Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-04-03
1e price Of the course Mrs.

tne price Of the course. Mrs. So
1aG stated that she din mol AaA
money with ner and NJ. Eoyt Eas
EIolo ner that he would forward ths
first payment Of 30 lnr ner ant she
could ply him after dinner IN -hf
Afternoon that Gay Mrs Scott tnlo
him that her parents objected 10 ne,
taking the course DuI ne had an
5were1 that he nae no power 70 can
rel The contract Ee mao mailed the
mute ann cuntrAc: 10 tine comu2ny a
nom thAx nzy. Bun he hRn Sa1a he
woulG Explain the MSIter n me
school and ne had told her TINT she
mlgm w7Ie ID the cumnany-
pun ruB-e1ixatim By AItn--
ney Aeseiion. Nj. Hoy testified that
he mao moi tpid Mrs. Scott 10 nay MN
the money because the school would
send the money To her quicker thAn
il wonld 70 INN He testified Thai
II z mistake nad been ruaue there
WAS nothing % prevent him from ne
strcyins the contract blank. But
upon re- direc, examination ne sad
that ne dia moi have the authority 10
reKc:na contracts.
Oe{ense
The defense n the aCtlpE claimed
ttai Mrs. Scott had been induced 70
sign The prDnlssorv note through the
deceit or fraud Of the agent Of The
plaintiff corppra-lun. that she had
neen induced TO sign thn note On the
promise OF the agent OF the plaintiff.
corporation tina, after dinner LaAi
uay she could recall hsr signature
and the cunlrac. and mole would be
cancelled.
The defendant Mrs. Scott Of Ran
dptph, testified that she mad received
a pamphlet concerning the account
ancy course and al Portland she mad
seen Mr.. Cole Of the accountAncy
school. a month later she had met
! Mr. E0v- a the r. ?. Hazard Co
| Office where she wRf employed. She
! testified that she nac signed the note
and CONTRACT out that MIR. Hpy-t flAd
+ Told her that If she should change ne-
mind thEi DAY she could Cal, II on. n
the afternoon that day she nae told
Mr.. Huyt that she didn't want The
course, that sne had changed her
mind, ana ne replied that ne mad a.
! real fy mailed he papers 70 the school.
he mao Told her that II would 40 no
guoo 70 telephone or telegraph the
school, hut that she could write the
school. AND ne hac insisted -tial lie
SO winch ne forwarded for her would
ne MS personal LOSS anu THAI ne
would take the matter up with The
schooi. She nao paid the SO % M..
How. She mad returned n the fall
all me materials she mao RECEIVED
from the school.
DefcnuerI upon ross-e.r2InlnEtipr
by Attorney CIoouspeed testified that
sine did no, consider the paper con-
rrac. and -hAi she dio not know
wtlA, she was doing when she signed
the nute. After she hhd received tht
letter from the school saving that the
contract could not ne cancelled she
hsd about decided 10 Make the nes'
Of il and lake the course. She hat
not offered 70 return tht books OF the
school until she dit 80 upon the al
v-ice Of her attorney. She did moi
know that MI Eovt did np1 nave ths
authority % resc;nd the contract.
-por REDIRECT exam lnaIlon she sane
she had slgned The more voluntarily
nu- understood j. would ne on n -ns
. afternoon 4 she so desired
n A. che close ~ the tesrimunv -as
case was argued by he attorneys
The lur-. After de.he-aLInE upo,
-as eaee tur twn anurs tht. jury e
turned d ve-dic: tor ne Defendant