Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1876-12-13
Reported by WIN. ". Allison, Esq.
Court Proceedings.

S'es - VI y uuiote county
convened on Monday week, at 10 A.
u, and we're opeoed in due form.
MISCELLANEOUS BUSINESS 1f
Daniel Sieber vs. James NJ. Sellers,
Plaintiff held Judgment against de-
fendant, on which be issued an attach
ment execution, and lad it served on
the MIffi'u school board as garnisbee, at
the same time, also, he issued Fl. Fa.
and Nend- GSx. on real estate of defend
ant, IN Greenwood township. The prop.
erty was to have been sold by the
Sheriff on Saturday previous, but was
held over till Moncay On petition Of
defendant the wri. was stayed, the lien
to remain unimpa'red, and plaintiff al
lowed to issue another Vend. Ex. Gu
petition of defendant, a rule was also
granted on plaintiff to show cause Khv
the attachment execution should not
also be set aside, returnabie to next
term, the defendant alleging in his Pc
tition that the plaintiff had elected TO
depend upon the Yend. Ex. for his
money.
Wm. +. Lego VS.. l N. Snyder and
Jacob Wise. On motion Of j. LYONS,
Esq, further proceedings in thi. at
tachnent execution were stayed, and be
allowed to appear for the defendants in
the action anI plead.
Rules to show Cause why judgments
should not be opened, &C., were grant
ed III four cases, in which the Peoples
Insurance Company of Cumberland
County, was plaintiff, and several of
our citizens were defendants, ON which
executions had been issued and we're in
the Sheriff's hands. Rules returDable
to 18th iast.
The trial list was called over, and
only seven cases found on the list ready
for trial.
L. f. Atkinson, Assignee of Joseph
Branthoffer, made return of sale of
real estate of assignor to Daniel Spich
er for Sl6l0, which sale so made wss
confirmed BY the court.
The petition Of Joseph 7. Smith, As
signee of Elias Smith and Rebecca, his
wife, Was presented, asking for an order
TO sell the real estate. Ordered that
five days notice be gwen to the lien
creditors, OF their attorneys, Of this
application, prior TO the 10Th inst.
The petition of Ezra Smith. Assignee
of Solomon Coffman, for ar order to
sell the real estate assigned was pre-
sented, when the same order was made
by the court as IN rhe former petition.
W. II. kuouse, Esq, presented bis
petition setting forth that the money
made by the sale on Fl. Fa of the per
sonal effects of Samuel Stroup, was
claimed by number of tax collectors
aud labOrers, and praying the court TO
direct him what to do under the cir.
cumstances. 1t appearing to the cour,
that the tax collectors had no liens and
the laborers 10 legal claims, it made
tho falie-;.e ~-I----.. NJ
cember 9th, 1876, the sheriff is hereby
directed to apply the proceeds Of sale
to the writs by virtue of which he sold,
according TO their priority"
The sheriff also presented petitions
setting forth that the moneys made on
I'll. Fa. ont of TIE personal property OF
Isaac Haldemau aud James 5. Cox,
we're claimed By other creditors, aud
that he bad been notified to bring the
MONEYS INTO court. The court, in both
cases granted rules for appropriation.
CIVIL LIST.
George W. Singleton, vs.. Kurtz
Kaufman. ln 1873 Singleton who is
a brlckmaker by trade, contracted TO
make, Sc. and burn at the brick yard
of defendant lis 900 TO 300, 900 good.
marketable brick, at the rate of $3.50
per thousand Singleton burned kilt
of about Isl 600 On opening 1t the
brick we're found TO be censiderbly
damaged. Plaintiff demanded contract
price for the whole kilns which deferG-
ant refused, alleging that he had suf-
fered great loss by reason of plaintiff
failing to burn the kiln in a work man
like manner. Hence fhIs SUIT. The
testimony was very conflicting, but fbe
jury settled the matter by rendering
verdict for fhe defendant. Atkinson
for plaintiff; Lyons for defendant.
VI lillian X. Wood VS.. IliiaE
Sueafh. This was an action in assump-
sit. plaintiff had a sale, at which de-
fendapt bought horse for $50. He
removed HIM without complying with
thc terms, kept and used bin awhile,
then turned him loose in lot in Milf
fin county, near plaintiffs residence.
Ii has been banging Cor long fine in
court, but was summarily disposed of
now, by fhe failure of defendant to put
in appearance when the case was called
for trial, judgment being entered, under
the rules, for plaintiff for SS7, ,50-fhe
amount recovered before the justice.
Atkinson for plaintiff; Parker for de-
feudanf.