Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-04-11
Supernumerary Drawn
to Serve on First
Traverse jury

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| Court convened Tuesday morning
ut $40 o'clock and the first traverse
! jury was excused until the afternoon
session. The case to come before the
court that morning was to come be-
| fore the second jury, one member Of
which was absent and Jeremiah
Larry OF Canaan was drawn from the
supcrnumcrary jurors TO serve. The
case was that of Lionel G.. Traitor
of Skowhegan VS.. United States Bob
bin and Shuttle Company. with Cow
cr and Shumway Of SkOwhcgan rep
| ICSenting the plaintiff and the de-
| Tense being represented by Harry
| Manser of Lewiston.
| Mr.. Subway opened tho case,
| stating that the question for the jun
Ors 10 consider and decide upon was
what was the contract between the
| two parties, and explained in a clear
| ana direct manner the plaintiff S
side of the case. saying that Mr..
Skinner. representing the defense.
came to SkoWhcSan anHwas met by
| Mr.. TraftOn and J. =. Bean of Ilar-
| mony who was also to be n party to
| the business, and the matter of get
i ting hard wood lumber for the Y. S.
| Bobbin and Shuttle Company and de-
| iIN "a tI. at tIitiI INN III Iloi IiiouS wac
| considered, and Mr.. Trafton and Bean
stated that they could not take the
| job on a fiat basis because at that
| time. in the years Of 1913 and 1918,
| our country was at war and the un
! certain conditions Of labor and car
| service would make it an impossible
| ity 20 estimate with any degree of
| accuracy what II would cost to cut
| and deliver the lumber. and especially
| if numbering had to be done in the
| summer and tho plaintiff claims that
| the contracted price was to be $500
per thousand Plus any extra expense
which was incurred by TraftOn and
i Bean in ops rating because of the un =
| certain conditions at that time. and
| that suit is brought to recover III"
| balance of $3l1l.SI plus the interest
! Of SlSA.2l, making 2 total of $3252.oS
now due. Only $6351 has been paid.
| The plaintiff claims TO have delivered
326, coo feet OF lumber which was ac-
| cepted by the company.
| In return the defense claim that
| thew did not promise 10 pay 4 stated
price plus any extra expense incur
| red by the plaintiff ana that the only
question for the jurors is whether
The defense did agree 10 pay tn"
| S19.5o plus extra expense or Tat
pfic" OF ~ l,gf 'ouS''"l az ',,e ~
iense cam: ne Ml'hesaes M, ra'', rro -
t t.n pa1''t'i< I noan If carrtunl, Via
WAS present at the Trafton nome a.
the time the contract was maze ana
| v 40 was to assist IN operating on me
FOX lot in HARMONY hNt VINO Shu' y
feeling that the lnh WAS nov Pr
enough Tor tWo WIN 'hc CON
Mr.. skinner, WthufeW- NJ. 'a. ~ :!
was the first witness calio" anu ~
testimony told tn" same Story as ha .
been given ny MI shuiil""t III rs
opening. .
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