The Portland daily press., 1898-07-20
SIX JUSTICES SITTING.
Opening LAY of the July Term OF
Law Court.

Be Taken Up Next-Seyenteen New
| Entries on the Cumberland Do ok t.
| The Supreme court room, with its
| handsome new carpet, It's brightly
| polished furniture and prevailing ap-
pearance Of tiliness and comfort, looked
unusually attractive to the honorable
justices when they filed in from the
chambers yesterday morning, and took
possession of the cushioned chairs behind
the long bench.
| 1t was the opening scene Of the July
law term of the western district, Supreme
Judicial court. Chief Justice Peters, jus
tices Emery, Haskell, Whitehouse, Strout
court officers were:ss Reporter of de-
cisions, Charles Hamlin, Bangor; clerk,
b. G. Stone; sheriff, S. .. Plummer;
cller, Gideon L. Cook; messenger, John
u. Adams; librarian, Thomas G. Hooper.
Most OF the attorneys in attendance
| were from Franklin and Oxford counties
whose cases ca1ne first in order on the
calendar. Among the Oxford attorneys
was ex-JudgeEnoch Foster of Bethel who
was warmly greeted by many of his
brethren of the bar.
Court opened with prayer by Rev. DR..
Asa Dalton.
The following cases, all from Franklin
county, were disposed of during the fore
noon:
Albert e. McMullin against George Mo.
Mullin, an action relating to spruce logs,
of which Frank Dudley was claimant.
Z. o. Greenleaf argued orally for the
plaintiff; IF. W. Butler fol. the defendant.
Ephraim E. McMullin aga nst same
parties Argued orally.
Charles III. Neal and another against e.
F. Coburn. Argued orally by Messrs.
Butler and Whitcomb.
The case of Garrett against Robbins will
be argue Z in writing later in the term.
These Oxford county cases were taken
up in the afternoon:
Libby against Towle; state against
Gates, appellant; Stearns in equity
against Fifield.
The Androscoggin cases come next in
order, and there is a big grist of them.
L iO 1OiAo Wll1S uiO Ubof low Oiiui lCS III
the Cum berland county list:
Othello d. Brown ct al, in equity,
against Charles Il. Allen. B. d. and Ii.
NJ. Verrill for plaintiff; John A. Water
man for defendant.
Brunswick Gas Light company against
Brunswick village corporation. George
E. Hughes for plaintiff; Barrett Potter
for defendant
William W. Cutter ct ais. in equity,
against city of Westbrook and Francis A.
Cloudman. Drummond and Drummond
for plaintiff; A. B. Winslow. Il. NJ. Ray,
Bird and Bradley for defendants.
Mellen 7. Doten ct ais, in equity,
against Arthur N. Richardson and vii.
liam f. Phinney. Gage and Strout for
plaintiff; Clifford, Verrill and Clifford
and W. G. Whelden for the defendants
A. G. Ferguson against Winfield Gard
ner, appellant. James A. Comedian for
plaintiff; Charles j. Nichols for defend
ant E8
Lucian Hunt, in equity, gainst Helen
NJ. Higgins ct ais. Symonds, Snow and
Cook for plaintiff; H. W. Swasey for de-
PENDANTS.
Maine Shore Line Railroad company
against Maine Central. Clarence Hale,
9. A. Hight and A. r. Belcher for plain
tiff; Synonds, Snow and Cook, Drum
mond and Drummond for defendant.
Jonathan p. Palmer against Maine
Central railroad. Levi Turner for Plain
tiff; Drummond and Drummond for de-
PENDANT.
Portland Extension Railroad company
appellants from decision of Maine rail-
road commissioners. Libby, Robinson
and Turner for appellants; Ii. B. Cleaves
and Symonds. Snow and Cock for de-
tense.
Willis Prince against Leander NJ.
Clark. G. P. Mattocks for plaintiff;
Soldiers and Chase for defendant.
John Henry Rines ct ais, compliments
against city of Portland, for damages on
laying out of Portland street B. D. and
FL. M. Verrill for oomplainants; W. G.
Chapman and G. W. Morrill, for defend
ant.
Rumford Halls Paper company against
Fidelity & Casualty company. Clifford,
Verrill and Clifford for plaintiff; N. and
H. B. Cleaves for defendant.
John Ii. Russell ct ais. against Lemuel
T. Davis ct ais. Frank and Larrabee for
plaintiff; Albert K. Neal and q. w. Nor
rill for defendants.
John @. Small, applt. from decree OF
Judge OF Probate. Richard Webb for
plaintiff; Clarence W. Peabody for de.
tense.
Cum berland National bank against M.
K. St. Clair ct ais l.. III. Webb for plain
tiff; j. Fl. ana G. o. Montgomery for
Town of South Portland against town
of Cape Elizabeth. II. B. Cleayes,
Stephen c. Perry and E. q. Reynolds for
plaintiff; Symonds, Snow and Cook,
Elgin g. Verrill for defendant.
Benjamin f. Woodbury. in equity
against Portland Marine society E. W.
Freeman for plaintiff; William Leavitt,
II. and w. j. Knowlton for defendant
The York county new entries are:
Marcus M. Bartlett, aplt. against
Huntress.
Emery against inhabitants of Sanford.
Fogg against Tougee, exr
Goodwin against Norton
Goodwin, petitioner, against Prime,
eXr. ct ais.
Hall against Boston and Maine.
Huntress against Bartlett, aplt.
Morgan, administrator, against Dorsey.
Pease against inhabitants of Parsons
field.
Sawyer, petitioner, against Chase, exr.
ct al.
Thompson, administrator, against
Mason ct ais, exrs.
Wentworth in equity, against Fernald,
administrator, ct ais.