Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-04-04
VI &Hu1V" VVVU"
Jury Returns a Verdict Of
S145.91 for Plaintiff
In Case Of Strickland VS.. Peer.
less Casualty Company.
Grand Jury Rises, Thursday after.
noon..Reports Is indictments.

T.. M, the case going to the jury at 40
A verdiet for the plaintiff was rendered
a. o'clock, in the sum of $145 81.
The grand jury Which had been iii
session since Tuesday. returned, Thurs
day. u indictments. The calling of the
criminal docket will take place. Sat
urtlay morning. The grand Jury at the
close pe ssed IL resolution in regard to
The sickness of Clerk Of Court G. W.
Jones, wishing him speedy recovery.
None OF the indictments were made
public by direction Of Judge Became.
The ease of Strickland VS.. the Peer
part If the day, Thursday. before Judge
less Casualty Co, occupied the greater
land brought suit against the Peer
Beane Maurice l.. Strickland Of Oak
less Casualty Co, To Recover the sum
If $500. Clair & Brown of Waterville
FOR tie defence, and williamson for the
plaintiff.
1t seems that the plaintiff in Novem
Der, 1910. took out combined health
and accident policy from the above III
surance company, and that in case of
disability on account Of disease or ac-
cident the plaintiff Was to receive $50
per month as long us he was confined
to his bed, and $40 per month as long
as he was unable Ia work.
Tha plaintiff in The case, Strickland.
was the first witness introduced by
Attorney Williamson. Witness stated
that III April. 1912, he was attacked
with acute heart trouble and that he
was confined to his bed about a
month: also that he was unable to
Co ,h he, nd
half. Witness testified that his troubles
with the heart was called by physi-
clans who attended him as broken
compensation.
DR.. Hardy of Vassaiboro and DR.. c.
H. Wltherell of Waterville testified as
to rendering treatment to Strickland
and that the broken compensation was
caused by "leaky valves" of the heart.
The testimony of the doctors was quite
lengthy III some respects, attorneys on
both sides arguing the conditions con-
corning the particular kind of heart
disease which Strickland is said to have
been troubled with. Attorney William
son argued very fereibiy that Strek |
lands trouble with his heart was of an
acute type and not chronic,
This Ioint as to whether the trouble |
N-1s ar1lfa ar obrouff.= seemed In ftt. lie |
fss.,.s j., ~. t..,sa Rotl, DR.
Iarg,, nd pr yc,tbariIl testified tbat
hr,Iso,. .f.,.,,,arsati,,n 80 tho boart vas
,,r,,uoI,t ,i1,,t h,. TIKI ,.aIvos that is
tbo bo,r+ ,,.,s ol,liaol Ia ,.umn fastcr
~ ,n.rfar,n .ts dnffes in disfribufine |
tio hIaad - an ,a,ts of tho tadv ON |
account Of thc leakage; that finally the |
Ls.,l,i,a nrcross bor.,na 81 great that
go -, -, ,,,,,,,,,. .,ll T., al its
= ,,,.,,5,o,1,, md tho ,..,,lt was that
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e,,,,,,.,i.,ll,, r. ,>,rtia,, ,,sae ovorcisod in
~. III. -,,.,rn ,.,ll.a NV Attorney
WIN, 49,, ,,.a.. aslsa4. Tho diffaranca /.
ho,n.a ,,a,' o,,.tio roonrsitation and brok- |
H. MID tl,at aortie
re.,,,a,,atja,, Ms 81 . diNoront nhase.
-, ti,,, .,as If an aeI,te
,at',rn naasin1,. ,,otient with leakv
,.@I,.,,.. ,,.,,',Ii 800. haya brnl,en com
,,a.,,,..,ti,.,, ,,,,,.,.., l,a,t,b, ahout nv
t,adon sf,ain or the i4<.
A. tba afta,rnon session th,. defence
80, a.. e.,sa " p Warren rerre-
s,..,tt,ss. - r,larl,ss,= f..,s,,,lt,, 90 was
~ e. ,,.i,,,,.ss ia teetirv witness
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