Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1870-11-23
Court Proceedings.

GUuIl L~EOcetulngSs
Monday, the 18th, was occupied in tn,
trial 60 the Court OF a case between
James o. Chaffee and Malinds II. Chahse
and another brought by plaintiff, to sci
aside a conveyance of land executed by
one OF the defendants to the other, made
during a term Of Court at which plain
tiff recovered a Judgment against the
grantOr, (only a day or two before the
judgment was actually rendered,) with
view to subject the land to payment Of
plaintiffs Judgment. Plaintiff claimed
that the conveyance was made on pur-
pose to defeat his Judgment and was
fraudulent while defendants insisted
that the agreement TO sell the land was
uPonful consideration and was made be-
tween defendants long before the term
OF Court at which plaintiffs judgment
wa rendered. Decision reserved.
Hutchins & Glidden for plaintiff; Tay-
Tor & Jones for defendant.
On Tuesday the case OF Hildebrand,
Green & Tilden VS.. Thomas Burke WAS
tried to a jury. This suit was originally
brought before Justice Dawson, to re-
cover Of the defendant for a lot Of whis-
key sold him by plaintiffs when Burke
kept q place near the gas works, which
place was subsequently burned, and
with the building was burned a part Of
the whiskey bought Of plaintiffs. Before
the Justice judgment was rendered for
plaintiffs. Defence, that at the time Of
purchase defendant bought by sample
and paid part down; that the larger
part Of the whiskey, when received, was
not like the sample but was poorer in
quality that defendant notified plain
tiffs Of the fact and that he did not want
the article and should not use it, and
that plaintiffs directed that it remain I'M
til called for, and it was burned before
being called for. Defendant asked to
recover of plaintiffs the money paid over
and above the value Of the whiskey
used. Verdict for defendant $685..
Stun and Hutchins for plaintiffs; Hun
ter and Taylor for defendant.
The next jury case wss that Of Aelin-
da h. Merry VS.. Jas. o. Chatfee. The
parties were formerly husband and wife,
but were divorced in this Court three or
four years since, the divorce providing
that the wife ahould have and retain all
articles which had been her separate
property, and this suit was brought to
recover the value Of certain articles Of
that character claimed to have been kept
by defendant. Verdict on Thursday fer
plaintiff s1O2.27. Jones for plaintiff;
Judge Glidden for defendant.
The case of Frances Kirk vs.. Jacob
Dice, tried to a jury Thursday morning,
was brought to recover $500 damages
to the character or reputation Of plain
tiff Occasionsd by the defendant having
slandered plaintiff by saying that she
was a thief; that she stole defendants
chickens, and that he (defendantl found
her thimble in his chicken coop next
morning. Defendant denied having ut
tered the words. Verdict for defendant.
Fuller and Hutchins for plaintiff; Tay-
Tor & Jones for defendant.
On the same day Anderson, ct al vs..
Strawbridge, ct al was commenced 20 a
jury. The time until Saturday morning
was occupied in putting in the proof
when the parties concluded that they
could dispose Of the case more s~atisfac-
torily than the jury would be likely to
do, and so it was settled and the jury
discharged. Hutchins and Glidden for
plaintiffs; Hoffman and Taylor for de-
PENDANTS.
On Friday a partial hearing was had
in the case Of Quincy, ct al We. A. & G.
W. Railway Co., participated in by Hon.
C. N. Potter, of New York, Judge
Burke, Mr.. Otis and Mr.. Csnield Of
Cleveland, Hon. W. h. Epson, ofAkron,
and others. An entry was placed upon
the journal requiring parties who have
filed claims with the Clerk against Gen.
Potter, Receiver, TO m suit by
Petition by the 10th Of December next.