The Republican journal., 1884-01-10
Supreme judicial Court.

Supreme judicial Court.
JUDGE EMERY PRESIDING.
The case of Hannah y. Weed VS. \. J. f. Ingra,
ham on trial when the journal went to press an,
reported in last weeks paper went to the jur,
Wednesday evening The iury was out all nigh
and disagreed standing six for pin and six fo
/ tlett.
DR.. fl. II. johnson, Jr. VS.. W. Z. Thompson, ex
ccutOr ot the estate OF Samuel Lear An action Il
recover ?220 less payment of Sss, for profession
al services rendered deceased. Lear died in Ma,
last. The law is that the executor of deceased e.
tate cannot be sued until one year after his ap
/ polntment, except for a few preferred ctinS
These are the funeral expenses, taxes and ply SIC
ians services during the last illness. DR.. johnson
sued rs preferred creditor alleging that the ser
! vices were for last illness. He was paid $>s for
given period Of time, the remainder of the account
! being for services both prior and after the time
4 specified II the receipt. The defence claimed that
the services were not rendered during the last i'll
ness and that the pin. not preferred creditor
The bill was also disputed The jury decided That
the services were rendered and awarded the toctul
the full amount of his claim, bat that they were not
for the last illness, and consequently he not a
preferred creditor. llersey for pIi' johnson for
dtft.
\. a. Lesan vs. Maine Central r. Il. Co. This i,
thlrd hlal, the jury 'hsHsreeng in the two for
mer trials. An action to $1,000 damages for
alleged injuries. Jam H. lsS2 pint. left Belfast to
drive to his home in Wincrport. When he ap-
preached the crossing It the foot of Brgc street a
locomotive and tender were backing down the
track having hauled train of loaded coal to
10 tr1 t-.,1H bn ,IiI th,,
gine neither did he hear the bell ring. When he
discovered the engine he WAS 100 near TO escape
a collision Defts saw that p!n did moi use ordi-
nary care but drove recklessy and look his chances
to cross ahead of train They claim that the bell
did ring and That lefS. did everything possible to
prevent collision and were not responsible for the
accident Verdict for nh. iii the sum of SilSl.3l.
Thompson and Fogler Ior PIN. plummond for
deft.
}. u. Tucker ". \. q. Gilmore An action to
recover for irr>pasN on assault and battery. pm
alleges that in March last tteft and wife had some
snculty an,llc went into the house as a peace
maker when dGft assaulted him and put him out.
Defence that 1t was Il justiiiablc eiectment. Yer
Thompson for deft.
James W. Nutt rs. \ f. pfner An ,ction TO re-.
-,
boarded with deft. at Belfast PIN claims the am
cunt of bill was for services rendered in painting.
et. Dafanco t,,ot bo o,.od MIR rothiro, h,, ,h.t
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pm was largely lh'ebtea 70 deft- VERDICT tor
dc1t. Brown for pm. Wayiand hnoWlton for
~ o e"'''e''h vs. JAS . ii''Fti'h''h' executor
of the estate OF Jonathan Ewen, of Northport.
An action to recover SI32 for services alleged TO
tl ..-; i,,,., 80 ;,l,..,,,,,i ,;..1, 1,-.',
Pendleton SO. Defence WAS that PHI was indebted
to oft estate bv note. and that the services were
NOT o,,Iorod yo,.,;., fo,. ,,,e r, t,, .n, ~ .oo
80 l''"' ~ '"O 3", VI
- thompson Duhtoh lor PIN Wallace and
Hartman for dcft
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All aFu III 70 recover sou iof aesed services rem
dered Elwell, in board, etc Appeal case from the
commissioners of insolvency which allowed IIodg-
den $500 Defence thot the estate owes MIN notb-
ing and bills to Offset submitted. On trial. Fogler
for plfr. Wallace and Hartman for deft
Holm & Harness of nnlf,.t i od,uittal f., tba
par
The Grand Jury reported on Wednesday evening
haSlhs loun" tie loiio"lh5 indictments =
dom, for lTeaking and entering and for the lar
cenv of goods from the store of storer & Hatch at
No,,.iiI an th, .ct,, of uo.o,,,,.l+
i'.,' 80 =, N''',,'i '"7'
N""i ''s Div" II anu li'iin NooAsoh' Vi lee''o'n'
Mark Andrews on tbo ,stb of poco,nhor
n, ~
'', 49, ~ .pS'' VI ie'"o'i, i'i ieTel''u5
9'oieh soo''9'-tie same taken py brown ANA COOK
son.
John 4. Barlow, of searsmont, for cruelty TO
ahlh"lS'-ior beating Il horse on the 20 OF August
last
Thursday afternoon, Brown, Cookson and Fayc
were arraipued and pleaded TO The charga nf
,r,alin, o,,;,,,r .,,., ,,,....,.,. ,e ,., ,....,
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o'orer hatchs store IN Morrlil' Brown amt
Cookson pleaded guilty, but to the indictment of
Wv ''i0o"S VI an o' '"' from man A"'le"9 >
heilaS'' they pc'tueu hoI Suily. foye iof recelV-
ing stolen goods pleaded not guilty Edward X.
Foye brother of Robert was discharged. 10 in.
dirtnent bavinp been hrougbt ,y,ir.t him
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DIV oh' oh'hS' hS'
Aopie j. Bennett OF aearsmont was divorced
from Loren A. Bennett of Appleton.
p,u. ,rn, ,, , y.
hoperl "A. MuIlan, .?t Doslo. oroker' mas ois
apPoaleu' oan i'"'iiiS i"phl'''s 10 'he houic ol
9fo'ooo'
The United States and Gero,any have oiven
favorable replies TO the proposition of the jan
anpse government that the latter shoulJ estah-
lish courts of ustice which will have iuris,iic-
tion over foreigners in thnt country AZ well as