Goddard v. Inhabitants of Harpswell
Supreme Judicial Court of Maine
On motion and exceptions. This was an action of trover, begun November, 1888, and. tried on the general issue, at the December term, 1890, in this court sitting in Sagadahoc county. The verdict was for the plaintiff for two hundred and fifty-two dollars, and the defendant filed a general motion for a new trial. Exceptions were also taken, but they became unimportant by the disposition made of the motion by the law court. The case is stated in the opinion.
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On motion and exceptions. This was an action of trover, begun November, 1888, and. tried on the general issue, at the December term, 1890, in this court sitting in Sagadahoc county. The verdict was for the plaintiff for two hundred and fifty-two dollars, and the defendant filed a general motion for a new trial. Exceptions were also taken, but they became unimportant by the disposition made of the motion by the law court. The case is stated in the opinion. Counsel cited: Doherty v. Braintree, 148 Mass. 495, and cases cited; Woodcock v. Calais, 66 Maine, p. 236. We do not know positively how…
1Opinion of the CourtEmery, J.
The County Commissioner’s of Cumberland county, upon an appeal from the refusal of the selectmen, laid out a town road in Harpswell. This action of the commissioners was upon appeal affirmed by this court, and the certificate of affirmance sent down May 31, 1886. Within the limits of the road thus located, the plaintiff had prior to the location placed some amount of stone, timber and earth, with the consent of the owners of the land, for the purpose of constructing a road and bridge, along the same line afterward located by the commissioners.
After the location and establishment of the road…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Hawks v. Inhabitants of CharlemontMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1871
- Waldron v. City of HaverhillMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1887
- Deane v. Inhabitants of RandolphMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1882
- Doherty v. Inhabitants of BraintreeMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1889
- Hennessey v. City of New BedfordMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1891
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