The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1904-12-29
THE LAW COURT.
Action on Waldo County Cases.

At the session of the Law Court in
Augusta, Dec. 21st, the eases of Waldo
county were considered. Only three
were offered for oral argument, and the
arguments in these cases occupied the
entire day. The Waldo county cases
were disposed of as follows:
Brown vs.. Tyron, motion over-ruled
for want of prosecution.
Emmett VS.. Perry, argued.
Morrill, VS.. Milliken, previously ar
gued in writing.
McAllister VS.. Purinton ct ais, certi-
fed.
Ryan VS.. Getchell, motion overruled
for want of prosecution.
McTaggart Admx. VS.. Maine Central
Railroad, argued.
Randall VS.. Wentworth, argued in
writing.
State vs.. Staples, Aplt., argued in
writing.
State VS.. Edminster, Aplt., argued
in writing.
State VS.. Gentner, argued in writing.
State VS.. Mellen, argued in writing.
The first case to come before the
court for oral argument was that of
Aida B. Emmett against Hama Perry.
Attorneys J. H. Montgomery and L. NJ
Staples appeared for the plaintiff and
II. E. Coolidge and A. L. Littlefeld for
the defendant
The action for which this case is
brought before the attention of the law
court is question of title to certain
lands on Seven Hundred Acre Island in
the town of Islesboro. The plaintiff
claims to have owned the piece of prop
erty in question through a deed given
by her husbands relatives to him dur
ing his life time and coming to her by
will of the latter. The defendant has
occupied this land for period of 20
years and therefore claims the title.
The plaintiff prays for new trial on
the ground of newly discovered evil
dence. Plaintiff further AYERS that
when she desired to occupy this land
that she found the defendant in possess
sion, and when the case was brought to
the lower court for trial she did not ex-
pect the defendant to set forth the
Claim to the land on the ground of pos
Session and was unable 70 meet the de-
PENDANTS pleadings. The arguments
were long, and dealt with the situation
in full, at the conclusion Of which the
decision of the court was reserved.
The last case to come before the court
from Waldo county Was that of Della
McTaggart, administrative of the estate
of John McTaggart, against the Maine
Central Railroad. R. F. and John R.
Dunton appeared for the plaintiff and
G. F. Woodward for the defendant.
This is an action of personal damage
brought before the law court Oh the
question of general issue. The case has
had no previous hearing and, by agree
ment of counsel, comes on report that
should the defendant be found liable
by the court, the verdict will be $1,000.
John McTaggart vas, on Sept. 4, 1908.
in the employ of the Maine Central
Railroad as baggage master running
OH the Belfast branch of the road. On
the morning in question message was
to be sent to the contractors crew
| working along The line of the road, to
one Leon Belinger. The message was
put on the end of stick and McTag-
CART was to reach from the car to get it,
as the train went by. In doing SO his
head hit against the steam pipe of a
donkey engine and he was instantly
killed. The plaintiff AYERS that the de
PENDANT company is liable inasmuch as
the tracks should have been kept cleal
for the protection of the employees. De
cisiOn was reserved.