The Republican journal., 1901-01-10
SUPREME JUDICIAL COURT.
WIN. H. Foe1ER, JUSTICE PRESIDING.

DelIdSt, dcClOn CO recover 1Or a Dill OF pauper
supplies; defaulted for amount of bill and
costs, $5o1O. Libby for plaintiff Thomp-
son for defendant.
l. Maude Hardy VS.. Nelson Hunt Parties
of Troy. The plaintiff is a dealer in cats,
and bought coon kitten of the defendant.
She says it was to be a male, and she
paid $1.75 for it. 1t proved to be a fe-
male and she returned it to the defendant,
who refused to trade back. The defendant
says nothing was said at the time of the
sale about the sex of the cat, also that the
cat returned by the plaintiff was not the
one that he sold her. The case was tried
before Trial Justice Ames of Thorndike;
the judgment was for the plaintiff and the
defendant appealed. The case was tried
before jury Friday with verdict for the
Plaintiff for $1.75. Foss of Unity for plaintiff.
Libby for defendant.
7. N. Pearson VS.. Eldora M. Morrill,; ac-
ton on a bill for medical attendance The
defense was that the defendant was not
liable, that the bill should be paid by her
husband. Verdict for plaintiff for $s6.12.
Mel Lellan for plaintiff Williamson for de-
fendant.
L.. Whitten, by guardian, VS.. John A.
Stevens; action to recover for the services
of a minor the defense was that the boy
had received all that was due him. Verdict
for defendant. Dunton & Dunton for plain
tiff. Thompson and Libby for defendant
Nellie E. Flanders, Liberty, made applica-
tiOn to nave her marriage to George C.
Flanders affirmed. The parties were mar
ried Feb. 1, 1887, and lived together as hus-
band and wife until last year, when it was
learned that the former wife of the husband
was living at the time of the above men,
toned marriage. The parties believed her
to be dead when the marriage was solem-
nized. The Court affirmed the marriage. The
husband has died since the application was
made. Staples for appellant.
The cases which were assigned for Mon
day were all settled out of court before the
opening that morning, and both juries were
excused for the day.
The following attorneys from other coun-
ties were in attendance the past week;
Montgomery of Camden, Morse of Pitts
field, Lttlefield of Rockland, Blanchard of
Bangor.
Joseph Williamson, Jr., ct ais, VS.. f. S.
Hollis. The plaintiffs are trustees in bank
ruptcy of the estate of Aaron B. Snow of
jackson, and brought the action to recover
real estate under mortgage, they claiming
that it would not hold under the bankruptcy
law. Verdict for the defendant. Brown,
Jr., for plaintiff. Rogers for defendant
Boyd Ewing VS.. E. L. French; action to
recover on a judgment in the Cardiff,
Tenn, land cases, rendered by the U. S.
Circuit Court in Tennessee. At the April
term, 1898, judgment was rendered for the
plaintiff, to which exceptions were filed and
allowed. The exceptions are now with
drawn. Woodman and Thompson for
plaintiff. Rogers for defendant.
The remaining cases of various parties
against Frederick r. Page and the Petit
Manan Land & Industrial Co., trustee, are
being settled from time to time, and several
have been marked 'neither party at this
term.
The case of Florence NJ. Gilmore VS.. the
City of Belfast, for damages on account of
an alleged defective highway is marked
neither party
Joseph Williamson, Jr., ct ais, VS.. E. F.
Bickford action by trustees in insolvency
of A. B. Snow to recover real estate; nom
suit entered by consent.
Rebecca Smith ct ais, petitioner for parti-
ton OF real estate in Prospect At the
September term, 1900, commissioners were
appointed who made the partition as prayed
for, and their report was accepted the pres
! ent term. b..
The contest on the will of the late
Amelia J. Cottrell was opened before the
jury Tuesday morning. Her husband,
George W. Cottrell, shipbuilder of Bel
fast, died Aug 81, 1898, leaving all his prop
erty, estimated at about $4,000, to his wife.
They had four sons, Chester W. of New
buryport, Mass, Robert Emery, George
Porter and Judson f. of Belfast. An at
tempt was made by George P. and Judson
E. to break the will, ON the ground that Mr..
Cottrell was not in his right mind at the
time it was executed that he was on his
i death-bed and did not know what he was
signing. The defense claimed that the will
was properly executed; that he not only
knew what was in it, but that it was in ac-
cordance with his wishes previously ex-
pressed. 1t was also claimed that all the
sons except Robert E. had received at differ
ent times their share of the property. Jud-
son had been set up in the clothing manu-
featuring business, Chester in a hotel and
George P. on farm. The farm and real
estate of Judson's part were still in the
fathers name at the time of his death and
became part of the estate, which by the
will went to his wife. The will was sus-
tanned by the Supreme Court and Mrs. Cot
trell came into possession of the prop
erty. She died March Is, 1900, leaving
by will nominal bequests to Chester,
Judson and George p. and the balance
to Robert f. This will was contested
on the ground of undue influence, the
! claim being made that she was firm
believer in Spiritualism and thought that
she was acting by the advice of her deceas-
ed husband. The case was tried at the Sep
tember term of Supreme Judicial Court, on
an appeal from the decree of the Judge of
Probate. The facts of the case as present
ed in the former trial in regard to the prop
arty xUhi inh tho SOnS had roooivod uaS nro-