Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-10-22
SUPREME COURT.
Equity Hearing Before Justice White
house-Divorces on Docket

The first case at this term of the Ken
| nebec County Supreme Judicial Court
was heard by Judge Whitehouse, it being
an equity case. 1t was a petition for Il
temporary and permanent injunction. The
petitioner was the Augusta Steam Laun
dry Company against Harry Ii. De Bow
of Augusta.
The petitioners claim that on June II.
1902. they purchased of Guy II. johnson
and Harry II. De Bow. as partners, their
and that as part Of the transaction that
johnson and De Bow signed an agreement
as follows: And we hereby agree not
to engage in the laundry business to-
gether or separately for five years in
Augusta without permission of said Au-
gusta Steam Laundry Company. and
further agree that either of US so en-
gage in said business shall pay said Com
pany one dollar per day for the time 50
engaged"
The petitioners prayd for the injunction
against De Bow on the ground that he
had violated the agreement by acting as
agent for III. T.. Twombly of Gardiner in
connection with White Cloud Steam
Laundry in Augusta for the past several
months.
The hearing was on the question OF {,
temporary injunction to restrain him from
further acting in his present capacity or
doing any laundry business in Augusta
The respondent claimed that the agree
ment signed by him was one wherein the
damages were liquidated, to wit, one dol
lar per day and that as the petitioners
had ample remedy at law that an injunc-
ton did not lie iE the premises. that it
was not case wherein there was a
fixed penalty for violation of the agree
ment, and therefore one for decree of
specific performance by injunction the
respondent asked that the petition be dis
missed as it did not lie as matter of law.
The facts were not in dispute on
either side and the hearing consisted of
the argument of the counsel on the one
side and the other as to the law points
involved. Justice Whitehouse reserved
his decision. In case the temporary in
junction IS granted the petitioners will
later ask for permanent injunction. but
in case the temporary injunction is re-
fused the petition will be dismissed
Williamson K Burleigh appeared for the
Augusta Steam Laundry Company and
Sheldon & Sawtelle and Benedict +.
Maher, Esq, for De Bow.
The following divorce cases are on the
docket for trial at this term:
Augustave G.. Chenard vs. Lizzie
Chenard. both of Monmouth, for cruel
and abusive treatment. Herbert E. Eos
ter, Esq, Of Winthrop for the ..ellant
and l.. I. Carleton, Esq, of Winthrop, for
the libellee
Effie l.. Dickson VS.. Richard Dickson.
both of Augusta, for refusal to provide
suitable maintenance and gross and con-
nfmed habits of intoXication. Arson M. |
Goddard, Esq. of Augusta for the libel |
LIANT
Alice M. Knapp of Monmouth VS.. Arson
D. Knapp OF East Liverinore. for cruel
and abusive treatment and three years
utter desertion prior to the filing of the
libel. Herbert Z. Foster, Esq. of Win
throp for the libellant.
Mary "A. Nolan of Augusta rs. Andyew
a. Nolan, residence unknown. for three
years utter desertion prior to the fling Of
me libel. Robert T. Whitehouse. ESQ. of
Portland, for the libellant.
Lizzie +. Robinson vs. John w. Robin.
son both OF Hallowell, for erueI and
iousive treatment and refusal to nrovide
suitable maintenance. Z. w. Whiteho,sa
Esq, for the lbellant.
Lizzie M. Stedman of watary;,o &c |
Henry NJ. Stedman of Huntinpton Nf.ss
or refusal to provide suitable mainter-