The independent-reporter., 1923-04-12
srpRrsE JUDICIAL cerRT
IfHf ALL NEXT WEEK I.
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The oa' &c Fred W. Gray was re-
Pinsdela ~ tbe case of Parker s, Lit
,l'sasid lslsI ys Edith IL T. Ralph a1pei L. Kgore
ted George Goodwin was de-
Eu. 70 oleo the case OF North An
faaltesai' co ro VS. Harry Hagopian.
500 hls. 90 u Of Davis B. keene, who
fhe eass ,orking for Henry Reed, at
hos been ,"on W., vl ". E. Ware and
Eos, ..at National Bank TT. was also ga,o set,
hIs h shortly before trial, MI. 49, wa, an 9
tied nr;etor SUI Of the livery stable on
is prop,st a,reet and suit was brought on
Water sa,t s annexed for labor render
ID aeeUen "aane for the defendant. Mer-
ed D. Merrill for the plaintih and
eager r,n < Shumway for 'he 'e'
Gov FRIDAY
oriminal docket was called
u.linv in' forenoon. Earl Harmon, a
Fridas raant in a non-support case,
reSpoaa1, %a,ore the Judge and stated that
fslhe sas - only one week in arrears in
he wa He was told to go and
pas'ns5" as" weeks amount which he was
pa 5.rad a 10 pay toward the support OF
oiul ls tamily and 10 come back ana tell
DIS r, l'a that he had attended to this
lhr The criminal docket was
nan nv County Attorney James H.
la'pa mr. and was handled in a thoro
noa Iudge Dunn evidently being
llaDr lllsaD,miped to clean up the cases as
de'e, A ne possihle. This occupied
ho'r 'r,orahlp time and resulted in
'ou.as s,wonty-four cases being marked
m ,.;al on criminal matters alone.
ea,orl eases assigned for the day
.,ro settled. The case of the kel-
~ Iumber Co. VS. Joseph Fortin of
ss Ed was referred to Judge Dunn
%o hoard in Jackman during the
nmar This case was in connec-
~ with numbering operations, the
1hjnttfs claiming to have furnished
ssin more than his labor amounted
u, hauling lumber. Several mat
:. cane ND which made it seem ad-
i..hp 10 have the case referred.
,,Dr g. Butler for the plaintin,
psrgiu and Maher for the defense.
| The case of Addie Tompkins VS.
bomas H. Bigelow was continued,
nd Tho cases of John A. Simpson VS.
,aoee A. Simpson and of John A.
,imnson VS. George w. Simpson and
fanspl A. Simpson were both default
n The case of Xavier Wirrmann VS.
Nickerson was defaulted by
graement The case of Louis Thi-
Ieault VS. Fred Withee was also set
lodi These cases were all assigned
Or Friday
The case of William D. Sargent
nd Chester Nutting, members of
neal plumbing firm known as w. d.
E,rqent & Co.. VS. B. T Steward and
Fair X. Marston was begun Friday
nernoon. Merrill & Merrill for the
lantffs and Cover & Shumway for
be defense. Steward & Marston,
brmerly were engaged in the heat
rg and plumbing business in Show
egan and sold out to the Sargent
oncern. The plaintiffs contended
hat they furnished goods and labor
h accounts annexed to Steward &
arston. The business changed
ands on July 6, 1920 and action was
rought to recover for goods sold and
York done. The plaintiffs contended
hat they bought stock which was
ored in the barn of Mrs. Sarah S.
arston, in the Blunt barn and else
there in town. They claimed that
N agreement was reached to accomo-
ate each other, as Steward & Mars
On decided to go to Waterville and
inter into business, by selling goods
each other at cost plus ten per
ht Steward e Marston had re-
tiyed credit for some things fur
bhed Sargent & Co. The witnesses
Ge Mrs. Hazel Keene, former
Mkkeeper, II. A. Dinsmore, an en-
lyee,, W. d. Sargent and Chester
hitting. Mr.. Sargent told of the
hde and where the stock was locat
He told of the partially complet-
contract for work at the home OF
H. Colby in Bingham which Stew
Nd G. Marston had begun and that his
mpany was TO finish the same. He
bid of the arrangement for charging
lock at cost plus ten per cent, and
Aaimel that the items charged for
hhor at the Colby house were rea-
onable and fair. Mr. Sargent said
hat he had talked with Mr.. Marston
bout paying the bill and that he had
aid that he would come up to Show
egan and fix things up, finding no
ault with any items on the bill
(hich he had received. Later on in
be summer he had some talk with
Er Marston, he said. and the last
me that he had called on Mr.. Mars
on. the latter had said that he had
|harged him too much for fire clay
nj with regard to some air valves
nlch were discarded in completing
pc Colby job, Sargent said he had
greed 10 throw those in. Witness
ad Mr. Marston found fault with the
Ill Tor labor. Under cross examin-
lOn witness said there was no in
ehlory made of the stock but that
gave Mr.. Marston the price asked
pf' that he intended to buy all The
ods there were whether they were
sed or not, and that a saw table in
" Marston barn, which was. includ-
partial list of the goods made
Wy according to the witness. The
Aness also said that he and his
primer had taken over an order of
@ahg that Mr.. Marston had ordered.
lh regard to some roofing which
psard & Marston had borrowed of