The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1910-04-07
MRS. GALLANT GETS
ONLY $500
Big Crowd at Contested
Divorce Case
Long Term of Court Still Continues
But End Is Near. Night Session
Wednesday.

The Supreme Judicial Court of
Somerset County is still in session.
but the criminal docket has been
disposed of and adjournment is near.
There was a case of considerable in
terest on trial Wednesday, and one
in which legal talent WAS both much
and lively; this was the case of Gal
liant, Administrative, vs. American
Shoe Finding Co., Merrill G. Merrill
for the plaintiff, Nelson Tor the de
PENDANT. In this case Mrs. Gallant.
Administrative of her late husband s
estate, sued to recover $4,000 dam
ages for injuries received by Mr..
Gallant while in the employment of
the American Shoe Finding Co, in
Bingham; injuries that led to his
death. The jury returned a verdict
for the plaintiff in the sum of $4,000
The case Bolduc VS.. Carron which
was on trial at the Supreme court
Wednesday and Thursday morning
was decided in favor of the plaintiff
the court ordering the jury to return
verdict for the plaintiff and assess
damages to the amount of 81. The
parties in this case We're Joseph
Bolduc and George Carron. The ac-
ton was to recover about a rod of
land on Demo street, Skowhegan.
which the plaintiff alleged belonged
to him and Carron's house was partly
situated on it.
The case of Brown VS.. Brown, in
which Jennie Nj. Brown entered a
suit for a divorce from her husband
Alma Brown, and the custody of their
5-year-old boy, which was on trial be-
fore a jury Thursday and Friday,
came to an abrupt close Friday af-
ternoon, when the case was taken
from the jury and settled. 1t was
agreed that the libelee, Jennie NJ.
Brown, should be decreed a bill of di-
vorce and have the custody of the
child The cross libel which Alma
Brown filed against his wife was de-
MED. Alma Brown was on the witness
stand nearly all the afternoon Fri
day. This case attracted big crowd.
The Supreme court adjourned Sat
urday noon until 8 O'Clock Monday
morning
The criminal docket in the Supreme
court was resumed Monday The case
on trial was State VS.. G. E. Garrette
of Madison. This was an appealed
case from the Madison trial justice
court The warrant was on a nuis-
ance charge. The respondent is rep
resented by c. o. Small of Madison
He was arrested on the above charge
last November by Deputy Sheriff Ru-
fus Mckinney. who at that time with
Deputy Sheriff Lessor made a search
of the house and found a quantity OF
| liquors. The attorney for the respon-
dent moved that the case be dismissed
on a technical error. The case was
| tried before a drawn jury which re-
turned a verdict of not guilty.
The civil docket was resumed about
/ 4 p. m. Monday when the case OF
Humphrey VS. Rove was taken up
| The parties in the suit were Frank
Humphrey and Lizzie Rowe of Pitts
field. The plaintiff was represented
! by George Morse, Pittsfield, and the
defendant by Forrest Goodwin. Skow-
hogan. This was a suit in which the
plaintiff brought action for damages
in the sum of $500 alleging that the
defendant misrepresented the line on
farm sold to him, the plaintiff. The
| jury returned verdict in favor OF
the plaintiff in the sum of $70S.75. In
order to make il possible to adjourn
| Saturday court was in session last
evening.