The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1882-03-02
COurt of Common Pleas.

Plummer. This was a controversy
about some corn fodder, of the value
of S.. The Court, in deciding the
case, said that on all the material
facts in the case the evidence was in
direct conflict, and it was charitable to
suppose that the parties had not un-
derstood each other, and it could not
be presumed that parties would COM
NIT perjury for the sum of five dollars.
If parties did not understand each
other, there could be no contract.
Judgment for defendant.
Centreville National Bank VS.. John
C. II. Cobb ct al. Sale confirmed and
deed ordered.
Iron Bank of Jackson, O., VS.. John
C. HI. Cobb and wife. Sale confirmed.
The first jury trial was the case of
William F. Scott VS.. Isaac T. Mona
han, George w. Barlow and Thomas
M. Jones. In February, 1880, VIM.
F. Hale brought suit against William
F. Scott to settle dispute as to the
ownership Of drug store. Hale
asked for an injunction restraining
Scott from selling the goods, until
the case should be decided. The in
junction was allowed, and Hale gave
bond to pay all damages, should the
injunction have been wrongfully al
lowed. Monahan, Barlow and Jones
were his sureties on the bond. A re-
ceiver q. L. Ramsey was appointed,
and the goods were kept out Of the
possession Of Scott for about two
months. The suit was decided in ia
vor of Scott, and this suit was brought
on the injunction bond. The jury re-
turned verdict in favor Of plaintiff
for $188. J. L. Jones and W. A.
Hutchins for plaintiff Irvine Dun
gan and l. T. Monahan for defense.
Union Iron Company VS.. John FL.
Lewis, administrator Of Lewis Small
deceased. Tried by the Court. In the
year 1873 Small went to Monroe Fur
mace and asked J. L. Brown, the man
ager, if he would advance him one
hundred dollars, and take cord wood
for it. Mr.. Brown let him have the
money. Some time after that Small
got seventy-fve dollars more from
Brown. Small cut a quantity of
wood, and dug and delivered some
iron ore. Small's land was about two
miles from the Furnace. There was
balance claimed by the Company
against the estate of Small. Brown
and Small being dead, W. Fl. Sloane
was the only witness. He was clerk
at the Furnace at the time, and testi-
fled that he was present and heard the
contract between Small and Brown
and knew that the money had been
advanced by Brown, for the Company
Judgment for plaintiff. Laird and
Hutchins for plaintiff; R. III. Jones fol
defendant.
Alexander Burchfeld VS.. The Board
of Trustees Of Liberty township, Jack
son county, Ohio.
The plaintiff claimed in his petit N
that h. made contract with defend
ants to construct bridge across GER
tain stream in said township, fol
which they agreed to pay plaintiff the
sum of $19.75; also, for the construc-
tion Of ripraps, or approaches to said
bridge, the sum Of $3.50, &c. The de-
PENDANTS admitted the contract, but
said that the bridge had not been con-
structed in accordance with the con-
tract-that the material was defec.
tive, ETC.
The jury returned verdict in favor
of plaintiff for $6.30B. Laird & Tripl
for plaintiff; Moore & Atkinson fol
defendants.
Isaac T. Monahan VS.. Charles Car
penter. This was a petition to SCI
aside conveyance of lot on Ports
mouth Street, in the town Of Jack
son. Monahan had a judgment agains
Carpenter, and Carpenter conveyed tht
lot in dispute to James A. Aleshire
and Aleshire conveyed it to Carpen
ter's wife, and she conveyed it to Car
penter's three children, which wer'
her step-children. The evidence
showed that Carpenter had married
his present wife in Portsmouth, ant
she owned some stock in loan asso
citation, which she converted into mon
ey, amounting to near $500. Will
this money she bought the propert.
in dispute. Afterwards she and Car
penter were about to separate. Car
penter sold a part of the Orator
Block to Fl. Holberg, for S2,650, en-
cumbered by mortgage to Georg
Dever for some 81 200. Mrs. Carpen
ter refused to sign the deed until Car
penter would pay her what she claim
ed would be her share Of her dover il
expectancy. 1t was finally agreed be
tween the parties that she should re
ceive S545, which was paid to her b.
Holberg, as part of the purchase O
the Carpenter property. Mrs. Car
penter then conveyed the Portsmouth
Street property to Carpenters thre
children. Carpenter testified that h.
had nothing to do with this convey