The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1919-04-10
COURT SESSION LIKELY
To Be SHORT
Some Interesting Cases TO be Tried

Some Interesting Gases TO be Tried
The 1irst case for the jury WAS an
action brought by Carl S. Robbins
of Madison against f. f Wentworth
Corporation automobile dealers hay
ing an Office in Bangor This was an
action in trover to recover damages
to an automobile and for tools which
the plaintiff claims We're appropriated
by the defendant corporation. Mr.
Robbins bought of the defendant an
Overland car and gave Holmes note
in part payment and the plaintiff not
meeting the payment due in June
1918, the defendant took possession of
the car and carried 1t TO Bangor Mr.
Robbins afterwards redeemed the car
but claimed that during its possession
by the defendant. it had been used
as public car and was thereby in
jured This trial went to the jury
on Thursday. April 2, and on the fol
lowing day a verdict for the plaintiff
was rendered Damages were as
sessed at $20S,33. Merrill & Mer-
rill of Skowhegan represented the
plaintiff and c. o. Small of Madison
and O'Connor, Conquest & Breitbard
of Bangor appeared for the defendant.
The next case claiming the atten-
tion of the jury, WAS an action of W.
w. Huntoon Of Norridgewock against
Belle Cloutier and Treffle Cloutier of
Skowhegan, for a suit on a promis-
sorry note for $150 The note was
given in payment for a horse and the
defendant claimed breach of war
ranty This trial was opened on Fri
day morning. Attorney G. w. Cover
of this town appeared for the Hun
toon party and Merrill & Merrill for
the plaintiffs.
The verdict in the Huntoon-Clou
tier case was returned on Monday in
favor of the plaintiff for $745l.
The next trial for the jury was the
case of Charles Colby and Percy
Withee of Smithfeld ct al against
Clarence Stevens also OF the same
town, and Ernest Seabury of New
burg against Clarence Stevens. These
cases were tried together Attorney
Fred +. Lawrence appeared for the
plaintiffs and Merrill & Merrill for
the defendant. The former case was
an action brought to recover for a
gasoline engine and the latter to re-
cover for a milking machine.
The verdicts in the trials mention
ed above, were rendered, Tuesday, in
favor of the defendant in both cases.
The next case to be tried was
brought by Deputy Sheriff Frank h.
Gipson of Bingham against Byron
Boyd r. V Brown OF Bingham rep
resented the plaintiff and Burlelgh
Martin appeared for the defendant.
Another case was that of +. p. Ian
der and Earl Folsom against Byron
Boyd The attorneys in that trial
we're r. Y. Brown for the plaintiff
and Burleigh Martin for the defend
ant
The last civil ca~e for the jury was
that of John Wentworth of Embden
against the Inhabitants OF Embden.
This was an action for labor on the
highway. The verdict was rendered
in favor of the plaintiff for $47.45. At
torney II. Y. Brown appeared for the
plaintiff, and Butler & Butler OF
Skowhegan for the defendants.
On Monday the following respond
ents were arraigned in criminal
cases: Floyd A. Adams Of Concord
larceny, pleaded guilty; Levi Nntting
of Hartland, charged with larceny or
cider from a dwelling, pleaded guilty
to simple larceny; Paul Roberge, resi-
dence unknown, alias Paul Robichaud
larceny, pleaded guilty; Albert Is.
Varney Of Pittsfeld pleaded not gull
ty to a liquor nuisance; Seth Davis
of Skowhegan pleaded not guilty to
indictments charging nuisance ana
common seller of intoxicating liq-
uors; Viola Davis pleaded not guilty
to indictments charging common sell
er. nuisance, and sale OF cider; Lewis
Dyer of Jackman pleaded not guilty
to indictments charging common sell
er. single sale and nuisance.
On Wednesday morning the Grimm
al docket was taken up.