The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1900-01-03
THE COURTS.
U. s. DISTRICT COURT.

v. .. DlbIhlCI OoUhG
Petitions In bankruptcy have been died
By George l.. Woodwork, Gardiner; John
Warren Lemont, wstsrviIls; Charles X.
Cham beriain, Belfast; Charles b. Noyes,
Atkinson.
There was no session Of the District
court yesterday. Judss Putnam and
Webb have gone to Boston to preside at
the session Of the United States Court Of
Appeals. Judge Webb win r,turn 70 hold
the regular bankruptcy session OF the
District court on Saturday.
SUPERIOR COURT.
The January criminal term OF the SUI
perior court, before Judge Bonney, begs
yesterday morning. prayer being offered
BY Rev. Mr.. Calkins Of Yarmouth. The
grand jury IL the same ~ ut the septsm-
her term. 10 10 understood that many
liquor cases will be brought before the
grand jury at this session. There are the
usual number OF criminal oasss from the
lower court to be considered this term.
SUPREME JUDICIAL COURT.
Yesterday In the Supreme judicial
court there was Gail Of the equity docket
by Mr.. Justice Haskell and i0l cases were
finally disposed Of.
Judge Sswail U. Strout has gone to
Saoo to preside ct the January term Of
the supreme court for York county.
FROM THE Law COURT.
The following resoripts were yesterday
received from the Law court:
Cumberland, %.
Henry J. Cnnlsy, Admir- ". Washing
ton Casualty Insurance. Go.
Resoript BY wiswsll, jim this case.
an action by tho administrator Of the In
sured against an accident Insurance. COM
pany, upon u certincats which provided
for the paymsnt to the insured, subject to
many conditions and qualifications. Of
the sum Of $40 week for each weeks
disability caused by socidsnt or disease,
10 Is considered by the court that the OBJ
jecsi ms made by this defendant to the
maintenance Of the action oan not be sus-
tained, for the reasons given In the
opinion, but that the plaintin only proved
total disability Of the insured, within
the terms Of the certificate, for q period
Of three weeks prior to his dsath.
Judgment for plaintiff for the sum Of
$50.
A1dI oscoggin, 10.
L. Provost Ut ais va Melina Piohe ct al
Trustee.
Resoript by Wiswell, J.-Under the
statutes of this state relative to trustee
process, principal defendant is estopped.
In o subs q TENT suit brought BY him
against the trustee. BY the previous judg-
msnt against the trustee followed by q
delivery or payment by him Of the goods.
eff cots and credits for which he was
charged. Such defendant, therefore. hes
legal interest In ths adjudication Of the
trustes's liability. and may appeal from
such an adjudication In q lower court TO
the appellate court In this case the de.
PENDANTS appeal carried the whole case to
the appellate court.
What Ia included undsr the term
''neoessaries" In the statute relative to
exemption from trustee process cannot be-
determined by any arbitrary and tnhex-
able rule, 10 depends upon the oiroum-
stances OF each case. The term IL rela-
tive one and what would To olasstd
stances Of ono case. would not be In an
other.
A sewing machine IL not o neosssary
article under any and all circumstances,
1t might be such under some ciroum.
stances. The statement In the bill Of ex-
captions, that the IN aohine was bought
BY the defendant "for her own personal
use In the manufacture of her own cloth
ing,'' Is not sufficient to show that tie
machine was necessary for her.
Exceptions overruIed.