Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-04-06
Supreme Judicial Court

The Oulton cases against the town
Of Norridgewock were taken up at
the opening of court Friday morning.
George y. Oulton. one OF the plaintiffs
and the driver Of the car which went
over Horne bridge. was recalled and
gave brief testimony az to the top of
the automobile At the time of the ac-
cident and stated that he thought he
smelled intoXicants during the gem
eral mxup. II was claimed at the
time that the automobile which the
party met just befor, the accident
contained some men who had been
drinking ut the time Medical Exam
iner w. 4. Stinchfem's examination.
l.. l.. Walton opened the case for the
defense mentioning the law as to the
conditions OF the highway and the
necessity of proving that the defect
in the road was the sole cause of the
accident. The testimony of Geo. T..
bulton and Clarence severance was
read in part nv Mr.. Walton. the same
having been given at The medical ex-
aminer's hearing previously referred
To, ana tending to contradict their
evidence AZ the present court trial.
according 10 the attorney for the de
fense. The following witnesses Wer"
then sworn in: T.. H. Burgess. Geo.
Austin, ~. II. Field. Milford Tibbetts,
Deputy sheriff +. l.. Harding. FRANK
L. Ames. Fred Horne. near whose
home the accident occurred, arriv-
cd later to offer his testimony for the
town. Mr.. Burgess was the road COM
missioner IN 1916 and he stated that
IL t,V.I had
paired under his jurisdiction in De
,ober, 1915. which was about one
year before the accident. He re-cal'-
ed having tested out the railing
which gave way against the weight
of the ouiton automobile but was un-
able to recall definite repairs made
AT the time. He occupied the witness
stand for long time. Attorney
Hlnckley of Portland associated with
Judge Lawrence ON tn" case conduct
ed the ross-cNamInation.
George Austin. the road patrolmar.
that section Of the road being State
aid highway, was the second witness.
He told OF conditions after the ac-
xident and of building the Temporal
w railing a portion Of which WAS
taken from the wreckase in the gully
caused Nv the accident.
Testimony in the case of Oulton VS..
Town 81 Norriigewock was heard dur
ing the afternoon of Friday. Frank l..
Anes one of the attorneys in the case
and one If the seleC,mer of the town q!
\nrridRcvcCk was leading witness
Particles o. ne cSmaged railing were
used a. extiI,ta in the case. The argu-
slxt, T.. e.
closing court for the night and the
judges charge will be in order this fore
noon. II = presumed that the verdict
Of the jury in these cases may some.
what influence the Severance trials
against the same town.
Among the cases which have beer
ordered entered neither party" or
9 the civil docket of the supreme
2 judicial court IL the case OF the
= Gardiner News co. vs.. w. L. Pitmar
= and Ralph Woodbury.. This case ha,
: been on the docket for some time
and once was specially assigned TO,
trial and afterwards put over. Other
cases bearing the same. entry are
those OF: Mary Turner admrx. VS.
Berlin r. Trafton: Rogers Brooks, VS.
Ruel =. Clark; Herbert l.. Haskell VS.
Jas. l.. Parkin: Ralph Is. PilIsbury vs.
Katie I.eary: Scott Lord VS.. Horace
Buxzell; Edward y. Merrill vs. Silas
T. Longiey: {. {. Bailey Co. VS.. s. W
Gould. Cases entered for neither
party no further action were: Inhabi
tants Of the town OF Scion VS.. In.
habitants of the town OF Fort Fair
" nsld; Inhabitants Of solon W. Inhabi