Daily Kennebec journal., 1910-12-15
Richmond Manufacturing Co,
Gases Heard Together.
The Court Calendar for 1911.
important Rescripts.

rill, Auburn: George D. Bisbee. Rum
ford Falls; Judge w. II. Newell l.. A.
Morey, Hon. D. j. McGillicuddy, Lew
iston; Frank W. Butler, Farmington:
Seth NJ. Carter, Auburn; John A. Mer-
rill, Livermore Falls: f. c. Ryder.
Bangor; Henry w. Cakes, Auburn;
Hon. Herbert NJ. Heath and Thomas
Leigh. Augusta. Hon. Waldo Petten-
gill of Rumford Falls and Edwin Riley,
general manager of the Cushnoc Paper
Co. were also present in connection
with cases in which they were inter-
ested.
Four. cases involving the bankrupt
Richmond manufacturing Co., of Liy-
crmore Falls were heard together at
the opening of the forenoon session
These We're the three actions of the
Livermore Falls Trust & Banking CO.
VS.. Richmond Manufacturing Co.. and
the equity case of PettengiH ct al, VS..
LiVermore Falls Trust & Banking Co
The history of these cases is as fol-
lows. The Richmond Manufacturing
Co. of Livermore Falls, which manu-
factured wood novelties, hired sums of
money of the Livermore Falls Trust &
Banking Co. and gave mortgages for
the same. The notes We're also guar
anteed by Hon. Waldo Pettengill. of
Rumford Falls, Edwin Riley and John
II. Maxwell. The bank foreclosed the
mortgages and then claimed that the
property was of insufficient value to
pay the notes and sued the endorsers
of the notes for the balance. The de-
fense is that if the property had been
sold for a fair market value the notes
were fully paid. The case Comes up
on report The equity action was
brought in the Androscoggin county
supreme judicial court by The endors-
ers of the note to enjoin the Liver
more Falls Trust & Banking Co. from
continuing the action against them on
the ground that the notes had been
fully paid by the assets of the proper
ty of the bankrupt concern. which the
Banking Co. had taken possession OF.
Hon. Herbert NJ. Heath and Frank
w. Butler appeared for the T.vermore
rails Trust & Banking Co, George ID.
Bisbee and Walter II. Newell for the
Richmond Manufacturing Co, and the
endorsers of the note given by the
company to the bank.
The next case to be heard was that
Of Livermore Falls Trust & Pankine
Go. VS.. Riley ct ais. In this case the
plaintiff sues to recover on a note dis
counted at their bank and the plaintiff
defends on the ground that Inc note
was outfa wed, while the plaintiff con-
tends that the defendant had been Vice
president of the bank and could not
invoke the law on his own beholf
Frank w. Butler and Hon. Herbert NJ
Heath appear for the plaintiff and
George ID. Risbec for the defendant
Among the other cases heard during
tho day We're the following: Hughes
VS. Hughes ct al. This is case in
which William Hughes of Lewiston ac-
cuScS his mother of stealing $3.50 out
of his coat as it lay in the cellar. The
defence was that the mother did not
know that the money was in the coat
and sold the garment to n Hebrew
peddier. Tie plaintiff sued to recover
the money in the Androscoggin Supc
rior court and a verdict for the plain
tiff vas rendered. The came comes
up on. L motion by the defendant for
u new trial. Newell & SHELTON for the
plaintlt: McGillicuddy & Morey for
the defendant.
French vs.. Maine Central Isailroad. |
IN this case the plaintiff, Samuel
French was employed by the Worum-
bu Manufacturing Co. OF LisboI: Falls. |
A car of the defendant corporation
wns set over coal pocket. The car
was so constructed that the upper half
let down and the lower half was raised |
up in emptying the coal. French was
at work in the car and by some de- |
car he was thrown into the coal pock- |
ct. q distance of 80 feet, and seriously |
injured. The defence contends that
whtaeyer defect there was in tn car |
tine plaintiff was we'll aware Of. The |
lower court rendered verdict for the /
plaintiff and the case comes up on mo-
ton for a new trial. McGllllcuddy
Morey for plaintiff: White q &Cafter
fer the Maine Central Railroad.
Bicknell VS.. Maine Central Railroad.
In this case the plaintiff. Abbfe bleR-
nell. purchased ticket ana starteu
to board train. of the defendant cor
poration. 4 crew of workmen was en-
gagged in taking up the platform IN
front OF the station and over TINS par
TALLY removed platform the deleno-
ant alleges she stumbled and fell re-
ceivinp severe injuries. The plalntlu
obtained a verdict in the supfeHie
court. which the>defendant desires SET
side. coptending that the accident oc-
crrre in broad daylight. when the
n,a;ptiff was we'll aware of the WORK
eoinr ON upon the platform. McGiili-
r,idv & Morey for plaintiff; White q
Carter for defendant
Th, Androscoggin county cases VII
10 h,,- fake the greater part of the
day Thursday. and although ne
Aroostook county cases~are assigned
for THURSDAY afternoon it is dcuotin'
# they are reached much before au-
iournrent for the day.
The assignment Of justices t"f Tue
1911 is as follows: rao,,
~ law Terms-IAt Bangor. first Tuesday
IN n,ne: Sitting, Chief Justice Emery |
associate Al justices savage. Peabody.
Spear. King. Bird. At Poftii'u' ro.: