Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-07-15
CASES BEFORE THE
Law COURT NOW IN
SESSION At PORTLAND

Indications are that the business OF
the present term Of the law court at
Portland will conclude about Wednes-
day Of next week the cases from
Waldo county, which are to be called
Tuesday.
The Piscataquis cases were called
Thursday morning. but up to the
present it appears that no cases from
that county will be taken up at this
term.
The cases from Sagadahoc and
Somerset counties will be called
Thursday.
Among the cases from Sagadahoc
county is that Of Harry H. and Will
lam H. Donnell Of Bath as admins
traitors of the estate Of their father.
William T. Donnell against the G. G..
Deering Company Of Bath. This case.
which comes up on report by agree :
ment, is an action brought by the ad-
ministrators to recover $500 claimed
due the estate as part Of settle
ment paid in a libel suit. by the
owners Of the steamer Trafalgar to
the owners Of the schooner Alice NJ.
Colburn. in consequence Of damages
vessels on March II, 1911.
The defendant company maintains
that the plaintiffs held no claims as
their title in the schooner had been
taken over by the First National Bank
of Bath and later assigned to the de-
PENDANT company. j. NJ. Trott for the
plaintiff. McGillicuddy and Morey
for the defendant company.
Among the cases from Somerset
county is the suit Of Belonie Bouch-
ard of Skowhegan against the Dirigo
Mutual Fire Insurance Co. of Gorham
to recover on a policy for $4,000 on a
farm and other property. that was de-
stroyed by a fire which originated
from the exhaust pipe Of gasoline
engine. The defendants claim that
the terms of the policy had been vio-
lated by the use of the gasoline en-
CINE thus increasing the hazard with
out the knowledge or consent Of the
insurance company.
After a jury trial verdict for
$1,53463 was returned for the plain
tiff. The case comes up on a mo-
ton for a new trial. F. E. Lawrence
for the plaintiff. S. w. Gould. Newell
and Woodside and Turner Boswell
for the defendant company.
A great array of attorneys are in
terested in the case Of William Bass
of Bald Mountain, against Alfred
Dumas. an action to recover for wages
in which a lien has been placed upon
1900 feet Of logs and 100000 feet Of
lumber that was shipped from Bald
Mountain to the Schmich Lumber and
Handle Company at Oakland. The
in the case claim that the
plaintiff had not been employed in
cutting the timber and further that
the lumber in question was the prop
erty OF another concern. Another
phase Of the case comes up in the
United States court through bank
ruptcy proceedings. The case comes
up on questions Of law.
The attorneys in the case are But
Ter and Butler and w. B. Brown for
the plaintiff. w. r. Pattangall.
Thomas Leigh, G. w. Heselton. F. +.
Lawrence, H. D. Eaton and H. l..
for the defendants.
A motion for new trial on a claim
of new evidence brings up the case
Of James 3. BarroWs against Parker
NJ. Sanborn, both Of Skowhegan. This
case involves a transferal of certain
property wherein the plaintiff alleges
fraud and Misrepresentation of the
Of the property as outlined
in a warranty deed. A verdict for
1852 was returned for the plaintiff aft
er a jury trial.
Merrill and Merrill for the plain
tiff. G. w. Cover for the defendant.
An allegation of fraud is also in
volved in the case Of the Pittsfield
Trust Company against Bertram N.
White on four notes aggregating
$4,000. The defendant claims that the
notes were obtained by fraud from
the Smith Wooden Company, which
had been suspended by the State au-
thorities for non-payment of taxes.
A verdict was returned for the plain
tiff. The case comes up on a motion
for new trial.
Williamson, Burleigh and Mclean
for plaintiff. Manson and Coolidge
for the defendant.