St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-02-15
DtsrRICT COURT BRIEFS.
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assignments.
The general term begins Tuesday.
calendar Of forty-fve cases was dispos ed
OF at Yesterdays special term.
The judges yesterday confirmed the APP
pointmeut Of Robert Jamison as assistant
county attorney.
B. F. Teall, doing business as a grocer at
1910 Sixth avenue south, yesterday made an
assignment to Henry P. Hurley for The bene-
fit of his creditors. The assgnee's affidavit
states that the value of the estate will not ex-
coed 81, 600.
In the suit of Frank Wagner VS.. Amelia
Wagner, the defendant was granted $50 al
torney's fees and So week for support.
Samuel L. Lepradd and wife were granted
leave to adopt an infant son Of Minnie
Miller.
Judgment was yesterday entered up for
So, 2S3.07 in the suit of Clark & De Laittre
vs. The Winnipeg Lumber company.
The grand jury, at the February term OF
court, will have more to do than any previous
jury, as the list of criminals held to the grand
jury Is the longest on record.
IN NEMoRlAM.
Nearly 200 members of the Hennepin
County Bar association met al 8 O'Clock yes
terday morning, At the court house, to unite
in paying a tribute of esteem to the memory
OF Joseph L. Lyons, the court ster ographer,
whose sudden death "Wednesday is greatly
depored- Messrs. Ebert, Davis, Woods,
jackson and Levi were appointed to draft
appropriate resolutions and present them for
| adoption at meeting Tuesday morning.
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bench in the main court room has also been
draped in mourning
AGAINST TIE CITY OF ST. PAUL.
Upon return from the supreme court
sustaining the action of the district court,
judgment was yesterday entered up in the
suit of Margaret J. Waldron VS. the City of
st. Paul, for s., 20504. September 25, 1885.
I Mrs. Waldron, whose home was al St.
Joseph, Mo-, stepped in a hole in a sidewalk
at St. Paul, and falling received severe spinal
injuries, She brought suit in the Hen
nepiu county district court for
$4,000 damages against the city,
but the jury disagreed. Cpon
a second trial the Jury returned verdict in
her favor for 1900 add costs. The case
was then appealed to the supreme court
where the verdict has been sustained.
ANOTHER BIG ASSIGNMENT.
A deed Of assignment Of 6. L Levi d Co.,
the wholesale dealers in clothing at %
Washington avenue north, to D. ". Gilmore
for the benefit of their creditors, has been
filed Tne assignee bond is for 500. 900 with
9. B. Hef.lfnger and o. J. Evans as
sureties, it being stated that the assets do not
exceed $40 GOO
As Several heavy suits were recently COM
menced against the firm the failure is not in
the nature of a surprise. An accurate
statement Of the assets and liabilities
cannot be given at this time.
The assets consist of a stock Of goods esti-
mated as worth $4,000, accounts amount
ing TO 500, 600 aud real estate in East Min
neapolis. 1t is thought that the claim
against the estate will exceed this amount
considerably. The principal creditors are
New York., Philadelphia and st. Louis cloth
ing houses. Levi & Co. opened in business
about two years ago. and ascribe the failure
To dullness of the times and failure to collect
accounts owed them.