The Republican journal., 1892-04-28
PETERS, {. j., PRESIDING

PETERS, G. j., PRESIDING
FRIDAY morning the court opened With the
following case:
Benz. Williams, in equity, vs. Elijah and
Susan J. FIVE. Freedom parties The ptf
was formerly in trade in Freedom and many
years ago furnished groceries, ETC. to the
defts. to the amount of S2Sl. -. The parties
were poor and in settlement gave pltf. notes
for the amount. Mr.. Flye expected a pen
sion ard promised pli1. that when he rcreiv-
ed it he would pay. The pension check
amounting to So54 was received july H.
1850. Flye gave the check to his wife, with
which she bought in her own name a lot of
land in Freedom known as the Chairman
lot, for which 5000 We're paid and another lot
known as the Billings lot in Knox, for 5000
PIT. then sued the notes in the Belfast
municipal court and got executions. lie
now seeks to recover on these eNerutions
alleging that FIVE gave the money to his
wife without consideration with no inten-
ton OF paving his bill. The amount how
sued for is about 5000 The defts DENY
every allegation. Mr., Flye says he has no
property Mrs. Flye says that her husband
was indebted to her for labor before MARI
age and for cow and six sheep. She made
vests, turning the proceeds into the support
of the family, and says that her husband
gave her the pension check in payment of
his debt To her, and that he promised to pay
her whenever he could obtain the money
The questions framed by the Judge and
submitted to the jury We're, Chow much
money, if amy, did Mr. FIVE have in the
Chapman property, and how much if any
did Mrs. Flye have in the same property"
The second question was the same in regard
to the Billings property. The jury We're I'M
able to agree upon a verdict. Thompson &
Dunton for pltf Fogler for defts.
William A. Field, appellant, from decree
from the Court of Insolvency. In the matter
of George H. Bemis, insolvency proceeding,
MIR. Field Bemis step-father, put in claim
of over $500 for money loaned and for ser
vices. The Judge of Insolvency allowed
about 500 for money loaned, but disallowed
the claim for personal services. Judge
Peters has not yet made his decision.
Frank l.. Tyler, Frankfort, VS. E. F. Treat.
Brooklyn, n Y. An action to recover on
thirteen pr"missoly notes of the face value
of So each. The first note was given Feb
10, 1887 and the others one on each month
afterwards. The notes We're given to Dr.
Temple, by the deft., for medical attendance
The notes We're made payable when the es-
tate of the late Jonathan Treat was settled
AS matter of fact the estate had been set
tied years before DR.. Temple transferred
the notes to the plff as collateral Sc urety
for a bill of goods. DR.. Temple is dead, but
the notes are endorsed by his wife as admin
istratriX The plff. put in. his notes and
rested his case. Among the matters of the
defence was that the notes We're not negoti-
able and the counsel moved non-suit which
was ordered. Thompson & Dunton for plff
Gillian for deft.
Taylor & Co. Boston, VS.. Frank NASH Bel
fast. An action to recover $50 on bill of
goods The defence was that the account
was not due as the goods were bought on six
ty days and the suit was begun before that
time Verdict for the pltf. Williamson &
Son for plff. Mcclellan for def.
NJ r. Cooper VS.. L. L. Gentner. This was
a suit to enforce a lein claim. Geo. O. Bailey
& Son, Fred A. Garlic, j. T. Pottle, Durham
& Hall and Mathews Bros. all had lein
claims against the deft. for labor and mate
rial in building the Phoenix House stable
Belfast. A Mrs. Hemnway holds mort
gage on the property. The defence is that
the mortgage takes precedence over the lein
claims and on this question it goes to the law
court on report. Thompson & Johnson for
plffs. Dunton for deft.
L. A. Knowlton, Belfast, vs.. Otis F.
Coombs, Islesboro. An action to recover