The Republican journal., 1910-01-13

SUPREME JUDICIAL COURT.
Judge Leslie c. Cornish of Augusta
Presiding.
January 5th, Messrs. Lamont OHanley of
Swanyille, John Gamble of Frankfort. Neil
Gillies and James Rainey of Prospect were
admitted to citizenship. Hanley came from
Prince Edward Island, Gillies from Scotland,
Gamble and Rainey from ireland.
Willis J. Knowlton of Liberty vs. Charles B.
Sampson of Freedom; suit for balance of ac-
count for hay sold defendant by plaintiff
amounting to $746s. Defence that suit. was
for more hay than was sold defendant and
that hay was damaged before delivered Offer
to be defaulted for $50 failed and rejected.
Case went to jury and verdict of $40 80 was
returned for plaintiff. Ritchie; Dunton &
Morse.
Prince E. Luce VS.. Guy Carleton; non suit.
Richie; Reuel Robinson.
Ralph l. Morse trustee, in equity VS.. United
Firemen's Insurance Co. of PhiladeIphia and
the Union Insurance Co., was opened to iurv
Wednesday afternoon and continued Thursday
morning. This is a suit to recover 81. 800 in
surance on the store and stock of Moody.
burned on April 20 1907 and it was alleqed
that the adjuster by undue means secured the
cancellation of the policies by paying back the
premiums The questions submitted were Did
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surance company? Were any facts or circum-
stances affecting the risk represented in wri-
ting unfairly by said Moody? Was the cancel
lation of said policy obtained by fraud or undue
influence? The building was burned April 20,
1907. The store and goods were alleged to be
valued at $2,500, were insured for 81 800 and
the policy cancelled for $4S. After consulta-
tion of the attorney with Judge Cornish the
case was withdrawn from the iury. Mr..
Moody's estate is insolvent in the sum of
1880 and the suit was brought by his credit
ors through Mr.. Morse, the trustee. Dismissed
without costs. A. S. Littlefeld of Rockland
for plaintiff; John E. Nelson of Waterville for
defendant.
w. H. Arnold VS.. Addie E. Page. Belfast
parties Suit for bill of $56.86 was opened
Thursday afternoon. The defence claimed that
some payments were not credited and that
some of the goods charged were not received.
motion to dismiss was filed and overruled.
The case was withdrawn from the Jury and
Eben F. Lttlefeld appointed auditor Offer to
settle for $25 refused by defence Richie;
Brown.
The following cases were disposed of Thurs
day by entry OF neither party no further ac-
ton, continued:
Susie F. Shaw VS.. Charles 7. Littlefield
Joseph Wentworth VS.. Albin T. Knowton
Mary E. Young Thomas Wagner and the
American Agricultural Chemical Company
Belfast Fuel & Hay Company vs.. Elisha G.
Norton.
Rufus F. Lowell VS.. A. M. Daggett.
Fred w. Brown, Jr., vs. Ralph W. Clements.
Joel ]. Walker VS.. Maine Central Railroad
Company.
Mathews Bros VS.. Mrs. William c. Thomp-
son.
Gene Perry VS.. Elisha G. Norton
Emma Van Sickles VS.. Austin Greer.
Dirigo Mutual Fire Insurance Company VS..
Elisha G. Norton.
Fred S. Smith VS.. Elisha G. Norton
M. S. P, A. Wilder and Frederick H. Pollard
VS.. ]. E. Ward
Ira D. Cram VS.. Elisha G. Norton.
Consolidating Rendering Company VS.. Elisha
Abner W. Fletcher VS.. Charles H. Merrill.
Dismissed for want of prosecution.
Frances L. Lazell VS.. Justus c. Strawbridge.
Continued.
Edwin P Treat VS.. Hill Rogers. Referred to
Fred T. Parker, September, 1907. Ref. off.
Warren S. Grant VS.. Horace Clark and Myron
Clark and Firemen's Fund Insurance Company.
| Neither party.
