Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-12-08
THE LAW COURT
The December Term Opens
This City, Today.
A Number Of Important Cases on
the Docket.
Justices WiswelI, Whitehouse, Strout,
Powers, Peabody and Spear Here.

The law court for the supreme Judi
eial court of Maine, the highest
tribunal in the State, will convene at
the court house at 10 O'Clock this fore
noon. This will be the third term to be
held in Augusta under the amendment
to the statutes passed by. the Legis-
lature of 1901, wherein the district sys-
tenn was abolished and three terms
held each year: Al Bangor, the first
Tuesday OF June: at Portland the
fourth Tuesday of June and at Angus
ia the second Tuesday of December.
The following justices will sit at this
term: Chief Justice Andrew p. Wiswell
of Ellsworth and Associate Justices
William Penn Nhitehouse of Augusta,
Sewall C. Strout of Portland, Frederick
a. Homers Of Houlton. Henry c. Pea
body of Portland and Albert NJ. Spear
of Gardiner. The other members of the
branch are Associate Justices Albert Il.
Savage of Auburn and Lucillus A.
Emery of Ellsworth.
Prayer will be offered by Rev. Nor
man Mckinnon, pastor of the South
Parish Congregational church of Au
gusta. Gen. Charles Hamlin will APP
pear in his capacity as reporter Of
decisions. Charles w. Jones will act
as clerk of courts and Frank J. Ham rs
sheriff. This will be the first term Of
clerk Jones and Sheriff Ham, in at
tendance in an official capacity at a
session of the law court. Deputy
Sherifis +. Morris Fish OF HalloweIl
and l.. A. Bartlett of Belgrade have
been detailed to assist High Sheriff
Ham during the term.
The term will be an important one
but not so much business will be trans
acted as at the session a year ago,
when an unusually large grist was
ground out. The justices VIII be at
tired in silken robes.
The following are the new entries
from kennebec county:
Augusta Steam Laundry Company in
equity VS.. Harry II. Debow: agreed
statement: Williamson & Burleigh for
the plaintiff and Benedict +. Maher.
Esd for the defendant.
E. r. Bean, appellant. VS.. Shaw Bus
mess College; exceptions. by defen-
dant: Sheldon & Sawtelle for the plain
tiff and Williamson & Burlcigh for the
defendant.
A. N. Brown VS.. William II. Pierce,
appellant and trustee: EXCEPTIONS; x.
II. Fisher, ESD. for the plaintiff AMI
Sheldon & Sawtale for the defendant.
Georsianna NJ. Crosby in replevin vs..
Albert NJ. Spear; law on report: George
w. Heselton. Esq. for the plaintiff and
Orville D. Baker, Esq. and A. c. Still
phen, Esq. for the defendant.
Lizzie l.. Dolof vs.. Maine Water
Company. motion and exceptions: Will
hanson IL Bu1leigh for the plaintiff:
Orville d. Baker. ESQ. ard Thomas
Leigh. ESQ., for the defendant.
Fred Ingham VS.. the Maine Water
Company: motion and exceptions; Viii
hanson & BurleiSh for the plaintiff
and Orvile d. Baker, ESD and Thomas
Leigh. Esq, for the defendant.
May Newman VS.. Elmer Wyman: ex-
ceptions: Charles +. Johnson for the
plaintiff and Brown & Brown for tho
defendant.
Lois Richardson vs.. Julian ID. Tay-
Tor: exceptions; Brown 6. Brown for
the plaintiff and Charles r. johnson
for the defendant.
May i. Salisbury VS.. j. $. Merrill;
exceptions; Brown & Brown for the
plaintiff and Warren c. Philbrook for
the defendant
City of Waterville vs.. John Clifford:
law on report; Brown Il Brown for the