St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-12-19
LEGAL CONUNDRUMs
PrOpOunded to the District COurt--
Damage Suit Finished.

Damage Suit Finished.
The suit of the heirs of William E. Wood
cock against Mrs. Amanda E. Emery, his
widow, Herbert c. WoOdcock, son, Dr..
A. E. Johnson and others to recover pos
session of two lots in Sibley's addition,
worth about S12, 900, was resumed yester-
day before Judge Young and will go to the
Jury the first thing this morning. The tes-
timOny is principally upon the point as to
the manner in which the deed was signed
and the date. The witnesses contradcted
each other directly. and there were tangible
indications of some pretty hard swearing
on the part of one side OF the other. . =
The jury in the suit of Thomas A. Bar
nard vs. w. H. and E. w. Ensign to re-
cover IS. 900 for injuries inflicted by run
away team belonging to the defendants
Yesterday returned verdict for the defend
ants.
The suit of Carrie NJ. Weeks against DR..
Isaac D. Alger to recover $4,000 damages
for alleged malpractice is now on trial be-
fore Judge Koon. The plaintiff alleges
that she went to the physician for treat
ment and that through his ignorance and
carelessness an abortion was produced,
causing permanent injury. A number of
doctors are called to testify as experts, and
the hypothetical questions propounded
would do justice to an examination in OBJ
stetrics at a medical college. The plaintiff
rested at o'clock and the defendant is now
on the stand.
ANOTHER TAX TITLE CONUNDRUM.
Quite an interesting point came up yes
terday in the action of Swan E. Sanborn VS..
The City, Fred Smith and others to settle
adverse claims to strip of land 13 feet
wide and 1872 feet long, running from
Fourteenth avenue south through to block
143. The defendants counsel moved to dis
miss, claiming that the law of 1877, requir-
ing sixty days notice to terminate the
period of redemption, has not been repealed
by the act of 1881, which is rendered uncon-
stitutonal by the fact that it embraces
more than one subject which is not expressed
in the title. Judge LOchren Overruled the
motion and an appeal will be taken to the
supreme court. If sustained the effect will
be to make every tax sale since 1877 subject
to redemption unless siXty-dayS' notice
has been given.
In the suit brought by II. W. Armstrong
& Co. VS.. W. c. KilvingtOn to recover $3.50
on promissOry note, Judgment was Or
dered for the plaintiff.
COURT BRIEFS.
". T. Slocum and wife and W. W. Kelly
and wife yesterday applied to the court for
leave to adopt children.
l. c. Seeley, E. S. Corser and J. c..
Whitney, appointed appraisers by Judge
Koon in the action brought by Samuel Hill
against the city to recover damages to prop
erty by an alteration in the channel of Bas-
sett's creek, yesterday filed their report
awarding the plaintiff $4,000 damages.
Judge Young yesterday filed decision
granting Sadie RAYMOND divorce from
Cyrus J. Raymond, custody of children and
portion of the property.
George Blake yesterday commenced an
action against the New Hampshire Fire In
surance company of Manchester to recover
81, 500 on an insurance policy which covered
the restaurant and boarding house of Nettie
Anderson, located in North Minneapolis,
which was totally destroyed by fire Nov.
3D. The policy was assigned to the plaintiff
by Mrs. Anderson in payment of certain
prOmisSOry notes.