Redington v. Frye
Supreme Judicial Court of Maine
Reported by Hathaway, J. This, and the case of Epliraim Hamilton v. Hiram Crommett, were submitted to a referee under the annexed agreement, and in his reports, (also annexed,) the referee states certain questions of law, and the two cases are now submitted to the full court for the decision of those questions. Upon said agreement and reports, the court are to render such judgment in these two cases, as law and justice may require.
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Reported by Hathaway, J. This, and the case of Epliraim Hamilton v. Hiram Crommett, were submitted to a referee under the annexed agreement, and in his reports, (also annexed,) the referee states certain questions of law, and the two cases are now submitted to the full court for the decision of those questions. Upon said agreement and reports, the court are to render such judgment in these two cases, as law and justice may require. This memorandum of agreement, made October 31, 1856, between William A. Frye, on one part, and Joseph M. Moore and Asa Redington on the second part, witnesseth.…
1Opinion of the CourtCutting, J.
This action was instituted for the alleged wrongful conversion of the plaintiff’s property. The defendant justified as an officer, having attached on mesne process and sold on execution the property, in favor of certain individuals, to enforce liens for personal services rendered for one Hiram Crommett, who had sub-contracted with the plaintiffs in those suits to run the lumber. The action was referred, by a rule of court, and the referee has reported in favor of the plaintiffs, unless his findings constitute a legal defence, and two questions, as matters of law, are presented to the court…
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