Daily Kennebec journal., 1901-12-11
LAW TERM.
Opening, Tuesday, Chief Justice
Andrew P. WisweII Presiding.
Justices Attred in Si|ken Gowns, An
innovation in This State.
tuesday Devoted to Androscoggin County
Matters--Term will Be Important.

The law term of the supreme judicia
! court of Maine convened at the cour,
house, at 10 O'Clock Tuesday morning
I This term is held. according to the ac,
/ passed by the last legislature wherein
three terms are held each year. al Ban
Sor, the first tuesday of September
at Augusta. the second Tuesday of De-
""mhcr, and at Portland. the first
Tuesday Of June. The following were
present: Chief Justice Andrew +. Wis
Well of Ellsworth, and Associate JUS
uces LucilluS a. Emery Of Ellsworth.
| William J.. Whitehous,. Of Augusta
SeWalI G. Strout and Henry T.. Pea
body of Portland. William II. Fogler
ot ',ocklani. The justices were attired
in silhcu gowns. an innovation in this
state. Prayer WAS offered by Rev. r.
l.. NCWb"rt. pastor Of the Augusta
Unitarian church. Deputy SherifTS A.
). Jones "f Sidney. and Colby Getchell
# Wattrvillc. have been detailed to
assist Sheriff McFadden during the
term.
Tuesday WAS occupied in the argu-
n-"nt Of ArdruScOggin county cases
ih, 'ttNt Was that of James A. Pal sons
of -Nuuuin. vs.. the Lewiston. l;runs-
Wi:il y ltath Street Railway Go. Tn"
plaintiff claimed that. Feb. 10. 1899. he
WAS thrown from his team near tho
n"rth ErilI, mi Auburn. suffering in
jrIics du~. So the plaintiff alleged to
III" neglieenc" Of the defendant COM
pIHy Ill having "A snow piow run over
it, line. thereby soaring the hors,. nf
,1s ,i,,fi
$5io". but III" jury, after an ali-night
session, returned Il verdict for the d,-
frnre. +. NJ HriggS. ESQ. OF Lewis
tou. argued that the verdict was not
n accordance With the evidence ana
that since the trial n.W EVIDENCE has
h",n discovered. Hon. ". II. Newell
Of Lewiston. for the defence. argued
th;at the evidence AT the trial was ac-
cu'nulatiVr IN favor Of the defendant.
Ralph I. Parker. Est uf Rumfurd
Falls. argued for tht. defendant in thu
ca~'. az Leon DrcpcaU ve. the Inter
rati"nl Paper to. alleging that thu.
verdict uf Slin retu-nrd against the
company for the breaking of the plain
tiif'S leg. Was contrary tu tn" evidence.
How. l.. J Mctiillicuddy of Lewiston.
for tn. plaintiff. argued that thr N"r-
dl't was 4 iu~t.un". Another case. that
N! Phillip Pnil-rin against the same
company. wherein III" verdict was $4l3
f"l IN" plaintiff fnr falling from stal-
inG. NaS argued NY ;ha sam" couns. /.
WItn IN" same general issue
Ii i- eN}'crtrd that several rrsclipJs
on matters that have been p"ndng for
rum" jinr. viii y" announced. today.
Among thr M -mb.iS uf the bar in
attendance" Wer" the following: Euorh
Poster ot Portland. Il former justice:
J.. J. McGIllicuddy Frank 4. Mor-y.
+. NJ. Briggs. w. II. Newell, W. T..
Sk,itpn. county attorney of Andres
"a. Gin Lewiston, Frank w Hovcy
rid,. ford. James .. bradbury, Saco:
j. W. Manson. PittStield. GenrG, D.
Eieher Edlrh r Parker. RumfoId
Fans: James a. Pulsif.r Ceorg" T..
AecAnn. Auburn; Harvey u. Eaton,
Charles L. Juhpson. W. &. Philbruok.
MatrrviNc. George W Hrselton
Charles 4. Knight. Gdrdincr: Jane,
:. Wight, South Paris Fbcn W. Free
man, Pcrtland; Fred Emery E"anc.
Fal!owrll: f,llerY G. Park Of Bethel,
county attorney of oxford: r Il. Tim
u, rlal1c Phillips II. NJ. Heath. Nor
mar J.. Bassett. Benedict +. Mahcr.
A. VI. Goddard. +. NJ. Thompson. w.
". Fisher Thomas J. Lynch. NJ s.
HOlWav, George 6. sheldon. Augusta.
The term promises 70 h. an imp"r-