The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1909-09-30
CASES BEFORE The
s. ]. COURT
Next Ten Days Will Be
The Busy Ones

As stated in the independents
Reporter last week. the FIRST jury
trial Of the term was No 81 on the
continued civil docket. thar Of Gould
VS. Walker i vas one Of the spe-
cial assignments from the September
term Both parties to the suit live
in the Arson valley. The action
was one where the plaintiff John B.
Gould, sued the defendant. Cyrus
Walker for wages. He had been in
Walkers employ for period of six
months and was paid at the rate of
50 per week This was not salts
factory and he brought suit to re-
cover AT the rate of IS per week The
jury returned a verdict at 1890 O.
clock one week ago Yesterday in
favor of the plaintiff for s6113 with
interest from the date of the writ
Walton & Walton for the plaintiff;
Merrill & Merrill for the defendant
Owing TO the case OF Haynes. pro
/ ami. VS.. the Maine Central railroad
being continued until the March
term, no other cases were ready for
trial "Wednesday The afternoon was
to have been devoted to the hearing
of divorce libels, but, no parties be-
ing ready, no session of court was
held that afternoon.
Tho noca 0f oil
Church was commenced Thursday
morning. Walton & Walton for the
plaintiff Merrill & Merrill for the
defendant. This was to recover for
the value Of cream separator which
was bought of Steward Bros, pro-
pretors of the Island grist mills, by
4 Charles Church. In payment he gave
/ his note At the time of the sale
j the plaintiffs thought he owned the
farm upon which he lived, but it
was brought out In the testimony
tha he had decided this to his wife,
! Carrie Church, some time before.
This case run into Friday, the jury
returning a verdict for the plaintiffs
shortly before noon for STEPS.
Friday forenoon the case of Foss,
Admir-, VS.. Stevens. was begun be-
fore a drawn jury Gould & Law
renee for the plaintiff, ". B. Brown
for the defendant. This was TO re-
cover one red Durham COW which it
was alleged had been taken wrong
fully from the defendant by the
plaintiff on a writ of repleyin. The
jury found for the defendant, Jere-
miah Stevens All the parties live
in Canaan.
The case No. 81 on the continued
docket was Goodridge by Gdn. vs..
Buzzeu. T. B Barrett for plaintiff.
Walton < Walton for defendant This
was an action to recover for per-
sonal services which the plaintiff
rendered the defendant. When the
Jury came in Saturday morning it
was taken from them and will be set
tied without a trial
At the conclusion of the above
hearing both juries were discharged
until 1045 Monday morning. Judge
Bird left on the 1925 train for his
home in Yarmouth to pass Sunday
with his family; and his stenograph-
er. A. H. Whitman. was a guest at
his home in Portland over the Sab
bath.
1t was about Il o'clock when court
came in Monday morning. The first
case TO be heard was No. Ia on the
continued civil docket, that of Nun
roe VS.. Clark ct ais and R. E. After
all the evidence was in the case was
taken from the jury Tuesday noon
land by agreement OF counsel will go
to the law court. Butler & Butler
for the plaintiff; Merrill Merrill
for the defendant.
The action is as follows; During
the summer of 1908 j. Palmer Mer-
rill began the erection of brick
block on Water street. As 1t was
necessary TO use more or less granite
In its construction he advertised for
bids. Messrs Clarence NJ. Clark and
Charles H. Sawyer, doing business
as co-partners under the firm name
OF the Skowhegan Granite Co., Sc
cured the contract to furnish the
stone. the price they were to re-
ceive being 5000.
The plaintiff, George Munroe, OF
No. Conway, n. H., was in the en-
ploy OF the above firm as granite
cutter and tool sharpener. He was
to receive SO per day for eight hours
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