Wilbur v. White
Supreme Judicial Court of Maine
On report. This was an action on the case wherein the plaintiff alleged, in substance, that the defendant without any authority, license or permission sunk a piece of timber known as a deadman, to which was attached an iron chain and a large iron hook, in the wrought and traveled part of Knapp Street in the town of East Livermore.
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On report. This was an action on the case wherein the plaintiff alleged, in substance, that the defendant without any authority, license or permission sunk a piece of timber known as a deadman, to which was attached an iron chain and a large iron hook, in the wrought and traveled part of Knapp Street in the town of East Livermore. The hook and chain attached to the deadman extended from the timber and lay upon the surface of the ground in the street, and the deadman and chain were wrongfully, negligently and without license therefor suffered by the defendant to remain in the street for a long…
1Opinion of the CourtStrout, J.
Clarry made a contract witli this defendant to mo.ve a building from one site to another, and after its removal to put in a basement and make repairs upon the outside. The means and appliances for the removal, and the route over which the building was to pass were not mentioned in the contract, but were left wholly to the defendant. The defendant before doing anything under his contract made a contract with Walker, by which Walker was to remove thé building to the new site, for an agreed lump sum. As in the first contract, the means, appliances and route were left wholly to Walker, who was to…
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