, 1874-10-16
THE COURTS,
Record OF Business Trnn1nctcd Ycs.
torAnFs


Record OF Business Trnnpnctcd Kos.
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AN IMPORTANT CASE TO BUSINESS MEN.
a csao which involves n now principle wes
dccltod yesterday bofore Judge Murphy. Tie
plaintiff. ". II. 6male, It seensH about year ugo
Ind occasion to buy some oil of tho defoudant.
W. II. Hoo1sor, who kept Atoro on tho corner
OF lsOHfoph md Clinton Btroets, as iad beon Ilis
custom at differont times when purchasing goods
at tho same place. EmnIe, on the occasion In
question, followed tho salesman to tho rear part
Of the store. whoro the oil was kept. It appeared
In tie evidcnce Tint ho was biud Ia one oyc, and
that while walking ho inadvertently fell
through trap-door, nnd seriously injured
himself, no that Ills lowor lllnbs have ever since
been paralyzed. smnle brought suit tI,oseupop,
claiming that his inillrios were the result OF tho
negligence Of the defendant in not Keeping tho
trap-door closed. Tho defendant, on tho other
band, insistel that tle plaintiI had no bnsineas
In tho rcar part Of tho store; that the trap-door
was not in tho part OF the atore usually
frcquentcd by customers, and that the accident
occurred through thc plaintiffs OWN nogsigeucc,
It appeared Oh the evidence thut tho trap-door
waa Oh tho side Of tho atore opposite the COUP
ter. "na that the plaintiff pass,Eg along had tho
door ut hs left, or blind sido, 90 list l,o did not
sec it.
bodying tho law on tho subject 10, Of course, tho
chief Fart Of tho caHc, and we give tho most im-
porsant parts OF tho charge til full:
Tho Court inors,css The Jury matter Of law that
@yeF Or s Of as to ss Or
toh fot tlb acccaa Of per5ona who thereon by
hts Invitation, e1prcss Implied Tor The transaction
OF htsesH: or II lila premises are in any way dangar
ous, ho must CIV, such visiora snticiet warning Of
tho DAMAGE 70 snabo them, By ths rns of ordinary
And II thu jury believe from the evidences In this
that tho paslntif called At the defsndana store
place ef business, ct the .1,no Of tho injury
10 had tho right to examine mud ,ispcst
the gooda or rncschanalao he desired to purchase,
M Al tho aco @ IN sa storo voso tas aad @ goods were II
fcred to ue MORO. measured out to tie platnG by
the tefcnant or his clerk nnless prevented By the
ani, plxce, Nnlrsa the appearance Of mid place
where gaid goods wcro measured out was such as to
forbid Feasouabfs-rrudcnt man from entoring
therein
On tho part Of tho defendants, it wnH charged
that If tho plaintiff WAS guilty OF negligence, or
moro guilty than tho defostdant, he could not re-
cover that he was bound to uso moro caro- than
II he were not blud, md that tho defontaant waa
only bouul to tho uae Of ordinary diligence.
Tho jury, after being out about three hours. ro-
turned vordict for the plaintiff and fixed his
damages at $3.50. Messrs. Munroe aud Lidly
appeared for tho plaintiff, and l.ogora aud john
aou FOR the lefopdant.
DIVORCES
Mary J. Fox filed bill Tor divorce against
Florence n. Fox, iier husband. real ostate
broker aud insurance ngcnt Of this city. Com
plaiuant states that lo has willfuly deserted hor
and refused to give her any support; that ho is
engaged In business horc. aud owns cottngo,
No. 55l fulton ntrcot, and 4 tract Of land iu
Dcrficn County, Michigan, tho title to which,
however, is in the namo OF 4. A.. Fox, the do
fonda,it's brother but, rs Mrs. Fox nssorts, only
to keep her FROM acquiring any claims theroso.
Bho also Btates that tic feeling existing hotwoen
her and hor husband Ia very bittcr and eho In
afraid llo will dispose Of hts properly whom no
learns Of tho prcuons proceedings unless roatain-
ol by tho Court.
