Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1855-05-19
LOCAL NEWS.
PROCEEDINGS OF COURT.
PORTED ron THE REPoRER."l

Court opened at 10 o'clock, A. M. After
the usual motions, adjourned until afternoon,
when the dockets were called over and judg-
ments taken.
PENNA. STATE LuNATIc HOSPITAL VS.. OVER
sEERs OF Poor OF FRANKLIN TwP-This ac-
ton was brought for the recovery of sum due
the Hospital for keeping Keziah Myers, lu-
natic, wife of Jeremiah Myers. The jury af-
ter hearing the facts, under the instruction of
the Court, gave the plaintiff verdict for
1854 ~ Macfarlane for plaintiff and Mer-
cur for defendant.
CORNELIUS HUNsIcKER VS.. WIN. r. HAYNES
AND A. ID. SPALDING.-This was an action in
trespass brought for the recovery of the value
of some 40, 900 feet of white pine sample boards
sold by said A. ID. Spaldng, as Deputy Sher-
iff, in suit of said Haynes vs. Miller, in 1858,
the boards being claimed by said plaintiff The
jury find verdict for said plaintiff in the SUM
Of $lS2 10. Adams for plaintiff and EIwell
and Smith for defendant
Nancy EDWARDS VS.. ABEL EDwARDs.-On
motion Of Mr.. Garfield, and on reading depo-
sitions, the Court decree divorce from the
bonds of matrimony.
In the matter of the application of Michael
Kennedy for the benefit of the Insolvent laws,
the Court direct a habeas corpus to issue, and
said Kennedy be brought into Court from the
jail of the county. Petition presented-schedule
of property made, and bond filed and approved;
whereupon the said Kennedy is discharged from
custody. He was committed to jail at Februa-
ry Sessions, 1854, for selling liquor without
license
NJ c. MERCUR vs. THE STATE Mutual IN
sURANcE CoMPANY.-Action of Assumsit, bro't
for the recovery of a sum covered by policy of
insurance Plaintiff made application to C. S.
Russell, Agent of said Company, in 1851, to
insure his dwelling house, situate in Burlington
township, in the farmers department of said
Company. Mr.. Russell made a survey and
sent it on to the company at Harrisburg, sta
ting that one room in the building was occu-
pied and used as store. The Company refus-
ed to take the risk in that department On a
second survey, copied from the first, Mr.. Mer
cur made the following endorsement -
hereby agree to hold the Company responsible,
Tor any loss that may be occasoned by fire in the store
! room" m. G.. MERCUR,"
Upon this application policy issued. Ii
1858 the buildingswas consumed by fire, which
originated in a room over the store. The eyi
dence showed that this room was accessible on
ly from the store-that it was used to keer
rags boxes, brooms, &c, that the rags were
kept in bin by 5 feet, and also contained
timothy and clover seed for farming purposes
and also chains, saws and shovels The coun.
sci for the defendant asked the Court to CHARGE
the jury that this room was part of the store
the fire having occurred therein-that it was
used in connection with the store for mercan.
tile business, and therefore Mercur was pre-
cluded from recovering The Court refused to
do so, and directed the jury that if they be-
leved, by reasonable construction of the facts
that 1t was part of the store, then there could
be no recovery. But if they believed it was
not, then Mercur was not precluded by the en-
dorsement on the application, and ought to re
cover the amount covered by the policy. The
jury returned verdict for the plaintiff in the
sum of $ll IL 90 Mercur and Adams fo,
plaintiff, and Elwell for defendant.
EZRA SPALDING VS.. BROWN & ROCKWELL
Action of ejectment, brought for the recovery
of piece of land in Franklin township. upop
which one end of defendants dam is abutted
Under the direction of the Court, the iury re-
turned verdict for plaintiff.
Thereupon the jury were discharged and the
Court stands adjourned until Saturday the 9th
inst, when matters ON the argument list will
be disposed of.
Upon petition, the Court grant the follow
ing licenses =
To S. A. Mills, North Towanda
Nathan Olmstead, Ulster.
John Randall, SheShequin.
L. X, Davies, Athens borough.
" Darius Myers, Milan.
" John Howard, Browntown.
John c. Wilson, Albany.
Jacob Reel, Athens Twp.
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