Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-03-11
SUPREME COURT.
Litchtie|d Damage Action
to Reach Jury Today.
Two Automobile Gases Are Next
on the Docket For Trial.
Final Adjournment Of Court Will
Come Latter Part Of Week.

GCWe Latter FdIl OF week.
Another day. Tuesday. was occupied
| in the supreme judicial court. Assoc
ciate Justice Henry G. Peabody of
| Portland presiding. in the personal
| damage action of Herbert T. Wyman
Of Gardiner. through his next friend.
! his uncle versus Albert T. Berry Of
New York. This is an action. with
| the al damnum placed at $4,000. ia
recover for the partial loss Of the
! plaintiffs right hand in feed cutter
machine on the defendants farm at
| Litchtield due. 50 the plaintiff alleges
| to the negligence of the defendant
The defence commended that the
| plaintiff was not in lhe employ of the
defendant: that the plaintiff went to
| the defendants farm at the invitation
of a servant Of the defendant. the
farmer. Mr.. wood; am that the plain
tiff met with the accident through
| some careless act of hi; own.
Eight witnesses testified in behalf
| of the defendant ut Tuesdays session
and when court adjouhod until $50
o'clock Wednesday morning. nearly all
the evidence had been Induced
Guy =. Hildreth. Esd Of Gardiner
| appears as counsel for tie plaintiff and
| Oliver r. Clason. Esq, 4hd George W.
! Hcselt"n. Esq. of GardiRr for the le-
| PENDANT
The next two actions Which will be
tried together at this t9m Of the su-
prcme judicial court sr, called the
''automobile" cases, aAd they may bs.
reached Wednesday afternoon or
fThursday morning or fter the con-
| cluson of the Wyman-ierry personal
| injury action now on tral
The plaintiffs in the ations are Clar-
ence NJ. Pierce and Wlter +. Newell,
| both of Fairfield and ne defendant is
| A. O. Lombard of Vaterville. The
| plaintiffs claim that their horses be-
| came frightened at tt DEFENDANTS au-
tomobile on Westcrnivenue at Water
VILE in June. 1906, tat the horses ran
away. throwing tn plaintiffs to the
ground. greatly btising their heads,
bodies, shoulders "a limbs and endan-
| gering their liyestue to the negligence
of the defendants Go,
The writs werentered at the
Der term Of the upreme judi, Ill
| in 1907 and Il grtt zeal ol
been manifested the ,.;,,,
De'a," rafel for the plaintiffs
and Charles Johnson. Esd Vi ""'
erville for Il defendant, ~ !.
The adj dnnum in each case 7
placed at 80.
The folDing are some oi 'he liz"
entries orthe docket: ,.o..,,.
| NJ ,'Ista Trust Company versus
~ 1i 1T Stock Farms Q: NORTH
$500 action. with the al damnun
nIaoedlt s15,ooo. 70 recover pawn, ~
IN :, ,'omissory note. Heath M
dr.s,., of Augusta for the plaint'h'
! C1,clcs II. Bartlett of Sidney versus
~ onion Gas & Electric Company OF
,utrville. an action. with me !"
dm1llm placed at $l,5oo. 10 recover
~ ages for the overlooking OF thc
.Ihtir's land by the defendant. Den
rJE.. Bowman. Esq. OF WatcrVili" l"r
| N plaintiff and Charles +. Johnson
| IN of Watcrvilc for the defendant.
! i;eorge NJ. Morrill, Company Ct B"S-
| n Mass. versus the Central Mainc
Bublisllirg Company Of WatcrVllie. an
sction with the I'd damnum paced IL
81. 800, to recover payment on a'co"H.
Harvey ID. Eaton, fISG-' OF
Watcrviilc for the plaintiil ana Arson
NJ Goddard. ESD, of Augusta Tor INC
defendant.
crosby Mercantile Company vi Fair-
field an action to replcvin two yoke Oh
tioror,rd oxen. one pair about six
wears old and one pair ahoHt flGhf
i,-h black ana WHITE
oxen about eight years old N"Fnii'I
X. Fuller, Esq. OF Watcrviilc lor tlio
plaintiff.
The Watervillc Trust Company versus
the S. \. Nyc Manufacturing t"hlp'iiA
of Fairfield. an action. with the "'
damnum placed at $1,000, TO recover
pavment on promiSsory note. III
i Johnson. Esq. Of Watervillc for tnc
pIaintjr and George G. Weeks. Es'i''
Of Fairfield for the defendant.
Charles +. Crosby of WaterVllle' az
miuistrator of the estate OF Ora ~
crosby. late Of Albion. versus e. 4.
Farley of Wiscasset. an action, VIII
the ad damnum placed AT Sl.3oo' Z"
cover payment on pr"miSs"iE ny
charles F. Johnson. receiver Oh th'
Rivcryiew INorsted Mills. versus Nd
than Bcrliawski. an action. Win 'H'
adj damnum placed at $l.'"o. I" fe''se'
payment on 4 promssory note tharleS
+. johnson, Esq, Of WaterN III" lor ~
| plaintiff.
Webster +. Chute of i"lueli an"
| Charles f. Mitchell Of Burnhftm versus
| Frank r.. Nadeau of NaterNilie' ~
| action. with the I'd damnum placed u
| s.. 400. to recover payment on i p'oihlS
sorry note. Manson & Coolidge .
Pittsfield for the plaintiff
Nenires have been issued Tor ~ u"
verse Jurors to report at the Apr
term of the superior court. Inc al
lotmert of Jurors by towns is as ~
lows: Augusta. FIVE: China. one: Iiih
ton. one: WinsloW. one: Benton o'it
Vassal boro. one: Waterville. i've; Chei
sea two: West Gardiner. one; hallo
well. two: Sidney. one: Mi. Vernon
one. Winthrop. one; Rome. one fead
field. one. Gardiner, three: Monmouth
one.
Court viii convene at $50 o'cioc
this morning.
The remains of James w. Rooh