Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-12-19
Law COURT.
Warm Argument Over
Washington Co. Case.
Equity Case From Auburn Ar
gued In the Afternoon.
End OF Present Term Is Drawing
Rapidly Near.

Tie hrst case on the docket for hear
ing Wednesday morning was that of
John Chaplin Of Topsham VS.. Amos F.,
Gerald of Fairfield. The plaintiff re-
ceived injuries while in the employ OF
| the defendants. who ran an electric
railway He made claim that these
men agreed to give him employment at
the rate ct $50 per month. 1ut that
| after he had worked SiA months he was
discharged. The jury returned u
verdict for the plaintiff and assessed
| the damages at $4,000. The case was
| AIKEN to tn" law court on the general
motive by the defendant that the YER
dict was against the law and evidence.
Judge Newell Of Lewiston for the de
PENDANT claimed that settlement was
effected with tn" plaintiff for his in
plaintiff claimed that the verdict was II
lust one and in accordance with til"
evidence
The following attorneys were in at
tendance Wednesday morning: w. II.
| Patta~San, Nntc"villc; Judge IE. l..
Staples. "a \; John +. f.ynch. MlchiaE1;
John Morrill,. Auburn; ". II. Newell,
Lewiston; Frank Mercy. lewiston:
William Thompson. Belfast, J. B..
Peake. Dove; Mr.. Ritchie, Belfast.
Two cases We're heard before the
court Wednesday afternoon, the first
| one coming from Washington county.
Celia Williamson VS.. William +. Gooch,
| ct ais In this case the old familiar
story of the line fence and boundaries
of certain lots of land made up the bone
Of contention. w. r. PattGngall of
! Wlterville argued for the plaintiff and
j. +. Lynch of MachaS appeared for
| the defendant. In point of debate it
was on4 Of the most Interesting cases
that has been heard before the court
this term, both attorneys warming to
their work We'll and holding the COM
pIetc attention of the few spectators
present as each recited his side of the
case and the grounds they had for a
decision To be given for plaintiff or de-
fendan-
The next case argued was that of the
First National Bank of Auburn in
| Equity VS.. Manser. Tr. This was a
return to the unfinished Androscoggin
docket Judge w. H. Newell OF Lew
| iSton appeared for one of the defen-
dants; Harry Manser of Auburn for
himself; F. a. More.' of Lewiston for
the creditors and John A. Morrill, of Au
burn for the plaintiff.
The statement of the case as argued
Yesterday is about as follows: Harry
| Manser, trustee of the estate of c. ID.
| White and Son brought suit against the
First National Bank of Auburn ana
r. X. LnthrOp to recover $1,000 which he
ella imed belonged to the estate. The
First National Bank then brought q
bill in equity against Manser, claiming
that it was entitled to hold the money
because Of a mortgage given by c. d.
White and Son to one T. H. BOothby
who hal indorSed their notes. The trus
tee claims that the mortgage was void
because of its uncertainty and if not
void that it had been paid. The bank
and Lothrop claimed that it was good
for all notes signed by Roothby.
| The end Of this term Of the law court
is rapidly drawing near and today the
unfinished Washington county and
York county Iockets will probably be
cleared I!p. Following the last case of
the York county docket the case Of
IIayford, Appellant vs.. the Municipal
Officers Of Bangor will be heard.
Court adjourned Wednesday until
| 80 A. NJ Thursday.