Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1855-11-15
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GOURT OF COMAoh LHAo' "ie
Court adjourned on Tuesday morning
to meet again next Wednesday morning,
when il viii again meet, dispose of some
unfinished matters before the court and
adjourn for the present term. The
amount of business on the docket of the
present term was small. We make the
following memorandum of the litigated
business from the docket.
The only criminal case tried was that
Of the State VS.. VIM. Jeffers, charged
with utttering and passing a bank bill
altered from 81, to SO, verdict
not guilty. Nash for State, Cushing
and Perry for defence. OF the civil
causes we notice the following: John
Bower VS.. A. Holcomb; damages
claimed for negligently and unskilfully
erecting mill-verdict for plaintiff with
SI95 damages-Perry and Gushing
for plaintiff, Holcomb and Bradbury for
defendant. Us. and 1T. Myers VS..
u. Blagg ct al, claiming damages for
sinking fiat boat, was submitted to the
Court and continued till the next meet
ingof the Court; Gushing for plaintiffs;
Perry for defendants. Benjamin Wheel
ervs. VIM. Null, petition on promisso-
ry note, plea failure of consideration
Judgment for defendent; Gushing for
plaintiff, Nash and Strait for defendant.
VIM. Knox VS.. C. G. Upton, SANDER
verdict for defendant; Gushing, Clark,
and Strait, for plaintiff, Perry and Nasn
for defendant. Gabriel Houck VS.. Mar
paret Davenport and others, petition
filed for specific performance against
the heirs of James Alexander, deceased;
the answer seeks to invalidate the con-
tract, and setting up insanity-verdict
for plaintiff; Nye and Nash for plaintiff,
Hall and Holcomb for defendants
Thomas Morris VS.. Thomas Jones; the
petition alleges that defendant agreed
TO furnish plaintiff home in considera-
ton of certain services performed and
to be performed and refusal to per.
form. on part of defendant-verdict fol
defendant; Bradbury and Nash for
plaintiff, Nye, Clark and Strait for de-
fendant. Peter Raymond and wife VS..
John Williams. petition for damages for
an assault and battery on Mrs. Ray
mond-verdict for plaintiff with $3.50
damages; Gushing and Bradbury for
plaintiff; Perry for defendant. Judge
Nash being a party to the following
suit, Judge Peck was present and deci-
ded it:-John eating VS.. the first Pres
byterian Society of Gallipolis. This
was petition in error fled by the plain
tiff in error to reverse and vacate
the proceedings and Judgment in an
action of forcible entry and detainer
heretofore tried before A. Watts, Esq,
instituted by said Society against the
plaintiff in error. The Court held that
there was no error in the transcript of
the proceedings, and affirmed the judg-
ment; Nye, Cushing and Perry for plain
tiff; Nash for defendant. Bersheba
Waugh VS.. John Waugh, petition for
alimony; the Court ordered the defen-
dant to pay 500 alimony for present
support and continued the case to ena-
bic the parties to make an amicable ar
rangement before the next term; Cush-
ing and Nash for petitioner; Perry and
Lewis for defendant.
We noticed the presence during the
term the following attorneys from other
counties: Judge Nye, and D. Alban,
ESQ.,, of Washington; H. S. Bundy,
ESQ, Of jackson; A. Merrill and Gen.
Simpson, of Meigs, and H. S. Neal,
Esq, and C. G. Hawley, Esq, of Law
renee.