Mott v. Mott
Supreme Judicial Court of Maine
On exceptions by plaintiff. Action of assumpsit brought by the plaintiff against the defendant Charles W. Mott, to recover for her services "at cooking for said defendant and persons employed by him and engaged at cutting and hauling” certain logs and lumber. The plaintiff claimed a lien on the logs and lumber, the same were attached on the writ, notice thereof was given to the log owners and they duly appeared in answer thereto.
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On exceptions by plaintiff. Action of assumpsit brought by the plaintiff against the defendant Charles W. Mott, to recover for her services "at cooking for said defendant and persons employed by him and engaged at cutting and hauling” certain logs and lumber. The plaintiff claimed a lien on the logs and lumber, the same were attached on the writ, notice thereof was given to the log owners and they duly appeared in answer thereto. When the action came on for trial, the plaintiff discontinued as to the defendant Mott and proposed to proceed only against the logs and lumber attached. Thereupon…
1Opinion of the CourtEmery, C. J.
The plaintiff brought against her husband an action of assumpsit upon account annexed. In the declaration she alleged that she "at the special instance and request of the said defendant labored for him, the said defendant, at cooking for the said defendant and persons employed by him and engaged at cutting and hauling” certain specified logs and lumber. The logs and lumber were attached upon the writ, and notice thereof given the owner of the logs. The owner appeared in answer thereto.
At the time set for trial the plaintiff discontinued as to the personal defendant, who then and at the time…
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- Moulton v. MoultonSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1973
- Anthony v. AnthonySupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1937