Inhabitants of Ellsworth v. Inhabitants of Bar Harbor

An action to recover under Sec. 71, Chap. 19, R. S., for supplies and medical attendance furnished to the family of one Chaires A, Emerson during a quarantine ordered by the Board of *357Health of the city of Ellsworth. A jury found for the plaintiff and the case comes before this court on motion for a new trial on the usual grounds.

It is admitted that the quarantine was proper and in the interests of public health, and that the supplies and medical attendance were properly furnished, that the prices charged in the plaintiff’s writ are reasonable, and that Charles A. Emerson is not able nor has…