The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1912-09-26


Thursday, was decided in favor of the
plaintiff, the jury returning verdict
for the sum of $1,371.17. The case was
one of breach on contract brought by
the Miners against Tuttle, who had
entered into a contract with the de-
fendant on his property. A. con-
troyersy arose and work was stopped
before what has been planned was
completed.
The case of Mrs. Sarah Gledhill VS.
Alice w. McCoombs was taken up Fri
day afternoon and by agreement of
parties was reported by Judge Cornish
to the Law Court. The suit is to re-
cover the amount collected on a $10,-
600 life insurance policy taken out by
Edwin Gledhill and payable TO the
estate of said Edwin Gledhill. The
plaintiff claims to recover by virtue Of
a completed gift of said policy to her
by her son in his life time. 1t is not
claimed that there was any written as
signment of the policy but that said
policy was transferred to the plaintiff
by verbal gift and delivery.
The story of the case is that the late
Edwin Gledhill, son of Mrs. Sarah
Gledhill, and former husband of Mrs
McCoombs, according to the PLAINTIFF )
side, gave to his mother an insurance
policy telling her 1t would be sufficient
to take care of her in her old age.
He later however took this policy
and either returned it or else gave
her another one in few days. In
1906, Mr.. Gledhill in company with
some others went to Indian Pond and
while there was drowned. When gath
ering up his effects the policy was
turned over to another son of the
plaintiff.
She further contends that the son
meant the sum of $4,000 be delivered
to her and had II witnesses on the
stand during the progress of the case,
who gave testimony to the effect that
such was the case. George w. Cover
appeared for the plaintiff, while But
Ter & Butler are council for Mrs. Nc
Coombs.
Cases were disposed of as follows:
Tuttle VS. Soule. judgment as per Of
fer; Stone ct al VS. Padham ct tr., as
signed for trial the first day of next
term; S. F. Petts Co, VS. Washburn,
dismissed without cost; Dysart VS.
Wheelan, defaulted; Steward ct al VS.
Coleman, defaulted; Cushing VS. Rabi-
taille. continued; Viles VS. Trafton,
neither party no further action; First
National Bank, Skowhegan, VS. Hight
ct al defaulted; First National Bank
VS. Brown, defaulted
During the day, Friday, naturaliza-
ton papers were filed as follows:
James Tranton, now of Madison, for
merry of New Brunswick; OLAF Olson,
of Anson, native of Norway; Earl
Cox, of Madison, a native of New
Brunswick; Han Christian Hansen
of Madison. native of Denmark;
Mike Flaherty of Anson, Me, native
of Ayondale, n. F.; John Flaherty,
Anson. Me-, a native of Ayondale, ~
F.; Philip Lacasce, Solon, Me, a ma
tive of Cranbourne, P O.. Thomas De-
mo, Anson, a native of Canada.
Saturday the case of A. G. Blunt
and Charles E. Young VS.. Alice w.
McCoombs, admrx. was called. Suit
was brought for $4,000.
In this case according to testimony
in 1906, Edwin Gledhill, for business
purposes in his position as man
ager of the Marston Worsted
mills, went to the Second National
bank to hire $4,000. He gave
them for this the note fthe Mar
ston Worsted mills endorsed by Edwin
Gledhill, Albert 6. Blunt and Charles
e. Young Mr.. Gledhll as manager of
the mill procured the endorsement and
gave them an agreement to save them
harmless on account of such endorse
uent. and secured said agreement by
artain stocks as collateral. The
plaintiff filed proof of these claims in
Probate court within the time limited
5y law, but no action was brought until
January 1912. In the contentious the
estate claims that A. G. Blunt and
Chas. E. Young as stock holders in the
eompany and directors should have
paid the note from the moneys OF the
company and that instead Of doing so
they paid the notes by other notes and
IN the reorganization of the COMPANY
'reated the notes as belonging 10
hem That they failed to bring their
action within the period limited be-
cause they believed the company was
able to take care of the notes.
The plaintiff say this is not the case,
but that they continued to renew the
note until 1t might finally be deter
mined by the liquid ion of the COM
pany to the extent of their loss. The
case was reported to the law court by
Judge Cornish with the consent of both
PARTIES.
The plaintiffs council was Fred f.