St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-11-14
THE THREE JUDGES.
Cases Disposed of in the District
Court--A Defendants Day.

Cases Disposed of in the District
Court--A Defendants Day.
The sealed verdict returned by the jury
in the suit of J. B. Gilillan VS.. G. W. Ho-
bart and Jesse B. Chatterton was opened
yesterday morning by Judge Koon. The
verdict was for the defendants, and had
been agreed upon about 3 o'clock in the
morning, after a consideration of eleven
hours.
The damage suit of William Lee against
the city and A. j. Dean, property owner,
was tried, and a verdict for the defendants
was returned. The action was brought to
recover $40, 600 damages for the breaking of
one of the plaintiff S legs last March by a
fall at the corner of Eighth and Washington
avenues north, claimed to have been caused
by defective sidewalk.
The damage suit of Walter G. Kerridge,
the florist, VS.. George and Arthur McMul-
len is now on trial. The plaintiff sues for
Sc. 900 damages, claiming that Nov. l the
defendants built dam across Barrett's
creek which ''backed" the water upon his
premises, flooding his greenhouses and en-
tirely destroying valuable plants and flow
ers at a time when they could have readily
been disposed of at good prices. The case
will be resumed Monday.
The trial of the action brought by B. W.
Smith VS. q. A. Carlson ct al, to recover
$40, 900 on promissOry notes, was resumed
yesterday morning before Judge Lochren,
and continued through the day. The notes
were given in payment for the right to
manufacture artificial stone by certain
process. The defendant tries to evade pay
meut on the ground that the process was
not patented as represented, and to this end
great amount of expert testimony is be-
ing taken to prove that the receipt for max
ing the stone was neither valuable nor
original. The case will be resumed Mon
day morning.
The taking of testimony in the action
brought by the Farmers Loan and Trust
company. to establish the priority of a
mortgage given by the Minneapolis Engine
and Machine works to secure $50, 600 bonds
and interest, occupied the greater portion
of yesterday before Judge Young. The
testimony was also taken in the suit of
Swan E. Sanborn VS.. the city of Minneapo-
lis ct al, and the case will be submitted on
briefs.
COURT BRIEFS.
There are fifty-eight cases on the calen-
dar for disposal at the special term of court
to-day.
Judge Lochren yesterday referred the
case of Jerry Smith VS.. The Minneapolis
Transfer Packing Company to j. G. Nor
rail- to try and determine.
In the suit of A. B. Clampet vs.. George
W. johnson, James J. johnson, Mary j.
johnson and Hugh W. Green to foreclose a
mortgage executed by George W. johnson
to the plaintiff for $3.50. Judge Young
yesterday ordered judgment for plaintiff. Z
Roderick Mclean and Emma Mcneil,
Adolph Adelman and Anna Kanarar, Nels
Rosan and Ellen johnson, John Nelson and
Emma Clasen. Robert d. Daw and Hattie
G. Sylvester, Edward Fehey and Maria Fo-
garty yesterday obtained marriage licenses.
Eliza Goweu, as administrators of the es-
tate of Albert n. Gowen, yesterday COM
menced an action against Joseph Park and
A. E. Cosk for the appointment of re-
ceiver to make an accounting. The de-
ceased owned third interest in roller
skating link at ST. Paul in which a capital
of So, 900 was invested. 1t is claimed that
the defendants are in possession, and finan-
cally embarrassed, that none of the pro-
ceeds from the business have been paid to
the estate which the plaintiff represents.