Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-09-27
SUPREME COURT

Monday afternoon tie ease Of
! George Caenon q cattle dealer of
Madison ~. Fred CNr and the Inhabi-
tants Of Madison Tr. in which Gag
non sued to recover the amount Of
two prom sorry notes one of $40 and
the other for $3.50 with interest at
| t per sent since the spring of 1921.
The plaintiff was represented by at
torney Bernard Gibbs OF Madison and
! the defense was handled by county
attorney James II. Thorne also OF
! Madison.
Mr.. Gibbs opened the case stating
that Mr. Gagaon sold to the said
Fred CNr in March 1921 seven cows
and four calves and took Cyr's notes
one amounting TO $40 and the sec
ond TO $3.50 with interest at per
cent. There was a third note for
fifty dollars which was in payment Of
n smaller COW and which note las
tc the suit.
In Augusta Of the same year Mr.
Gagnon it was alleged purchased the
cattle back and was to pay only 500
for all OF them as cattle had dropped
and that the cattle because of the
dry season We're very thin and in
poor condition and We're only fit for
the packing houses. The notes had
! been negotiated at the Madison
Branch OF the Augusta Trust Com
pGny and this hundred dollars which
the plaintiff claimed that he was to
pay for tho cattle was to Lc applied
~ no Of Ia -
bank.
Before Gagnon as he claims pur-
chased back the stock he went to the
cTr farm accompanied by Samuel
Silver and Myah I.avine of Water
vile, Cattle buyers and it was claim
ed made a deal for tho stock which
Cyr was to drive to Norrdgewocl
which he failed to do, so the trade
was not comsumatcd.
Mr.. Gagnon was the first witness
for the plaintiff other witnesses sworn
We're Henry Danforth, Samuel Silver.
Myah Lavine. Fred Bass, Charlie
Daigie. In direct testimony Mr.. Gag
non was the only witness called by
the plaintiff who stated that he had
sold the cattle to Mr.. Cyr as stated
in the opening of the case by Mr.
Gibbs and that 100 was all they were
worth to him when he as he claimed
purchased them back. In cross exam
ination Gagnon could not or would
not say what he did with the cattle
nor how much he received for them
but he had disposed of all Of them
In the defense's opening it was
stated that the main issue was that
the two parties could not agree up
on price for which the last pur-
chase was made and that the defense
had never authorized the plaintiff to
take up or pay any note.
The witnesses on the defense were
Mr.. Cyr. August Dionne, John c.
Williams, John NJ. Lancaster, Coles
Richards, and deputy sheriff Elmer
S. Adams.
Mr.. Cyr testified to buying the
cows and to their value as milk cows
and that he sold his cream to the
Madison creamery and that it was
collected by Cole Richards and that
he did not make any conversation
with Silver or Lavine at his farm
about selling to them the cattle, he
also stated that his check for cream
from nine COWS having two besides
the seven purchased from Gagnon
was about fifty dollars a month and
that he did not agree to sell them to
Gagnon in a lump for 800. He adj
mitted that stock had dropped but
that he considered them worth from
$50 to s55 per head.
John Lawrence a merchant and
cattle dealer of Scion was called and