Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-05-29
THE LAW TERM.
Assignment Of Supreme Jus
tees for Rest Of Year.
Judge Whitehouse Will Preside at
Terms in Kcnnebec and Knox,
somerset Case Argued. Tuesday Term will
Not Be Very Important.

are law court for the middle dis
tiict, comprising the counties of Ken
: '"occ, Knox, Lincoln, Sayadahoc and
somerset. began ut the court house at
~ O'Clock Tuesday morning. Chief Jus
ice Andrew l.. Wiswells of Ellsworth.
ana Associate Justices William p.
| Wh!tehouse of Augusta. Lucilius A.
Emery Of Ellsworth, Albert II. Savage
OF Auburn, William II. Folger of
l.ockland. and Henry II. Peabody OF
PORTLAND, sitting.
Inc Somerset county case of Hath
orn VS.. Robinson and trustee was ar
Gued ON Judgment against the de-
icndant for SLIGO. 1t is admitted that
thcre is $500 in the hands of the trus
tee and the qu, stion is whether it shall
be paid 10 the plaintiff or not. The,
defendant objects. claiming that this is
part of the proceeds ON n policy of in
Surance on the life Of his wife and tina,
by Section II, Chapter go. of the Pub
Tic Laws Of 1897. it is exempt from
process in behalf of creditors.
The plaintiff replies that the statute
IN question was only intended to secure
safe delivery OF the insurance money
TO the beneficiary and not to create
an exemption thereof after il has
reached the hands az the beneficiary
Harvey ID. Eaton, Esq. Of Watcrville
appeared for the PLAINTIFF and l.. L.
Walton. Esq. of Skowhcgan. for the
trustee. The decision il; reserved.
Ihe Somerset ease OF Sally VS.. Rob
ms ~. both Of SkowheSan, has been
re-assiSncd to the western district nj
Portland for the third Tuesday Of july.
} ms is an action Of trespass caused bv
the cutting of Of Il water pine. The
defense merely contends a permissiye
right. The verdict was in favor of the
plaintiff. Samuel w. Gould. ESQ. of
Sk"WhoEan, is counsel for the plaintiff
and Edward n. Merrill. Esq. Of the
same town for the defendant.
Adjournment was made until go
o'clock this morning. 1t is not expected
that the term will be Il very busy one.
The following assignments have been
made for the nisi prius terms by Chief
Justice Wiswcll for the remainder of
the wear:
Chief Justice Androscoggin,
third Tuesday Of September: Hancock.
second Tuesday OF October.
Justice Emcry-Franklin first Tues
day % June: Somerset, third Tuesday
Of September: Cumberland, second
Tuesday Of October.
Ju"tice NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. third
Tuesday OF September; third Tuesday
of October
justice Strout-PiScatanuig. third
Tuesday Of September; Washington.
second Tuesday of October: .;agadahoc.
fourth Tuesday of December
Justice SaNaEe-York, third Tuesday
Of September; oxford. second Tuesday
Of October; Aroostook. first Tuesday
of December.
Justice Folccr-Pcnobscot. second
Tucsdty Of August: Aroostook. third
Tuesday of September; Knox, fourth
Tuesday of December
Justice Powers Waldo. third Tues
day Of September; Penobscot, first
rucsd1y of October: Somerset. fourth
Tuesday Of December
Peabody Cadahoc, third Tuesday
of August; Franklin. fourth Tuesday /
Of September: Lincoln, fourth Tuesday /
of October.
The following assignments for the I
law terms have been made:
Eastern district at Bangor, third !
Tuesday of June-Chicf Justice Wis /
well and Associate Justices Strou,,
Savage. Folger. Powers and Peabody.
Western district at Portland. third |
Tuesday of July-Chief Justice Wis
well and Associate Justices Emery. /
Whitchousc, StrOut. Savage and Pow
ers.
December term. at Augusta second /
of Decembcr-Chief Justice /
Wiswell and Associate Justices Emery, |
Whitchousc, Strout, Folgcr, and Pea
body.
Friends of Justice Folger will be |
pleased to know that his eyesight is
much improved
Cen. Charles Hamlin of Bangor. the |
Of decisions. is in attendance |
at this term. Gen. Hamln is son of |
the late Vice President Hannibal Ham
lin.