Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1882-02-08
COURT NEWS.
CIVIL CAUSES TRIED AND SETTLED
LAST WEEK.

CIVIL CAUSES TRIED AND SETTLED
| LAST WEEK.
! X. Marshall, committee of Joseph
G.. Douthett, VS. W. A. Lewis and
Others, enjectment February l, 1882,
special verdict finding that Joseph G.
Douthett was on the 18th of Novem-
ber, 1860. al the time of this sale and
! conveyance TO VI: NcG.ellaud, OF un-
sound mind and incompetent to make
such conveyance and that said VIM.
McClelland had no knowledge or notice
of said insanity and dealt with said
Douthett, who was living on the land,
in good faith and paid good and
reasonably fair consideration to said
Douthett for said land.
d. A. Ralston VS.. Daniel Evans,
verdict for plaintiff for S.. 1856.
Friedrich Barr, in right of Caroline
Barr, VS.. E. r r. Boyer, executor of
Henry Beiber, settled.
J b. Matthews VS.. John Erwin; set
tied.
r. Straw & Co. vs.. Harriet Group,
compulsory non-suit granted.
Weisz, Britain & Co. VS.. W. C..
Latshaw, Elias Ziegler, j. D. Lytle,
Martin Sitter and John Enslen, verdict
for plaintiff against w G. Latshaw for
$4,000, d Lytle for $4,000 and
John Enslen for $4,000, and verdict
for Martin Sitter, defendant. Motion
for new trial entertained in all the
above cases.
Geo. W. Weber and John Mitchell
VS.. VIM. Starr and s. S. Jamison,
verdict for plaintiffs for 81 ,405.
J. F. p. Mckinley and others VS.. j.
N. Miller, case continued till second
Monday of February.
j. N. Purviance, Receiver of First
National Bank, VS.. W. d. McCsndless,
verdict for defendant. Motion for new
trial made.
E. G. Leithold & Co. VS.. P. W.
Snyder and wife, verdict for plaintiff
for $2S34S.
j. r. Johnston, assignee, vs.. Sol.
Albert, verdict for defendant
VIM. Murrin vs.. M. O'Donnell, de-
fendant confesses Judgment for sum to
be liquidated by Prothonotary, stay of
execution for 6 months.
G. W. Allen, assignee of W. 7. RAM
sey, vs.. Smith Shuler and W. T. RAM
sey, verdict in favor of plaintiff for the
land described in writ with cents
damages and cents costs.
The cases of Rodgers vs. McCanerty
and Patton, and that of billiard VS..
McCandless and Thompson, were held
over till this week, jury sworn. All
other cases on the list were continued
NOTES.
Thomas A Kern has appealed from
the decision of the justice in his suit
with Abner McCandless.
Mary r. Elliott, by her next friend,
J. n. Luther, has sued for divorce from
Harry A. Elliottfor reason ofdesertion.
j. M. Marshall has appealed from
the decision of the justice in his suit
with W. H. McKissick.
The petition of Peter and Margaret
Vogan for leave to adopt Lyna Parks,
a bastard child of Eliza J. Parks, Of
Slipperyrock township, was granted by
the court.
Chas. O'Donald has appealed from
the decision of the justice in his suit
with James Martin.
Mr.. John Belfour was brought from
the Allegheny workhouse, last week,
to testify in the Douthett land case.
cases TRIED AND SETTLED THIS WEEK.
S. Rodgers, by her next friend, Thos
Rodgers, vs.. John McCafferty, verdict
in favor of defendant, judgment enter
ed against plaintiff for costs.
Same VS.. John McCaferty and VIM.
Patton, verdict for defendants
F. nj. Hilliard vs.. l.. Y. McCand-
less and Margaret Thompson, plaintiff
takes a non-suit and same day moves
the court to take it off.