Juniata sentinel. [volume] (Mifflintown, Pa.) 1846-1873, 1870-12-14

nished plf, &c. In this case the point
was made and affirmed by the Court that
bounty taxes in excess of 20 mills on the
dollar of assessed valuation in any one
year were unlawful and could not be COL
lected in law. Verdict for plf for sl9.s2.
A. j. Furguson vs.. Noah Hertzler.-
Assumpsit to recover the value Of $500
straps or shaved hoop poles, valued at
$4,000 per thousand. Deft alleged that
the straps were worthless, having been
rotted by exposure to the weather before
they were delivered to him, and further
that he was only the agent of Ferguson,
and selling these straps on his account
Verdict for plff for S33 594.
. State Bank vs.. Neal Mccoy = As
sumpsit to recover upon promissory
note given by Mccoy for patent right.
the article patented being designated by
the high-sounding title of "Patent Spring
Lock Horse Hay Fork" Mccoy al
legged that the agent for the patentee ap-
preached him when he was drunk, that
he did not know anything about what
he was doing, and that he had no knowl-
edge, whatever, of the transaction. When
he recovered from his intoxicaIion he dis
covered himself the happy proprietor Of
deed for territory in the Fork Patent.
and he soon afterwards learned from the
proper source that his promissory note
for S225. was in possession of the Har
risburg State Bank as consideration
therefor. The evidence showed that the
State Bank had purchased this note with
many others from these pateutees, who
had obtained them all for the same con-
s:deration. to wit. worthless patent
fork. Verdict for deft, subject to point
of law reserved by the Court.
j. Rhnestrom & Son vs. Jocob Will.
Action to recover the price of keg
of ginger brandy. Defence that the
liquor was bad and not the article bought.
Plff took non-su;t.
Columbia Fire Insurance Company vs.
john n Vanormer.-Assumptsi, to re-
cover assessments made against deft..
whose property was insured in this CON-
pany. Case taken from the jury and
referred to he Court upon legal ques-
tons. Decision reserved.
Columbia Fire Insurance Company vs.
Joseph Gingrich.-Judgment by cons .nt
for 81 CO.
Columbia Fire Insurance Company VS.
L L. McAlister.-Assumpsit to recover
assessments on premium note Defence
that deft had disposed of the property
insured and surrendered his policy to the
agent of the company. Case referred to
the Court and decision reserved.
Commonwealth vs.. Jacob King In
dictment, larceny. The defendant was
accused of taking paddock with felo-
nious intent. The defence showed King
to have been insane when the offence was
committed. Verdict not guilty.
Com. VS.. J. II. Case Indictment.
adultery and bastardy. Overseers of
Greenwood township, prosecutors. Sarah
Reed, mother of the child, was the pa
rent of two illegi,imate children, and had
a very bad reputation. j. II. Case is a
physician, 70 years af age, and had du-
ring his whole life borne an irreproacha-
bic character. The case was full of dis
gusting details utterly unfit for publica
ton. Soon after it opened the innocence
of DR.. Case became apparent. and the
further it proceeded the more evident his
Innocence became. All were convinced
it had been begun for the purpose of
blackmailing the Doctor, and it was an
utter failure. After being charged by
the Court the jury found verdict of not
guilty, after very brief consultation.
K. C. Graham and others petitioned for
viewers to assess damages sustained by
the passing of public road through their
lands. Abraham Reed, Harvey Neely,
and James McCulloch were appointed
viewers.
Upon the petition of numerous citizens
of Spruce Hill township viewers were
appointed to report upon the propriety of
constructing a bridge over Tuscarora
Creek, near Spruce Hill School House,
on the road leading to Academia and
.ohnstown. George w. Jacobs. IL. L.
McMeen, and John Mclaughlin were
appointed viewers.
The viewers appointed to assess dam
ages upon the petition of Samuel Kepner,
appointed at September term. reported
damages sustained by Kepner at one
hundred dollars James b Okeson, Jno
Thompson and John BenHet. viewers.
J. b. Wilson, Adam Sponhour, and
William Banks were appointed to view
site for a bridge over the creek or basin
at Mifflintown, and report upon the pro-
priety of erecting this bridge. They re-
ported in favor of its construction.
John NJ. Leech, of Delaware town
ship, petitioned for viewers to assess dam
ages sustained by the opening of pub
lie road through his premises, Luke
Davis, Augustus Baum. and Robert Sar-