The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1920-10-07
The Supreme Judicial Court
Justice Warren c. Philbrook of Aue,,sts
Presiding.

Mott y. rernald, Troy; George Hall,
Brooks; Clifton X. Hartman, Prospect
A. L. Jones, Palermo; Frank W. johnson,
Freedom; Charles H. Libbey, Winterport
Henry Littlefield, Stockton Springs; E. L.
Morse, Belmont; Celia R. Nelson, Liberty
James H. Peavey, Lincolnville; Clarence
A. Paul, Belfast; R. S. Robertson, Swan
vile; George H. Staples, Frankfort; Ar
thur G. Stewart, Montville; Frank Stud
ley, Searsport; Clarence O. Woodbury.,
Northport; Freeman G. Wooster, Sears
mont.
The following were admitted to citizen
ship:
Samuel Benjamin Cohen of Rockland.
formerly of Belfast. A native of Russia.
Silas Whitman Newcomb of Belfast.
Subject of Great Britain.
Joseph Henry Morris of Belfast. Sub
ject of Great Britain.
Henry William jefferson of Searsnort
Subject of Norway.
Frazier Ira Cronkhite of Monroe. Subj
ject of Great Britain.
Bedford Mason Staples of Patten, for
merly of Stockton Springs. Subject of
Great Britain.
Leonard Fred Landy of Stockton
Springs. Subject of Great Britain.
The case of Minnie j. Pilley VS.. Samu-
ell Cohen of Rockland was opened Satur-
day morning by the first jury. It was an
action of trover to recover 500 for goods
alleged to have been taken from the resi-
dence now owned by the plaintiff when
he moved to Rockland Oct 1919. The
defence was general denial. Taylor for
plaintiff; Buzzell for defendant. After
hearing the evidence presented by the
plaintiff Jndge Philbrook ordered the case
withdrawn with verdict for the defend
ant.
ADDITIONAL ASSIGNED CASES.
Hamlin VS.. Carsons, Ritchie; Buzzell.
Sanborn, Comp VS.. Sanborn.
Wade VS.. Whitney, Dunton; Morse.
Drake VS.. Parker, Cowan; Buzzell.
Pilley VS., Webb, Taylor; Ritchie.
The jurors with the exception of the
first jury were excused Saturday at $50
a. m. until 10 a. m. Monday.
This case of Fred E. Ellis vs. Horace
E. Jefferson, both of Belfast, was opened
to the jury Wednesday afternoon with
Ritchie for plaintiff and Dunton and
Morse for defendants. The action was
to recover damages resulting from
transaction in buying secondhand house.
hold goods. The jury returned a verdict
for the plaintiff in the sum of S1O8 "a.
A motion for new trial filed.
The case of Tewksbury Dodge VS.. Rod
erick N. Pendleton with F. W. Brown
for plaintiff and Ritchie for defendant
was assigned for Thursday but continued
The assigned case of W. A. Mason VS..
Boothly and Bartlett Co, had plea dines
filed and was continued. Ritchie. Dunton
and Morse.
The assigned case of Balm Bros. Co.,
VS.. N. D, Ross was entered neither party
no further action for the same cause, NJ
T. Crawford; Buzzell.
The cases of Alfred E. Brackett VS..
Emma M. Bracket and vice versa was
the division of household goods at the
time of their recent divorce.
In the following cases assigned for trial
Friday the entry was continued:
Frank Kenney VS.. John Paul Nichols
and Charles F. Drake, trustee. Cowan;
| Buzzell
Harry L Truewofthy, M. D., VS.. Mar
tina Hagarthy. Libby; Dunton & Morse.
| Foster C. Small, Md, VS.. Everett Bur-
CESS. c. 5. Taylor; Robert A. Carey.
! Keever Starch Co. VS.. S. A. Parker.
c. S. Taylor; Ritchie.
Pilley VS.. Webb. Taylor; Ritchie.
The case of the Waldo Trust Co. VS..
Drake ct al, was assigned for trial but
later withdrawn. Ritchie for pltf. Cowan
! for deft.
Judge Philbrook has reserved his decis-
ion in the equity case of Higgins VS.. Hig-
| gins.
The case of Stockton Springs Trust Co.
VS.. the Denslow Hall Association was
tried by A. S. Lttlefeld of Rockland for
plaintiff and Buzzell for defendant. The
verdict was for the defendant in the sum
of $253. 83. The. action was to settle the
question as to the responsible party for
repairs on building in Stockton Springs
occupied by both plaintiff and defendant.
The case of Dodge VS.. Pendleton was
opened Monday morning before the jury,
later withdrawn and heard before Judge
Philbrook. There was insufficient evil
dence to sustain the charge of trespass,
on which the case was based, and the
entry of ''hearing off; continued made.
The court room was crowded Monday
afternoon and Tuesday with many from
Lincolnville to listen to the case of Ralph
M. Collamer of Lowell, Mass, formerly
of Lincolnville vs. Preston Player of New
York. Arthur S. Littlefield of Rockland
appeared for the plaintiff and John e. Nell
son of Augusta for the defendant. The
suit was brought to recover for legal neg
ligence with damages assessed at SIS, 600.
The plaintiff was employed as caretaker
on Resolution island in Penobscot Bay
owned by Mr.. Player and on Jan. ~23,
1918, while engaged in caring for boat
on the premises broke his right leg and
was otherwise injured. The details of
the accident are familiar to all the Jour-
nal readers and the legal notice of the
suit with the plea in the case was also
advertised in Oct. 1918. The plaintiff
and his wife were introduced by Mr.. Lit
tlefield as witnesses, while Mr.. Nelson
presented Mr.. Player, MIR. Mcleod and
MIR. Gray of Dark Harbor. The defence
was that Mr.. Player was seriously ill al