johnson &
Rogers for plf. Thompson Dunton for deft
\, B. Turner, Palermo. We. Joseph Farnham,