Brownlee as Premier of the Province of Alberta was accepted to-day, and. Mr. R. G, Reid, former Provincial 'Treasucer, was appointed to succeed him. Mr. Brownlee tendered his! resignation after a jury convicted him of the seduction of Vivian Mac Millan, government—stenographer, but this decision was ignored by the' Chief Justice, Mr. Ives, who filed written judgment dismissing the ease, Mr. J. E. Brownlee, on July 1 was ordered by a Supreme Court Jury to pay Miss Vivian Ma Millan "$10,000 damages for _incement and seduction. Miss Mac-
Millan's father, a ce-plaintiff, awarded $5,000 damages.
Mr. Brownlee was charged with fenticoment and seduction, it being stated that, in 1980, when Miss MacMillan" was nineteen years fold and her father Mayor of Edson, she entered the government service a typist. It was alleged that her relations with Mr. Brownlee extended over a period of 2% years.
Mr. MacMillan appeared as a coplaintiff. The Alberta Premier strenuously denied misconduct but the Supreme Court jury on July 1 awarded damages to both plaintiffs, Judgment, however, was not entered fas Mr. Justice Ives strongly disagreed with the verdict, which te ignored in fling a writen judgment on uly 4.
The acting Chief Justice simultaneously dismissed the conspiracy claim filed against the girl by Mr.
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