, 1873-08-05
THE LAW COURTS.
Now Trial Refused in tho Last Russell
EIcctmcnt Suit.
An Easy Method Of Getting Rid Of a
Minnesota Farm.
Bankruptcy Proceedinga-'-The County
Court---The Courts Condensed-..
New Suits.

Before Hts Honor, Judge Wood, tho caso Of
Russoil '. Maudoll, in ojeotmont, was up on mo-
tion for new trin1. This was an application by
Mrs. Russell for now trial. Hor counsel oon-
tendod, with aomo dogroo Of planBibility, lat,
chat tho defendants Ind not proyon that Mrs.
Russell Ind over conveyed tho land In oontroycr-
By aud I'd, that defendant had not Bhown n suf-
fcont paper tito to constitute bar to plaintiF q
action undor tho stntuto.
Counsel for dofouso replied lat, tint tho fact
of tho execution of tho dood by Mrs. Russell
was question for tho tdry.to consider, and they
having found by, thoir. verdict in favor Of tho
defendant, the Court ought ;. not to sustain
tho vordiot; and, %, TINT 1t was Of little mo-
mont whether Mrs, Russell, In fact, executed
the dccd or not, II 1t purpostcd upon Its faco to
have boon executed by aor, and tho dofcndant,
as his grantors, received tho decd in good faith.
and 1ad entered into possession Of thu lana
under tho decd, paid al tho taxoB aBsossed
agninst tho land for aoyen consecutive yoars,
when srch dced. together with tho payment Of
taxes, constituted complete bar to tho actfonof
tho plaintiff. J..
Tho Court, in overrullng, the motion, ro-
marked, in substance, TINT, as to whether Mrs.
Russell signed the doed, as 1t could not be in-
spected Qt having boon dostroyed), was quos-
tion Of fact, and peculiarly tho province Of tho
jury to determine It is true, Mrs. 4. testified
that she never executed tho deed; still. tlero
was other evidence tending to show that she did.
Tho jury havo passed upon the evidence, md
tho Court can't Bay they hayo not done right.
THO question whether defendant had a paper
title acquired In good faith (tbc deod and roc
ord having boon doatroyod), whether defendant
had been In possossion Of The land undor such
papor title, and rhothoE defendant lad pad tho
ta1oB Oh tho land for seven consecutive years
prior to the commencement Of this suit, were
all questions Of faot for the Jury to determine.
The jury having exercised their prorogatiye,
being satisfied that substantial Justice had boon
done, tho Court docs not fool at lborty to
disturb the verdict aud tho motion must be
An appeal to Supreme Court was thon prayed
by plaintiff 3 COUNSEL.
Judge Higgins for plaintiir Story & King and
Jamos Folch, for defendant.
WHY NOT TURN HIN OUT2
Edward D. Thompson yesterday obtained IN
injunction restraining John G. Sims from col
looting moneys due him previous to said BimH
milking MI assignment to F. 4. Titcomb for
bonodt OF creditors, also from collecting moneys
duo to complainant or Edward D. Thompson 4
Co., or in which complainant has any interest
also from interfering in any way with store No.
810 Cottngo Grove aTonuo, or contonts thereof.
Tho complaint is that Sims, being bankrupt,
tic abovo atoro to tho creditors, aud the 1nttor
disposed OF tho sarno to this complainant, who
commenced buaineaa thore; that Sims Inns aince
been secretly making ealea OF the stock, without
aud TINT now he Chains to DO an equal
partner with complainant, and to havo authority
to Hharo in tho financial management OF conf
plainant's store. Wherefore, complainant, foro-
(TLompson's) business, with or without loavo
prnys tho intervention Of equity to declare 6imH
and bis claims q fraud.
ANOTHER Dad FIX FOR EQUITY TO Set 70 n1auTs
junction restraining Richard Zellnor from u.s.
signing or dispoBing Of a farm Of G53 acros IN
MinueBota, which complainant bought Of Zoli-
| nor's brother-in-law, Joseph Engol. on the
him, nnid Engel, and yrs only nonslnally
conveyed by tho former to tho lattor
to secure small sum Of money, aud that no
therein, and had ample power to dispose Of tho
title. Az d further inducement to Roemor to
purchase tho farm, Engol promised to procure
Linn $50, 900 worth Of work In lis trade as an
architoct and builder Roomer has pnia 81 1000
on account Of tho purchase, and Engol has only
furnished sc, 900 worth OF work, and when aaked
for more, laughs complainant to scorn." Cont
planant fonrB he has been extensively sold, and,
learning TINT Zellner has some title to the land,
he now brings this bill to prevent, his dealing
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factory manner.
N nAEKRUProY.
Field, Benedict q %. yesterday filed petit
tion Tor ad1udicatlon OF William Granger, l2o
and 150 South Cinrk Rtrcet, ciatming an credtora
| for cloth supplied amounting to S1,2o4.77, aud
alleging that tho debtor suffered Judgment to
be entered against hlm Tor 1lso68, at tho olhco
Of Justice liaiues, and that when tho oiticor at
| and has concealed lis property thus making III
effect . proferential payment and conceallng Ills
! property to hinder hts creditors and doioat tho
| operation OF the bankrupt law. Yesterday, tho
debtors confession OF bankruptcy was filed and
adjudication thereon WAS enterod. An 1njuno-
tion Saa also Issued, restraining any intorfor-
en0e ace wlth s the ~ assets; 60 h..
INC EoPnrt ot tho f1oVlslonal assignee OF inc
estate OF STROLLER 20. was yesterday hlod, 9na
approved, aubJocs to objections by Monday
next.
~ The report o. tho Assignee OF the estate OF
Ihlstod q Helven "as yeatorday hlod and con-
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