The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1899-04-13
Somerset =. j. Court.

MARCH TERM. 1899.
n. W. BRAInsRD. CLERK.
CHARLES o. SMALL. County Attorney.
c. w. SMALL, Stenogra pher.
+. p. PENSRLL, Sheriff.
CHESTER H. MILLs, Messenger.
Deputies. F. L. HARDING. G. b. HASKELL,
S. w. HKRRIoK, C. A. MERRILL, Guy PKNNELL.
F. 8. PARSONS.
A verdict of S3391.25 was rendered in
favor of the plaintiff IN the case Prince
A. stafford VI the Maine Central Rail
road Company on trial Thursday last.
The counsel for the defense filed a mo-
ton that the verdict be set aside and it
is expected the case will go to the law
court.
The trial of case Oliver Irvine VS.
Selden r. Green was entered upon
Thursday. This was an action of tres
pass wherein plaintiff alleged that
six heavy loads of hay were hauled
between 40 and so rods across his land
by the defendant with out any right on
his part, causing considerable damage
to his grass and field.
The defendant claimed right of way
across the premises also that he had
license from the plaintiff The verdict
was for the defendant. alton & al
ton for the plaintiff and &. ". Cover
for the defendant.
The case Amelia Knights VIZ X. w. d
W. X. Brown was on for trial Friday at
ternoon. This suit was brought to re.
cover for injuries alleged to have been
received by her by falling from a car
rage hired with horse from the livery
stable of the defendants In August 1897
1t was claimed that the fastening of the
rear wagon seat was defective by reason
of which the seat tipped and allowed
the plaintiff to fall over backward and
az the accident was due to the defend
ants negligence he was responsible for
the result. The damages claimed was
500. After the testimony of the
plaintiff was given in the defense moved
nonsuit upon the ground that since
the team was hired Sunday no legal con-
tract could have been made. Nonsuit
was ordered by the court Forrest
Goodwin for plaintiff and +. n. Merrill
for the defendants Exceptions were
filed by the counsel for the plaintiff and
allowed.
Court adjourned Friday evening until
Monday and eleven of the 20 jurymen
On Monday the case Cony +. Grant
VS. Henry Nottage, action of trespass,
was tried, in which plaintiff claims dam
ages for personal injuries, alleging that
defendant, az the result of some trouble
between them regarding dog belonging
to the plaintiff, came onto plaintiff s
land and assaulted plaintiff with a club
and struck him over the head with a
revolver. Defendant pleads justifica-
ton, claiming plaintiff was the aggres
sor, that he did not strike him with a
revolver and that since the trouble oc-
Cured all matters between them had
been settled.
E. n Merrill for plaintiff; S. w. Gould
and I. j. Young for defendant.
Verdict was rendered Tuesday morn
ing for the plaintiff, 81 90.
The docket of new entries was called
and the cases that were not answered to
were defaulted.
A. Il. BigelOw vs. Frank G.. Hanson,
trustee. Action on promsory note,
also the funds in the hands of the trus-
tee were claimed by Abner Shepherd.
After partial hearing by the court
Tuesday the parties agreed upon a set
Element, by which the defendant was
to be defauted and the money in the
hands of the trustee was to be divided
between the plaintiff and the claimant.
+. n. Merrill and C. w. Hussey for
plaintiff; l.. b. Wa!dron for defendant
and claimant.
The following divorces were granted
Bertha II. Dunton from Charles II. Dun
ton for cruel and abusive treatment.
for cruel and abusive treatment. Al
IBERIA Mcdonald from John M. Melon
aid for cruel and abusive treatment.
Mary l.. Gatchell from Greenville Catch
ell for cruel and abusive treatment care,
and custody of minor child given to the
mother.
The equity suit of the Skowhegan
Water Power VS. l.. W. Weston ct ais is
set for hearing Nay l6.
George w. Ridlon of Oxford county
Frank A. Cushman of Waldo, and Lewis
G. " hitten of Penobscot, were appoint
ed by Judge Savage committee on the
report of the commissioners of SOmer
set and Franklin counties relative to the
laying out of road in Lexington in
Somerset county and Kingfield in Frank
lin county This was done on tho ap
peal of the petitioners from the decision
of the commissioners denying theil
prayer and refusing to lay out the road
Hon. S. J. Walton, for Walton Il
Walton, counsel for the defendant il
the case Henry Bashburn VS. Edward
Martin on which a verdict was rendered
for the plaintiff, argued a motion for a
new trial and George w Cover, counsel
for the plaintiff, opposed the motion
Judge Savage took the case under ad
visement and will render his decision
later.
Court adjourned Wednesday moon
after a busy term of three weeks and
three days during which large amount
of business was transacted. Twelve
cases were given to juries during the
term and verdcts rendered thereon.
Changes in the School Law.