The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1917-02-01

tilted were first quality, but wher
sold in the spring were all inferior
Mr.. Mack saw the potatoes in the eel
lar and had them insured in the name
of the company. Other witnesses
for the plaintiff were Joseph P. Man
son of Hartland and Edward S. Mack
Following recess H. r. Coolidge. Esq
put in a motion for non-suit. Test.
mony was then given for the defense
before the jury which was asked to
determine the amount of damages
which were due the plaintiff if judg-
ment were given the company and the
jury returned the amount of SlO3
Judge Cornish then directed ver-
dict for the defendant, but allowed
exceptions to be taken to his ruling
and the case will go to the law court
on the stipulation that if the ruling
of the judge is oyerruled the plaintiff
will get judgment for SOB.
The next case was that of Ralph
Wentworth, plaintiff. against F. FL
mer Nolin. to recover $64.50 for
wages claimed due him by Mr.. Nolin
who in turn, claims that he paid
Wentworth in full except for the last
ten days when he was employed. Mer-
rill & Merrill represented the plain
tiff. Maurice P. Merrill, the defendant
The jury brought in verdict for the
plaintiff S65.37.
The case of ]. Arnold Brown VS.
Silas Tobey has been non-suited by
the plaintiff. The case of ]. M. Chal-
George II. Morse and Ira A. Suther-
land has been referred to Judge Cor
nish, that of the Central Maine Pow
err Company VS. S w. Gould has been
referred to Charles Small to audit.
Tuesday afternoon the case of Mar
tina w. Smith vs. Conservator vs. Geo
A. Tilton of Skowhegan, was taken
up, Butler & Butler representing the
plaintiff and the Waltons. Tilton. The
case was to recover money claimed
that the defendant procured from the
plaintiff by false representation. This
case occupied all of the morning
Wednesday.
Mrs. Smith brought suit for 5000 in
which the plaintiff claims that she
put that amount into the hands OF the
defendant under the following cir
cumstances BY the will OF her
husband, Prescott A., she was given a
life estate in a farm and two wood
lots owned by him at his death with
the right to sell it, if necessary for
her support. She claimed that the
defendant informed her that her at
torney Edward F. Merrill, stated to
him that if she put this $500 "out of
sight" she would then have the right
to convey real estate on the ground
of it's being necessary for her self
support. She claimed that the state
ment was not made by Attorney Mer-
rill but that she had paid the money
to the defendant thru mfsrepresenta-
ton and that he should pay back her
money. She claimed it to be deep
laid plot on the defendants part TO
get around" the provisions of the
will. The defendant claimed that
$500 was given by the palintiff to her
son, Harry P. Smith, to help him pur-
chase farm which the defendant
decided to the son and upon which the
son with his family and the plaintiff,
his mother, were to reside and that
upon the conveyance Of
the farm, the plaintiff. with her sons
family, occupied the place, she re-
naming there till trouble arose be-
tween her and her sons wife at which
time she left, first claiming the $500
of her son and upon his inability to
pay it, made claim upon the defend
ent 1t was not until late afternoon
that the jury returned the verdict for
the plaintiff. $60540.
The next case was that of Louis
G. LeGendre represented by James II
Thorne, against Ezra M. Fletcher of
Madison, represented by Butler &
Butler, the plaintiff bringing suit for
$4,000 damages for SANDER. LeGen-
Dire claimed that Fletcher who was
manager of the Madison Water Com
pany at the time of the typhoid fe-
yer scare at Madison in 1914 was the
cause Of the plaintiffs failure in bust
ness thru remarks made concerning
the typhoid germs in the Buttercrust
bread made at the Madison Bakery Of
which LeGendre was the owner. Wit
nesses for DR.. w. e.. Sawyer of Madi-
son, w. ID. Hamilton of Bath and E..
w. Adams OF Madison who testified
that LeGendre's business decreased
from $500 to 500 loayes of bread be-
tween February LIST and April LIST,
1914 Witness for Fletcher was Ir-
wing l.. Foss, a former Madison baker.
At $50 this morning, the jury re-
ported a disagreement. This was the
last case on the civil docket to be
haar d this term and TODAY the few
criminal cases will be heard, the
State being represented by County
Attorney T. A. Anderson.