Lapham v. Norton
Supreme Judicial Court of Maine
On report. Trespass against tbe sheriff of Waldo county, for the acts of" J. L. Norton, his deputy, February 3, 1876, in taking with force and arms, carrying away and converting to his own use, one water wheel and gear thereto belonging, consisting of two' iron shafts, two beveled gears and two drums, all of the value-of eight hundred dollars. Writ was dated October 1, 1877. Plea, general issue, with brief statement denying property in the plaintiff, etc.
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On report. Trespass against tbe sheriff of Waldo county, for the acts of" J. L. Norton, his deputy, February 3, 1876, in taking with force and arms, carrying away and converting to his own use, one water wheel and gear thereto belonging, consisting of two' iron shafts, two beveled gears and two drums, all of the value-of eight hundred dollars. Writ was dated October 1, 1877. Plea, general issue, with brief statement denying property in the plaintiff, etc. The full court to decide the case according to the legal rights; of the parties, with power to draw inferences as a jury might.. The report…
1Opinion of the Court
DáNfobth, J.
The report in this case shows, that, in 1870, Franklin Treat went into the possession of a lot of land, on *85which was a mill privilege, owned by George A. Pierce, under a verbal agreement for its purchase. While so in possession, he built a mill thereon, either for himself or the plaintiff. Treat testifies that he bought the premises of Pierce, with an understanding from previous conversations with the plaintiff, that on certain conditions he would take them. It further appears that the plaintiff furnished the materials for the mill, among which was the wheel and gearing, the title…
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