Daily Kennebec journal., 1918-04-20
BELFAST
Test Insurance Case Court
Finally Adjourns Thursday
Evoninu

lud1ly AUJUuINS ANuA ouoy
Evening
The case Of +. c. Thompson vs.. the
town OF Montville, in which suit was
brought to recover damages for injuries
to a horse owned by the plaintiff. which
caused the death Of the animal. the
damages claimed being $780, was decided
for plaintiff in the sum of $170. The de-
| fense claimed that the road was in
good condition and the horse of slight
value. d,
| test insurance case, Geneva \.
Grant Of Portland VS.. the Patrons An
droscoggin Mutual Fire Insurance Co,
! President Ansel Briggs Of Auburn. Miss
Grant purchased farm in Wayne and
insured for $500. Later she gave the
Belfast Savings Bank a mortgage for
500 on the property. In January, 1917,
the place was burned and the company
refused to pay the loss because Of
clause In the policy which states that
the property cannot be mortgaged with
out the consent Of the insurance COM
pany.
The plaintiff alleges that the local
agent was advised that she had mort
gagged and told her that 1t was all right
and that after the fire President Briggs
told her and others that the loss would
be paid.
The defense put President Briggs on
the stand. He said he was IS years Of
! age and had served four terms in the
Legislature. He denied that he had
told Miss Grant or anyone else that the
loss would be settled. The evidence
goes to the law court
Tascus Atwood of Auburn, represent
ative of the insurance company. and
Oscar Fellows of Bangor appeared for
the plaintiff. Court finally adjourned
after an evening session. the term be-
ing shortened because of the illness of
several of the other judges and Judge
Hanson is obliged to open court at
Ellsworth Tuesday.
The following divorces were granted
at the April term of the supreme Judi
cial court at Belfast by Judge George
+. Hanson Of Calais:
Charles Henry York of Monroe from
Annie G. York of China, for desertion
Blanch /. Vautour of Belfast from
Amcdae Vautour, residence unknown.
for deserton.
| Annie Z. Moore from Pearl S. Moore
OF Belfast, for cruel and abusive treat
ment and non-support. Care and Gus
tody of minor child given to the libel
ant.
Dora NJ. Smith from Herbert A. Smith.
parties Of Searsport. for cruel and abus-
I'VE treatment. Custody of minor chill
dren given to the libelant
Ethel NJ. Willens of Belfast from Mat
they NJ. Wellens of Plymouth, for cruel
and abusive treatment Care and cue.
fody Of minor child given 10 the libel
ant
Josephine M. Kendall from Henry
ward Beacher Kendall. parties Of
Belfast. for cruel and abusive treat
ment and non-support.
Susie Jane Reynolds from Edwin
=. Reynolds. parties of Freedom. 70.
nom support.
=! Jennie f. Walker from David F
Walker parties of Belfast. for cruz,
ana abusive treatment and extreme
cruelty.
Wilson A. Burning Of Winterport,
from Grace t. burning of Jamaica
Plain, Mass. for desertion.
Leon +. Blake from Margaret S.
Blake, parties of Searsport, for cruel
and abusive treatment
Hattie May Swift Of Searsport from
Samuel Oscar Swift. formerly Of
Newark, n. j.. residence now un-
known, for desertion.
William j. Vennc from Cora l..
Venno. parties Of Stockton Springs.
on statutory grounds. Custody of
minor children given to libellant.
Antilca M. Roberts from Ned r.
Roberts. parties of Freedom, for cru
ie! and abusive treatment.
Henry jefferson of Stockton
Springs from Sarah jefferson, for
merly of st. John. y. b.. on statutory
grounds.
Thomas l.. Morrison Of Belfast from
Bertha l.. Morrison, for cruel aad
abusive treatment Mrs. Morrison IS
better known as Madam Mona, the
Indian Sceress of Belfast. who has;
quite a reputation as fortune tel
Ter. and was called into the invest-
CATION of the disappearance of Sher-
iff Hillman of Aroostook county Il
few years ago. She claims to be an
Indian princess. Morrison is a white
mar.
Clara r. Tear of Sandy Point frcn
Arthur w. Tear of Claremont. \. H.,
for gross and confirmed habits of in
toXication and none-support.
| Wilbert s. York from Rose V. YCrk
parties of Books, for cruel and abus-
i've treatment.
William G. Hussey from Alice NJ.
Hussey, parties of Freedom, on stat
utory grounds
Rose j. Cox from William J. Coz,
parties Of Stockton Springs. for cru
1 G! and abusive treatment and stat
utory offense.
! Augustus NJ. Cunningham Of Bel
fast from Albert r. Cunningham. f"'
cruel and abusive treatment.
| Ludwick Case Not Decreed
In the divorce libel brought by Mrs
Beryl D. Ludwick OF Cambridge.
Mass, formerly Of Belfast. against
! Charles A. Ludwick Of Belfast, for
cruel and abusive treatment, nou-
support and gross and confirmed hah-
it's of intoxication, in which the IL
bellant asked an almony Of 5000,
no decree was signed. The liDeitce
brought counter libel charging stat
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