Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1920-01-24
SUPERIOR couT
Verdict for Defendant
IN Case Of Bertha
Weller VS.. Marjorie
Lucier, Re turn e d
FRIDAY Afternoon

A verdict fm the defendant was re-
turned at fridays UeEsign Of the
Eennebec Superior ceurf n the c11e
IT Bertha weiler q WatMvilae Va.
Marjorie L.nclar Of Boston, Sn action
Of r-~spHss opensd Thursday n which
plaintiff claimed darlages n the sum
IF s51ae fnr injury 70 her right lag
which she alleged she Sustained
when \ iarEr dog ewnec by the de-
PENDANT. ran against her New. &. ly1S-
On Winter street N Eatervif1e
AZ the opening Of The session DR..
2oy Fitzpatrick Of Boston took the
witness stand fer croas-exaMination-
He testified thur the rufaing u The
siASn. testified 10 by DR.. Bower must
have been caused by external force
and thai II could have been causec
by heavy E1aasagllg.
The next witness WINS Ora 4.
Meader Of Wa1srviIle- father Of The
defendant. vito testified the defend
ant still !sas the dog He sai6 the deg
measured % "a inches from The
ground 10 The lower part Of the body.
Rsnuttal
Or NJ & Goodrich of Waserviiie.
in rebuttal testified ne heard Mrs..
L.aCier say II her testimony that
about the ninth Gay after the injury
she called upon Mrs. W-iier me hast
time and MADE up her mind 10 huve
nothing more 20 do with the cuse.
RE testified be first was called into
The case Nov. l. Il DAYS LITER the
accident. After he had called on Mrs
Weller Mrs. LucIer. accompanied BY
ter fa1he~, saw hlTu rala tive 20 me
case. He thought Mrs. Lucler had
said for HIM 70 send The bil TO Upon
cros=-ezaInina1ion TIE doctor testified
ne vas NOT s4-e Requiring the dates.
Miss Julla Leighton, Z nurse II the
employ Of L,- Goodrich. testified liza.
as Mrs. Lcciar was going OUT Of the
door The said 70 send the biz ID her
and Mr. Meader told Or Goodrich
Ii 90 @lj ne could ii the nstter.
Mrs. " eller the plaintiff. testified
that her GIVE Lr- was not with her
thai day-t1 has got iEte trouble
chasing chickens and the police look
tia deg from her about moor, She
said that Mrs. Eeunt1gf testimony
Lad described the day before the ac-
clde1lL. rather than the DAY OF the ac-
Cids-r.
supt. Of Schools Pat-an uf Water
Vie. r z. Scri1,ner headquarters
police finer. and Mrs Mary Ire
tar hen # Waterville also testified In
T'ntTUttal
n sur-rpl5- Ia Mrs Henn3ngs tes-
-ttied that previous ID that day she
md never before tafksd with Mrs
Weiler in ner -ar6. and lhat the dog
neVe~ chased = car before
And IN TtIr-rebuttal Mr. LuCier.
he defendant testified She lid not
tel DR. Goodrich 20 send his BIZ to
her pom c-Hss-eZaTninatiun she
testified that Attorney Jonas drew
IN The document she LAD taken TO
Ms. "a eiier FOR her Signature.
Mr. Member testified III sur-rebut.a1
thai be vert with his daagEter, M-s.
uCier Ia see Or Goodrich af er he
had taken The "ase. but nothing WIS
SAID about sending the bill 10 I'm or
t3 his daughter
The casn was then argued by Al
td''nev Carl jones for the defendant
and by Attorney Ma'1er for the plain
Lii, and Judge Became gave the
ChR-ge to the jury
The jury had TIE case under de-
liberation a little ever two hours
Following the return OF the verdict
a Jury was then drawn for the next
civi1 case IN order for trial that II
F7ers,e'-t r. Sawver Of Augusta VS.
Frank e Cheney Of Augusta. y hic}
win h. heard today Holm L. NelsU-
Of The law firm Of Andrews q Nei-
sor If Augusta iE atfgrnev for the
plaintiff. and z. T Maher OF Augus-
Ia il counsel for the defendant