Louise Wolf filed bill against hcr husband,
C1rlstinn Wolf. oil tho ground Of cruelty.
1TEa1s
Judge Drun,mond 10 engaged with the Dalti-
more, pttsburg l. Chicago Naitroad case
4 venlre has boom iesucu for jury III bnth the
United States Circuit and District Courts, for
Nov. &.
Mrs. Emma Z. Dupuie who has beon proso-
cutting suit against John Fox for M alleged
after 4 long aud elaborate trial. Rather alow
Wny OF getting rich
BANKRUPTCY 1TEs1s.
An order waB fSnuc1 for The examination Of L.
D. Ellsworth under tho rroylaions Of Sec. &c.
III tho matter Of A. s. Mcdowell & Co., an
order was made showing that composition
meeting had been hold; TINT tho creaitora Ind
agreed to ncccpt 80 per cent In full Of their
ciaitne, and orao11ng TINT hearing bo had Oct.
22, to tl1quita wlotbar tue resolution passed ut
tho compuHition meeting NfhA duly passed aB ru-
qutted by la1.
surEn1on COURT IN nnaEF.
Honor potwn sued Augustus bclz and John
EDiz for q, 900.
Abort Crosby, and and another for si,5oo asainst
", J. DongaertJ and +. X. Holden.
g. Y. stobo brought huit for $4,000 against
Tho seeona National Bank Of Aurora auoa
Charles vii! and Nitlia1n noIcrta for 500.
s. W. Reese commenced IN action against
Samuel ]. Waller Tor 81, 900.
Jamoa Clark sued G. Il. Batcteldor for $1,000.
c1nuulr couRr,
Tl0mRH DNGan GOn1nlDnred u suit In trospAHs
asainst tho Illinois Central ltailroad Company,
lay,ug damages at 81, ,U00.
Wllilolmina Xabo began a suit In tresspRss for
$4,000 eealnht John Kalyer.
Ellen Sullivan also commenced suit III treu-
pass agaihSt Catherine Roach, oiainliug $4,000
THE COUNTY COURT.
Tho following Persons wore aa1a5gea ineano
by jury-trias Margaret iouug, auHtav Her.
mann. md Matt O'nrlen.
1u tho matter Of tito North Chicago shore.
driyo. rulo act aside. aul eauno continued till
next term Of tho court.
L. Q. Gaines was appointed guardian Of Paul
A. Doynton under an approved bond OF SO, Gl0
THO will OF Jamoa 1ioed was proven. and lot.
tpra testamontary issucd to Sarah Drokaw Reed
under At, approved bond Of $0,400.
Tho will OF Fy!tze Haske waa rroyeu, ard lot
tors testa1ne1tary iaHuod to Mary AArko, anl
her individual bond Ut ea.ao0 waa approved.
Michael Cron,n was appoiIted administrator
OF tho ostato Of Doullia Cronn under an ap-
proved bontl Of SR,ala.
In tho matter OF tho cstato Of William schaet-
for doceuped order upon administrator to pay
clnt,n OF lIucls's Ch1caEo Drawing Company br
coming In Of court Monday morning.
In tho matter Of the eatate OF Elias Olsen;
ruld OH administrators TO ul1ow cause why Atlo
should not 10 removed for neglect Of fling ap-
pliention for saia Of real estate al required by
onterof Cnurt entered setnruabio by coming lii
III court Monday morning.
THO cialtn OF ". Il J. d. Kuon,an Tor 81 .075
agaiuAt tllo estate Of Mary l.. Nowb8rr, WA A.
iorotl.
lew II. Davis was appointed guardian Of 3Iin-.
nia II. uowor ct aa., u1i1cr IN apr!osra hoiia Of
SSu. .lh|l; aud alsG adn,lalstrator Of the estaso Ut
a. G. Flower. with tho will suncxcd unler An
approved bond OF ealno amount.
Tho claim Of ". II. Linn For s,2 d. against
fhn All ut uf 1f r. linn. ,YnA allowed.