Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-12-06
COURT.
?. Proceedings tn the Common Pleas.
EEEORE JUDGE LIVINGSTON,

p. Proceedings tn the Common Pleas.
BEFORE JUDGE LIVINGSTON.
The case of the president ct al. Of Old
Columbia public ground company VS.. the
First Nj. f. church OF Columbia was at
tached ON Monday afternoon. Tho plain
tiff alleges that the defendant holds pos
session Of piece Of ground situated be-
tween Locust and Cherry, streets and Ian
caster avenue and Sixth street, in the
borough of Columbia, containing about
Ole acre, the right Of possession and title,
to which plaintiff svers, is in the Old Col
umbia public ground company and not i'll
defcndant. The plaiutiff's testimony was
that in 1887 Samuel Wright, grandfather
of Gel. Samuel Wright, Of Columbia, do
mated to the citizens of Columbia largo
tract Of land. In April, 1926 the trustees
of the citizens obtained corporate char
ter for the same, under. tho title efthe Old
Columbia public grouud cO6paoy In
March, 1924, the Columbia water company
was incorporated, to which John l..
Wright, son Of Samuel, for certain consid-
GRAFTON, transferred 4 plOtof Srbuhd (6U
feet square) ON WHICH to construct a reser-
voir, kut, his heirs claim, Ieservins tho
ri2ht to himself or them, to re-cntcr and
take possession of this plot, if ever the
water company s!iouid abandon it AS
reservoir, In 1854 this same john L.
Wright sold 10 tho psblic, gtoond. com
pany acres and 90 pcrchcs of land sur
rounding the reservoir, On which the COM
pany built the Washington institute, now
the high school, but this sale did not in
clude the reservoir grounds. In 1856, John
L. Wright died and in 1874 the wster COM
psny having bnilt two new ieseStolD and
allowed the old one to be filed in, sold the
site, to the Fir.t N. E. church Of Columbia.
been built thereon aud occupied by tho
tlefendents. The heirs Of John L. Wright,
believing that tho water company had
abandoned the reservoir plot, re-entercd
the same. and in 1857 transferred the same
to the public ground company, who nov,
under this title, seek to obtain possession
by this claim Of cjectmeBt. In addition to
the documentary evidence introduced in
support Of this claim the plaintiff submit.
ted testimony 10 sustain the position taken
with regard to the right OF the hairs Of
John L. Wright to make convsyabceoftho
grounds to plaintiff. ssv.U NEH". -.
The defense was that the gift from John
L. Wright to the Columbia water cOm-
pany, through which they hold their title,
was absolute and without reserv alton; that
the present company obtained its title
through the assignee of the old company
and had not abandoned it when it was
sold to defendants.
BEFORE JUDGE PATTERSON. @-i'1
The suit of Frederick Fletterer for the
use Of OtiIis FettereT VI. Mary Brciter,
was attached for trial in the lower court
room. This was . sesre fdcs9s 10 revive a
iudpmeot for $500 relieved on April l.
1874. The defense was that the judgment
with interest was paid in full.
Current Court House Businesa
Lizzie B6stick has brought suit for
breac! Of pronise against Isaac N. Reb
man. The latter was arrested this morn.
ing by Sheriff Strine, and III gave bail in
the sum Of q, 900.
Louis Dickel convicted Of deseItion,
was arrested by the sheriff this morning,
for refusing to pay $40, now due his vile,