Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-12-18
Law COURT
Fridays Session Is Devoted to
Arguing Franklin, Hancock
and Kennebec County
Cases


county cases was completed at Fridays
session of the law court and in the aft
ernoon kennebec county cases were OPEN
ed. The cases of Alexander Bilodeau vs.
the Maine Central Railroad. and Clottie
Blodeau vs.. the Maine Central Railroad
were opened at fridays session and will
De completed this forenoon. nnox and
Lincoln county cases will be heard by
the court on Monday afternoon and OK
ford cases Monday afternoon.
The following attorneys were present
at Fridays session: F. E. Brown, F. w
Clair and c. y. Perkins of Waterville
II. NJ. Hall and P. ]. Redman of Ellis
worth; F. W. Butler and X. A. Rollins
OF harrington; w. E. Whiting of Bar
Harbor; P. A. Smith of Fairfield; W. c.
Conary of Bucksport; Charles J. Dunn
Of Orono; Ray Fellows of Bangor: w r.
Pattangall, E. NJ. Thompson, John E.
Nelson and B. F. Maher of Augusta.
Franklin County Case
The only case from Franklin county
was that of the Inha bitants of Rangley
vs. Elmer Snowman. An action of tres
pass. alleging that the defendant broke
into schoohouse in the town OF Range
ley and took away therefrom a lot OF
seats, desks. etc. The case is in the law
court on an agreed statement and was
argued by F. ". Butler for the plaintiff
and *. A. Rollins for the defendant.
Three Cases from Hancock
Hancock cases were then taken up for
consideration as follows:
Ernest W. Wooster VS.. Allen A. Fiske.
An action of trespass on land, the dis
pute being over a right of way, which
the defendant claimed to own, across the
plaintiffs land The verdict of the jury
was for the defendant and is before the
law court on the plaintiffs motion for a
new trial. H. NJ. Hall argued for the
plaintiff and W. +. Whiting for the de-
PENDANT.
stephen D. Bridges VS.. George +. Pat
terson. Ar action to recover s52.o5 for D
barrels OF alewives. The verdict was
for the plaintiff for the full amount
claimed and the case is before the law
court on the defendants motion for a
new trial. Ray Fellows argued for the
plaintiff and ". c. Conary for the de-
PENDANT
Theresa L. Whiting VS.. Samuel X.
Whiting. A bill in equity brought by
a wife against her husband alleging
that the defendant by fraud induced
the plaintiff to sign deed conveying
her dover rights in real estate. and
the plaintiff seeks an accounting by
her husband 1t is before the law
court on report. F. J. Redman argued
for the plaintiff and Deasey and Ly-
man submit on brief.
kenncbec Cases Opened
The first Kennebec county case was
that of August Boucher VS.. the Cush-
noe Paper Co. An action to recover for
damages sustained by the plaintiff in
the defendants mill on Dec. II, 1912
3. F. Maher argued for the plaintiff
and John E. Nelson for the defenda Mt
The ether kennebec county cases
argued We're as follows:
Harold f. Cook. Judge OF probate VS.
Ida $. &. Titconb. An action brought
in the name Of the judge Of probate TO
recover Of slrity on q probate bond
q balance fixed ~ 4 decree OF the pro-
bate court. II is before the law court
on an agreed statement. and vas ar
gued By G. VI. Heselton for the plain
l'!i titN JOIN r. Nelson Tor the uefeCd-
ant.
Alexander Blodeau VS.. Maine Cen
trail Railroad, and the case of Clottie
Bi'odeau vs., the Maine Central Rail-
road. These two cases We're tried in
the court below and argued in the law
court together Actions to recover
damages for the destruction OF farm
buildings. furniture farming tools, etc.
by fire set by a locomotive of the
railroad on March II. 1915, at Vassal-
horo. The verdict was for the plaintiff
for $500 and is before the law court
Oh motion for a new trial. John F. Nell
son argued for the plaintiff and c. \.
Perkins for the defendant.