! Elmer Fowles VS.. Martin Athern and Frank
Dyer Continued.
Charles c. Park Co. VS.. John N. Hartman.
Judgment for plff. $5.74, debt or damage and
costs against the deft. and against the real
estate taxed and attached
Charles F. Hartman VS.. Fl. w. Hartman and
Margaret A. Marshall, adm. Continued.
| Evelyn Ames and w. D. KingsmiIle Marrs
| VS.. George N. Novel;. continued.
Inhabitants OF Stockton Springs VS.. Nettie
/ M. Dickey. Continued.
| A. W. Fletcher and Fred L. Fletcher VS..
Stanley Hunt Bankruptcy of plff. suggested
/ Marshall s. P Pollard ct ais VS.. j. E Ward
Neither party no further action.
Maude G Rumney, libt, VS.. Arthur W. Rum
ney. Dismissed.
Doyle & O'Brien VS.. A. L. knowlton. Refer
red to E. F. Littiefeld.
! Mrs. Ephriam Woods VS.. Arthur W. Rumney
Dunton & Morse withdraw. Defaulted.
George H. Perkins VS.. David P. Gale VS.. Ar
thur A. Moore.
National Biscuit Co. VS.. A. ]. Quimby Con
tinued.
Searsport National Bank VS.. George l. Alley.
| Defaulted.
Frederick H. Damus and Edward F. Ander-
son VS.. W. H. Richards. Neither party.
L. Cooper and R. L. Cooper VS.. Elisha G. Nor
ton. Neither party.
John E. Barnum & Caroline Stone VS.. A. v.
Fletcher and Fred J.. Fletcher. Bankruptcy Of
deft suggested
James S. Hartman vs.. Herbert Black. Ac-
count in set-otf filed at April term. Referred
20 Arthur Ritchie at September term. Report
of referee filed at this term and accepted
Referees fees allowed and taxed at $40, Hsr-
rman E. F. Littlefeld.
Charles A. Adams VS.. Harriet H. Adams,
Unity parties. Libellant ordered to pay tito
court S25 to enable libellee to defend suit
Monday, January 10Th Dismissed. broWn,J.
Libby, Jr., and Rogers.
DIR. Nathaniel w Emerson of Newton, Mass,
vs. William F. Ellis of Searsport; suit for s25
balance due for an operation on Mrs. Ellis at
the Emerson Hospital in Newton. The tase
was tried before the first jury with the extep-
ton of J. w. Brock of Searsport, who was re-
tired and Guy L. Peavey of Belfast substituted.
After being out few minutes the jury return
ed verdict for plaintiff of $26.S2, amount ued
for and interest. Runnells; Brown.
M R. LaFurley VS.. John w. Hartman and
Mrs. John w. Hartman was referred to F. w.
Brown. Brown, Jr.; Ritchie.
Thursday afternoon at S.15 the second jury
was excused until $50 a. m. Friday.
The divorce case of Hattie E. Penney of
Knox VS.. Charles R. Penney of Montvile was
dismissed.
William L. Eastman vs. c. S. Manson. Plead
ings to be filed by one-half vacation, assigned
for 1st day of April term. Brown, Jr.; S. NJ.
Farnum.
Peck Williamson Heating & Ventilating Co.
VS.. L. w. Stockbridge. Dismissed without
COSTS Buzzell; H. E. Bangs.
Rodney Jackson VS.. C. B. Sampson, account
in set-eff filed at September term. Offer at
this term to be defaulted for $50. Ritchie; H.
E. Bangs.
Walter B. and Altana E. Dutch VS., Isaac
Staples. Dismissed by agreement. Ritchie;
Brown.
Eta Bowden vs. Lizzie D. Moore. Referred
to Hon. W. P. Whitehouse; Dunton & Morse;
Fellows & Fellows.
George w Pendleton VS. Clara w. Nanchas