Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-10-16
Hunter Brings
Suit Against Gregory
For S27 Repair Work

The case of Nathan Hunter versus
Kostas Gregory was heard in the mu-
nicipal court yesterday by Judge
Charles w. Atchley. Suit was brought
by Mr.. Hunter to recover the sum of
s27 for labor and new parts used in
repairing car belonging to Mr.. Gre
cory.
The former was. represented by Carl
Blacklngton and the latter by H. c.
Marden, both attorneys of this city.
Mr.. Hunter, first on the stand, testi-
fed that he was an auto mechanic
and ran garage on Ticonic street.
In July he said he repaired a car
for Gregory Brothers, and had never
been paid for the job. He stated that
the work was completed and the car
given a tryout on a Saturday evening
and another on Sunday. The follow
ing Monday, Christopher Gregory
came after the car, took it out and
seemed satisfied that the work had
been correctly done. Said he even
complimented him on the fine job he
had done on it. He stated that
unsatisfactory until he (Hunter) sued
for payment.
Mr. Gregory's contention was that
the car had not been properly re-
paired and that 1t was necessary to
take it into another garage a few
days later because of the grinding
noise that issued from the transmits
sion case.
When asked by Attorney Marden
whether a car which had just been
repaired would be apt to knock and
grind, Mr.. Hunter replied that it was
possible, that it depended on how the
car was used. He said that gears
may be stripped or otherwise injured
in various ways. He also said that
the work had been handicapped some
by bent fork placed in the trans
mission by young man sent up by
Mr.. Gregory to help in the work
Allan j. McInnis, a mechanic, said
that he worked for Hunter while
Gregory's car was in for repairs. Rode
in the car when it was tried out on
a Saturday, and that it operated
smoothly and silently, and he noticed
particularly going up grade that there
was no knocking.
Israel Bouford, whose home is In
Skowhegan, but who stops in this city,
testified that he was in the garage
al the time the car was taken out by
Mr.. Gregory, and that so far as he
could see or hear there was nothing
wrong with it. 1t ran smoothly, with
out noise or knock.
Christopher Gregory testified that
Hunter came into his store at 166
Main street one day and inquired
about fixing the car. Gregory affirmed
that he did not give the car to Hunt
er without references regarding the
quality of his work, and Hunter said
he guaranteed his work. He ex-
planned the trouble as being a grind
in the rear end.
Edmund Boudreau, an employee of
Gregory, took the car to Hunters on
a Saturday The car was fixed in
one day and Boudreau drove it back
The witness claimed that the car was
worse after having been repaired than
it was when taken to the garage. The
next day he took it back to Hunters
place and complained of it's condition,
and after Hunter told him it would
be fixed in a week or so, Gregory
drove it away, only to return the next
day and complain again. He finally
took the car to Bowman's garage on
Spring street and after taking a ride
in it Mr.. Bowman promised to fix it.
When the work was completed the
witness with the repairs, and paid
for the job.
Three other witnesses were called
for the defense in the trial that lasted
until late hour last evening.