Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1919-08-27
STATE OF MAINE.
COUNTY or HANCOCK IS.
SUPREME JUDICIAL CoUsr, Is EeurTY
ADA b. THOMPSON
ALoNzo z. THoMPsoN


ALoNzo Y. THOMPSON.
To the Supreme Judicial Court In EQUITY.
A DA B. Thompson of Ellsworth. Hancock
"A county, state OF Maine. complains
against AloBzo r. Thompson, of said Ellis
worth, and says:
l., That on the 7sd day OF April. isIs the
said Atonzo +. Thompson fled his hill in
equity IN TINS court against her to recover
possession Of certain goods and chatteis
named in said bill In equity. claiming title
thereto and praying for delivery to himself
and possession Of said goods aud chattels, at
that the said Ada b. Thompson be restrsinee
from removing them. said bill In equity was
brought under section 6. OF chapter %, OF
revised statutes OF Maine. the said AiunEo r.
Thompson and the said Ada b. Thompson
being then busbandEnd wife. Said bill in
equity referred to is hereby maze part of
this complaint.
Q. That she appeared by counsel I'm answer
to said bill OF said Alonso Z. Thompson.
3. That on August -, 1918. 9 decree that
the said bill be taken pro oonfssso was hted a
copy OF which decree IL hereto annexed and
mace part OF this bill.
4 That on September Q, 1918, a final decree
was died, which said anRl decree is IN the
following erms, to wit: Final Decree. This
cause came on to be heard this day, and the
piainuh's bill having been taken pro eoafsssa
BY decree of this court on the 18th day of
August, 1918. for want OF defense. and ten DAYS
having elapsed since the eatering of said
decree without motion 20 reopen the same;
therefore. upon consideration of the same .
II Is ordered sdiadged and dcereed as follows
namely; Thai the said Ada b. Thorn pson
goods prayed for in the pisinuft's Bill TO IL
said Aionso +. Thesn pson or his attorney No
costs TO be allowed either p,rty.
Justice Supreme Judicial Court
Sept. 9th. 1915.
s. That on November :. 1918, she was ar.
rested and committed to Jail on a warrant for
contempt. for failure to comply with said
hnai decree, and was thereby pat 10 gry.l
trouble and expense and humiliation. aud
was compelled 20 deliver said goods and chat.
tells to the said Alonxo 2. Thompson, in order
TO purge herself of contempt. when in truth
and In fAcI she had no int tion Of deh ing
any order OF conrt, and had no knowledge
and understanding that said decree had been
rendered against her, and did not nuder-
stand the meaning aud effect OF said decree;
out on the contrary had acted always and
wholly upon tue advice OF her counsel by
whom she Was informed that he was looking
after her case. and that IL had been coutin-
ned and was still epen and pending.
6. That said bill in equity has never been
heard upon its merits. that In truth aud in
fact she 10 owner and emitted TO possession
OF said goods aad chsttels. that said decree
was obtained through fraud, accident and
and understanding, and without fault on her
part; that by reason of thu premises and
without the fault OF the petitioner justice has
not been done. That she is WITHOUT adequate
remedy in law Wherefore she pfays:
/. That said ~Final Decree may be re.
viewed and reversed and declared TO be null
aud void. that asAFinglupoa the bill OF the
said Aisngo Z. Thompson be ordered, and
that this petitioner be permitted TO appear
aud defend said bill upon its merits.
2. That the said Alonro r. Thompson may
be eniointafrom proceeding to enforce said
FINAL decree" and tnAt the issuance of
further process Hereunder may be stayed.
g. That this petitioner may have such
other and further reliet as the nature OF the
case may rsqalre,
And may 1t please this honorable court to
Issue its subpoena TO the said Alonxo r.
Thorn pson CON msnding him to appear before
this court aud answer to this bill OF com
piaint, and abide the orders and DEGREES
thereon.
ADA b. THOMPSON.
Fred L. Mason,
Solicitor for plaintiff
STATE OF MAINE
CousrY OF HAscocK 50. Nov. IL, q. isIs
Then personally appeared Ada d. Thomp-
son and made oath that she has read the
above Gill ana knows the contents thereof aud
that the same Is true OF her osn knowledge,
except the matters stated to be on informa.
lion and belief. and that. as to those matters,
she believes them to be true.
Before me,
FRED l.. MASON,
Justice OF the Peace.
Dated this 9Th day OF November. a. d, 1915.