The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1916-05-18
JUDGE ARN0 ". KING HEARD EQUITY AND
REFERRED MATTERS IN SKOWHEGAN
Five of the Stanley Cases Settled Yesterday
Machinery Co. VS. H. E. Thompson

Judge Arno W. King of Ellsworth
was in Skowhegan Tuesday and yes
terday hearing equity matters and
others which had been referred to
him. The first were the Hersey VS.
Quint cases. One was an appeal
from the decision of the Judge of
Probate on the will of the late Elmer
Quint a brother of Mrs Lila Hersey
by whom the appeal was brought. By
agreement the will was disallowed
The other was suit in equity
brought by Mrs Hersey against
Everett and Elmer Quint the latter
having deceased for her portion of
the rents and profits from the hotel
at North New Portland and farm con
nected with the same which she and
her brothers. the gentlemen before
mentioned, had inherited it is under
stood, from her parents and which
they have occupied, Everett B. Qunl
having the larger control of the same.
The decision was reserved. Butler
& Butler appeared for Mr.. Quint and
Mrs. Hersey was represented by Wal
ton & Walton.
Another case and one which has
attracted considerable attention in
Somerset County for some years was
that of Hannah A. Stanley against
Benjamin F. Stanley, both of St AL
bans. 1t was a bill in equity brought
by the wife against the husband
under a law passed by the last Legis-
lature by which the court is en-
powered if justice requires it to com
pei the husband or wife to turn over
TO the other, property that in equity
and good conscience belongs to the
moving party. Under this law Mrs.
Stanley complained that her husband
was retaining the possession by force
of farm belonging to her and stock
and other personal property. About
year ago in the hearing at Water
Vile the husband was required to
yield possession, to the wife, of the
farm and by agreement she retained
the personal property thereon until
the matter could be fully determined
as to their respective rights in such
personal property The final dispo-
sition of the case came up before
Judge King yesterday and a portion
of the plaintiffs evidence was intro
duced. when at the suggestion of
Judge King, the adjustment of the
matter was affected and this suit and
four others growing out of it, includ-
ing the one in which Chas. Hanson a
Ripley stock buyer was concerned
were settled. BY the terms of the
agreement Mrs. Stanley will still re-
tain all the property both real estate
and personal. There were numerous
witnesses in the case among them be
ing Mrs. Stanley's son, Nelson AT
wood. V. H. Bragg, w. o. Hilton of
St. Adams and Deputy Sheriffs Bur
rill of Hartland and Folsom of Cam
bridge. L. L. Walton appeared for
Mrs. Stanley, E. F. Merrill for Mr..
Stanley and j. H. Haley of Hartland
for the others concerned.
The American Wood Working Ma
chinery Co. of Rochester, N. Y. was
bert E. Thompson, local wood fin
Usher. The suit was brought to re-
cover the sum of $227.25 and interest
for palmer which the company sold
to Mr.. Thompson in 1915. Mr.
Thompson did not deny the owing OF
the account for the palmer, but set
up counter defense complaining a
breach of warranty of a back-knife
lathe which he had purchased of the
plaintiff concern in 1912, claiming
that the lathe had never done salts
factory work and that he had been
damaged for a greater amount than
the sum he was owing on the planer.
The decision was reserved by the
presiding justice. The plaintiff COM
pany was represented by Judge Law
renee and Mr.. Thompson's attorneys
were Butler & Butler.
Judge King goes to Jackman today
to hear the case of Aaron Holden VS.
Kellogg Lumber Co, which was also
referred to him. Action is brought
relative to flowage of land caused, it
is alleged, by the building of dams
for the purpose of driving logs. S. j.
Walton is to appear for the plaintiff
and Butler & Butler for the defense.