Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-03-13
SUPREME COURT.
Plaintiff Gets Verdict in
ManSe|| Case.
Non Suit Ordered in Case Of
Chase vs.. Riggs.
The Stain Case Settled to Satisfac.
ton of Both Parties.

The case of George Mansell of Au-
gusta VS.. Lewiston. Augusta & Water
Vile St Ry. which was continued from
Monday afternoon, was given to the
Jury. soon after the opening of the
supreme court Tuesday forenoon. The
Jury returned a verdict of $685. for
plaintiff. Benedict f. Maher was at
torney for the plaintiff and Herbert NJ.
Heath appeared for the Railroad Co.
The action was brought against the
Electric Railroad, for personal dam
ages. which Mansell claims to have
received by getting tipped out of his
cab. which slued into the car track
while he was riding along on state
street near the junction.
The case of Hermon j. and Charles
A. Chase. both of Augusta vs.. Ida A.
Riggs, their sister of Gardner was
the next case to be taken up, Tues
day forenoon. The plaintiffs in tHs
case sue the defendant to recover Tor
their share of an estate, which they
aIlege that their mother. Mrs. Susan
J. Chase of Gardiner left them at her
death. Plaintiffs also sue for their
share of the rental on the house since
the year 1904 in which the mother
died.
ATTY. Knight for the defence made
a motion for non suit after the case
had been in progress only short time
and it was allowed by Justice Cornish.
The case of A. p. Stain of Belgrade
VS.. his nephew, Archie p Stain of
Mount Vernon, was the next case on
the docket. The action was brought
against the defendant to recover for Z
breach of bond, which it is alleged that
he made with the plaintiff.
a. p. Stain, the plaintiff, testified
that he had given his nephew, Archie
p. Stain a warrantee deed of his farm
in Mount Vernon, and that in consid-
Grafton Archie had furnished a bond
to the amount of $500 to bind his
agreement to care for the plaintiff, who
Is a man of II years of age, during
the remainder of his life. He said that
he had been living with Mr. and Mrs.
f. z. Abbott of Belgrade for the past
two years Archie having failed to care
for him as he agreed to do.
Attorney Williamson for the defence
introduced letter written by Archie
Stain to the plaintiff, in which he
asked his uncle to come to the home
| of the father of the defendant to live.
No reply WAS made to this letter by
plaintiff.
Edward f. Abbott of Belgrade tes-
titled that the plaintiff had been re-
siding at his house, for the past two
years. He said that he had always
carried the plaintiff to any place
| where he wished to go, but that plain
tiff had never asked him to carry him
| to see Archie.
Mrs. Georgia Abbott, the niece of
plaintiff. testified as to the physical
| condition of the plaintiff. She said
| that Archie had never stopped at the
house to see his uncle, while he re-
! maincd at her home.
| Mr.. Stain, the plaintiff, was recalled
to the stand by Atty. Peacock and
was asked IF Mr.. or Mrs. Abbott had
influenced him III any way from not
returning to Arches home"" He an
| swered No.
The case was taken from the jury
/ by agreement of the attorneys, at this
point. and was referred to Justice
| Cornish 1t was afterwards settled to
! the satisfaction OF both parties con-
cerned. A&
j T'he next case was one in which
! Thomas Piper of Sassaiboro sues
Abram Pachefsky Of Waterviiie to re-