Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-06-24
SUPERIOR COURT

Court came in at $50 O'Clock Thurs
day morning. The case started yes
terday. William Levine VS.. John Pa
palos, was resumed and was not con-
cluded until the noon adjournment.
At that time the jury returned YER
dict for defendant
Mrs. Papalos took the stand this
morning and testified in substance
that she helped her husband count
rent money twice once he got out of
their box Sass and the second time h :
got $500; both times in September.
a. w. q. Corey. a travelling jewelry
salesman, stated that he was in Pa
palos' shoe shining parlor in Sep
TENDER and saw he and his son
counting money on the counter, one
on each side. and that they counted
out $500. He said that short time
before that the plaintiff was in the
place and had some conversation with
Papalos which he did not hear; that
stairs and returned and the money he
had was counted, then he went out
again and was gone a few minutes.
Joseph Hood, who lives on Main
street in the Levine block, testified
that Levine raised his rent five dol
lars month: that he saw him about
it. and said to him that John Papalos
was only paying s12 per month, and
why should he be raised, and was
told that they could afford to let
Johnnie have it a little cheaper as
he paid two years in advance in the
store and one year in advance on thu
house. He stated that that occurred
in November, 1919.
The next case was No. 554, Flor
ence Drawn VS.. George and Farris
Carl c. Jones, Esq, represented the
plaintiff and E. E. Peacock. ESQ, the
defendants.
This is a personal injury case
wherein Mrs. Drawn asks for dam
ages on account of injuries alleged
to have been received in falling down
a trap door in the toilet of the restau-
rant of the defendants. while she was
working there as a cook.
Mrs. Drawn testified that she work
ed from 7 o'clock P. NJ to II or one
o'clock, according to whether ii was
necessary or not She said she had
her meals there, and on the Sth day of
September, 1920, she got her dinner
there. then stepped into the toilet
and reached for the electric light, did
not find it, and as she made a step.
she went down through a trap door
that she knew was there, but had
never seen it OPEN She bruised her
self good deal and injured the liga
ments of her arm so that it still
troubles her when doing certain kinds
of work.
Several witnesses corroborated her
story.
The defendants took the stand and
stated that they found the sewer pine
plugged and sent word to the man in
charge of the building, Mr.. Cummings.
and he sent a plumber to repair it.
The plumber came and was shown
the trap door and went down to make
therepairs. At noon he came I'D. and
Mr.. Farris with him. as he had gone
down to give the plummber some as
sistance. At that time the trap door
was left open, although Mr.. Farris
said he did not know it. Mr.. Farris
stated that the cellar was lighted by
windows and a door, and the plumber
had lantern so that he could do his
work. The defendants disclaim any
liability In this case. as the work was
not being done by them, but by an
employe of. the agent of the owners
of the property.
All the remaining cases are in order
FRIDAY morning. and will be disposed
OF in their order On the trial list Al