Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1919-09-10
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STATE OF MAINE, -.
COUNTY OF HANCOCK IS.
srPFEME Iur.cIAr Cor,r
ADA l.. rHoG;PsoN NSUlr'
STATE OF MAf IN,
ALoNzo F. I'HoMpson

ALoNzo F. THOMPSON
To The Supreme Judicial Cour.
i DA B. Thompson of Ellsworth EQUITY.
N county, State of Mainnth, Haneo,.
x selhst A,onao F. Thompson, Of ssoonaplal,
"of'h, ana says; SAID Els.
/. That on the 2sd day Of Anri,
said Alonzo +. Thompson 6ieS aylsls N,
equity in this court against ~ ms bin II
possession OF certain goods a. 70 feeov.,
named in said bill in equity, cis;ul ehattel.
thereto and praying for delivery tang iii,
sba, S esq o. sad goods aud chst,sa,lla'.
from removing them. said hin ~ testtliss
brought under section 6. Of Oh. equity n,
revised statutes of Maine, the ssIS P.ef O. q
thompson and the said Ada r TNS,ooeEF
oelng Ihen husbsndsud wife. sata ompss
equity referred to is hereby ma oald bill
this complaint. NFT
2. That she appeared bv courso,
TO sad OIL OF said Aloazo f. Thorn = ,sast;
.. Inat on August ~, 1873 n d..
th' sain MI ne taken pro confesso ,ySs&
copy OF which decree is hereto spnsS.sA
rnade rort Of this bill. ""neEed
4. That on September Q, 1918. n A.,
was died, which said FINAL deco = ases
following erms, to wit: "Finsi Deohnh
cause came on to be heard this dse Sc IN
plaintiffs bill having been taken ~ ala u
By decree of this court on the 3d.. ooaah
August. 1918, for want Of defense, and ~. uay
l"'hob tiNP9to eiuGt the enIRring
decree without motion to reopen * sM
therefore, upon consideration Of III e a1ti
Ii is ordered adjudged and decreed a. ant,
namely: That the said Ada n NJ ,Oiosi
shali forthwith upon request deljys, ~ =.
goods prayed for In the plaintiffs b;iiet tts
said Alonzo F. Thompson or his atto, III 70 iss
costs to be allowed either party e'' NJ
g 40. NJ. HAesoy
Justice Supreme Judicial ror.,.
Sept. 9Th, 1918. O"fI
5. That on November Z, 1918. sbs
rested and committed 10 Jail on a warran, =,
contempt, for failure to comply wi,s 10y
final decree. and was thereby pnt n , sAil
trouble apG expense and humiliatio, steA
was compelled to deliver said goods an I aaa
tells to the said Alonro F. Thompson, in o oas
70 purge nersef OF contempt, when in trS,s
and in fact she had No inte tion OF d.,,5saa
any order of court, and had no knoxisssss-s
and understanding that said decree had ~
rendered against ner, and did moi ma.
stand the meaning and effect of said de-.
but on the contrary had acted alWars -,
wholly upon the advice of her coun.s, ~ ~
whom she was informed that he was Ioots!
after her case, ana that it had been con,j.s
ued, and was still open and pending
s. That said bill in equity has peve, n..,
heard upon its merits; that in truth and +
fact she Is owner and entitled to posss,.a =
OF said goods and chattels; that said d.
was obtained through fraud, accident ~
mistake and without her actual knowl.5s.
and under sta uding, aud without fault on =,
part; that by reason OF the premises .si
without the fault OF the petitioner jasties n.
not been done. That she is withou; sdeas,t,
remedy In law. Wherefore she prays.
/. That said "Final Decree mar Il "a.
viewed and reversed and declared to bsuul
and void; that hesringiupon the bloti
said AlonEo Z. Thompson be ordered and
that this petitioner be permitted TO Appsar
and defend said bill upon its merits
2. That the said Alonao f. Thompsoa nav
be eEjoined from proceeding to enforce nd
final decree" and taat ,de issuance o,
further process hereunder may be stared
3. That this petitioner may have such
other and further relief as the nature Of Ii.
case may require.
And may it please this honorable court
issue its subpoena TO he said Alop,o 2.
Thompson commanding him to appear beior.
this court and answer to this bill Of con.
plant, and abide the orders and DEGREES
thereon.
ADA B. THOMPSON
Fred l.. Mason,
Solicitor for plaintiff
STATE or MAINE
COUNTY OF HANCOCK SIS, Nov. 49, 8. d 1873
Then personally appeared Ada B. Thonp.
son and made oath that she has read The
above dill ana knows the com ents thereof and
that the same is true OF her own knOSledge,
except the matters stated to be on u.orm3.
ton and belief. and that. as tothose matters,
she believes them to be true.
Before me.
FRED L. Mason,
Justice OF the Peace.