Daily Kennebec journal., 1901-12-12
THE LAW COURT.
Lots of Stuff Ground Out al
Wednesdays Session.
Assignments Of Justices for Nisi Prius
Terms for Next Year.
Judge Powers at Augusta in March and Wkiie.
house in October.

large number of cases was hear,
before the law court at Wednesday:
session. and the grist ground ou
showed that the learned jurists on the
bench believed in the facilitation OF
matters.
a case that occupied the greater par,
of the forenoon was that OF Mrs. NJ
Abbie Barnes vs.. the town of Rumford
Mrs. Barnes sued for $4,000 for persona
injuries due. it is alleged, to the negli-
sence of the town of Rumford in no,
providing suitable roads The case wa.
tried twice, in the first instance being
"a disagreement and in the second being
verdict for the plaintiff for 1915. Hon
George d. Bisbee, Esq, of RumforG
Falls, argued for the defendant town
claiming that the verdict was contrary
to the law and evidence. Hon. James
$. Wright of South Paris, presented
a long brief" which contained a his
tory of the cause at issue and the plead
ings We're the same as at the former
trial.
Henry s. Wing, Esq. county attor-
ney of Franklin, argued in behalf OF
the state two cases, which came to the
attention of Mr.. Wing as the prosecut-
ing attorney Of oxford.
The first was that Of State agains,
Maurice }. Quinn of jay. for a search
and seizure process. with the warrant
signed by K. {. Boothby. justice OF the
peace. f.. .. C;reenlief. Esq. Of Farm
ington, in arguing for the defendant
claimed that the trial justice. Roothby,
only had Jurisdiction in the county Of
AndroScoSgin and that he had no au
thority 10 issue warrant for the seiz-
ure of any contraband goods in Frank
lin county. The county attorney for
field. contended that the trial justice.
M Boothby. had concurrent jurisdic-
tion in the county Of Franklin.
Another case from Franklin county.
which cngroSsed the attention OF the
court was that of State vs.. Charles Lee
Morton. Morton was convicted ut the
last September an assault with intent
TO rape. =. O. Greenlief. Esq. argued
that the verdict was contrary 10 the
law and evidence while County Alton
ney Wing took the opposite View.
Hon. George d. Bisbee of Rumford
Falls, argued the case of Mrs. NJ. Alb
bic Barnes vs.. the town Of Rumford he
appearing for the town. Mrs. Barnes
sued for $4,000 for personal injuries re-
ceived while travelling in the town of
Rumford. due to defect in the high
way. a jury awarded Mrs. Barnes the
sum of $l341. Mr.. Bisbee claimed that
the verdict was contrary To the evil
"a 4
was not responsible. Hon. James :.
Wright Of South Paris. the counsel for
the plaintiff. claimed that the verdict
was just one.
The last case argued before the ad-
Journment of court, Wednesday even
ing, was Cumberland county matter
that of Thomas Mulkearn VS.. Trefethen
x Durgan, contractors. AT the October
term of the supreme judicial court for
county. a verdict for $500
was returned for the plaintiff for inju-
rieS alleged to have been caused by the
falling of the plaintiff from a staging
Gen. Charles =. Mattocks. judge of
probate for Cumberland county. argued
for the plaintiff. while W. r. Antholne
of Portland, junior member of the firm
defence.
The following is the assignment, of JUS
tices for the nisi prius terms for the
year 1892
Chief Justice Andrew p. Wiswell OF
Penobscot Bangor; first tuesday of Feb
ruary. Penobscot, Bangor; fourth Tues
lay of April, Washington. Machias: third
Tuesday Of september. York. Alfred; Sc
'ond Tuesday Of october. Hancock. Els
worth.
Associate Justice William p White
house of AuSusta-Second Tuesday OF
January. Washington. Machias; first
fourth Tuesday Of April. Lincoln, Wis
asset; second Tuesday of August. Pc
nobscot. Bangor; fourth Tuesday OF
September, Franklin. Farmington; third
Associate Justice Albert r. Savage OF
Auburn-Third Tuesday OF January An
iroscoggin, Auburn; third Tuesday of
March. Somerset, Skowhegan: second
.econd Tuesday Of August. Penobscot,
Bangor: fourth Tuesday Of September |
franklin. Farmington: third Tuesday Of |
September. Waldo. Belfast: first Tuesday |
# October PenobsCot, Bangor.
Associate Justice Frederick r. Powers |
II Houlton-f'irst Tuesday of February. |
franklin. Pennington; first Tuesday of |
March, kennebec. Augusta. third Tues
Tuesday Of september. Knox, Rockland:
econd Tuesday of October Cumberland.
Cortland; fourth Tuesday of December,
Bath.
Associate Justice I.ucillus A. Emery Of |
':llsworth-First Tuesday Of january.
Waldo, Belfast: third Tuesday Of Janu-
Try. Harcock. Ellsworth; first Tuesday
# April. Penobscot, Bangor; third Tues
lay of August. Sagadahoc. Bath. third
tuesday of September, .Androscoggin Au-
'urn; fourth Tuesday of October. Lin
oln. WiScasSet.
Associate Justice Sewan c. Strout Of
'ortland-Second Tuesday Of January,
cumberland. Portland: second Tuesday
# March. Knox, Rockland: third Tues
lay Of April. Androscoggin. Auburn;
bird Tuesday of September. Aroostook |
ord South Paris; fourth Tuesday of
december. Somerset. Skowhegan
Associate Justice William II. Fogler or
fockland-First Tuesday of February.
'iscataquis. Dover; third Tuesday of
april. Waldo Belfast: first TUESDAY of
Way. York. Alfred: third Tuesday of !
september. Somerset, Skowhegan: fourth
tuesday of December York. Alfred
Associate Justice Henry G. Peabody of |
'ortland-First Tuesday Of January.
.ork. Alfred: second Tuesday of March
oxford. South Paris: second Tuesday of
april. Cumberland Portland: third Tues
ay of September, Piscataquis. Dover:
econd Tuesday of October Washington
1achias: first Tuesday OF December.
Iroostook, Houlton.
The assignments for the law terms are
$ follows:
Bangor term. first Tuesday of June
hief Justice Andrew =. Wiswell and AS
Ociate Justices Emery Whitehouse. Fog
.r. Powers and Peabody