Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-12-20
Law COURT
washington and York Cases Oc-
cupy Attention of Court Tues
day - Three Cases Called
for Today

attention of the law court at Tuesday
session and a goodly number were dis
posed Of during the day. Among the at
torneys in attendance were ]. Merrill
Lord of Parsonsfield, William S. Mat
thews of Berwick. Judge George L. En-
cry of Biddeford. County Attorney Hi
ram Willard Of Sanford, Hon. Edward
w. Wheeler of Brunswick. Leonard
Pierce of Houlton. James H. Gray of
Lubec. w. b. Pierce Of Bangor and Gle
ment B. Donworth of Machias.
Three cases are assigned for hearing
today. two from Androscoggin county
and the other from Cumberland county.
These cases are: Farnham vs.. Clifford;
jMcGillicuddy & Mercy. Andrews & Mel
son. Fessenden in Equity VS.. Coombs
ct ais; r. w. Crockett: Cakes. Pulsifer
l& Ludden. Verrill VS.. Androscoggin
Electric Co.; William Lyons Larrabee &
Larrabee and John A. Morrill,.
Washington County Cases
The first case argued at the session
was that of Martin McCluskey Of DAN
forth ct ais. Aplts. from decree of the
judge Of probate. the case having come
up to the law court on report. In this
case on the petition of a creditor of the
deceased, the judge of probate ordered
the removal of the appellant as admin
istrator of his fathers estate upon the
ground that he refused to take steps to
recover for the benefit of the creditors
assets alleged to have been fraudently
conveyed. Leonard A. Pierce of Houl-
ton argued for the creditors and Clement
3. Donworth of Machias for the appel
lants.
| Next in order was the case of Eliza
beth b. Talbot Of East Machias ct ais,
Aplts. VS.. Inhabitants of Wesley. This
is an appeal from the decision of the as
SCISSORS of Wesley refusing to grant an
abatement Of taxes and is before the law
court on report. Mrs. Talbot is the wild
ow Of James r. Talbot. late Of East Ma
chias. and her four children are appel
lants in the case. E. c. Donworth and
c. B. Donworth of Machias were the at
torneys for the respondents and J. H.
Gray of Lubec was attorney for the de-
PENDANT.
According to the claim of the respond
ents, in 1915 the assessors hired taxes
against J. r. Talbot, Est, and one of
Mrs. Talbot's sons was named James r.
Talbot. The respondents say that they
paid the taxes under protest and claim
that the tax was illegal and void
The defendant claimed that the re-
spondents might have some action to re-
cover but had no right to ask the law
court for an abatement of that tax and
that the tax was not illegal if there was
an generalization.
The Washington county list Of cases
was completed with the case of Frank
M. Tucker of Lubec, executor and trus-
tee VS.. Patrick Nugent of Lubec ct ais,
for the construction of the will of l..
Annie Dagnon. late Of Lubec. The case
Is before the law court on report The
will provides that the estate shall be
equally distributed between her legal
heirs and her husbands legal heirs and
the question is over the method of that
distribution. whether it shall be per CAP
tia or per stripes. l.. H. Newcomb of
PASSPORT argued for the complainant and
w. B. Pierce Of Bangor. J. H. GRAY of
Lubec and j. f. Devault Of San Francis
co, Cal. were the attorneys for the de-
PENDANTS.
York County Cases
The first two York county cases were
| argued together. those of Daniel Chellis
OF Parsonsteld Vs. Jerome w. Cole of
Limerick ct al. and Lucinda Chellis OF
Parsonstield VS.. Jerome W. Cole ct I'll.
These are actions for alleged fraud in
the sale of stock of Whites Express Co.,
a corporation organized under the laws
of the state of New York. A non-suit
| had been ordered in the cases and they
| are before the law court on report and
exceptions. There is an agreement that
if the law court does not sustain the non
suit judgment shall be given for the full
amount The attorneys for the plaintiffs
are Matthew s. Stevens of Berwick, and
the defendants attorneys are Emery S
Warehouse of Biddeford.
The claim Of the plaintiffs was that the
plaintiff was farmer. over 80 years OF
age and with his wife Lucinda had live.