St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-09-18
THE COURT CALENDAR.
Damage Suits Against the City
Decisions Asked in Minor Gases.

| Damage Suits Against the City
Decisions Asked in Minor Cases.
| Ii. S. Fairchild and Greenleaf Clark
have entered suit against the city of st.
| Paul. They are the owners of block
81, Stinson, Brown q Ramsey's addi-
zion. Some time ago a contract was en-
tered into between the city and Messrs.
Thornton d Moran, contractors, for the
opening and grading of James street.
This street passed through the middle
| of plaintiffs property, and in cutting
through the same it is claimed that the
cOntrac orS quarried and removed
24.790 perches of rock. valued at $1,000
Two trenches ten feet deep and sixty
six feet wide were cut, rendering the
property of no greater value than
$4,000. Damages are asked in the sum
of $33, 644.50.
Joseph Paulk and Charles LYDIA have
commenced separate suits against the
city of st. Paul. LYDIA is the owner of
lots ii and Is and Paulk of lots IL, II
and Is, GOtZian'S Encouragement of
block 76, Lyman DaytOn'S addition.
They claim that in the grading Of
streets by defendant the surface water
was diverted from its natural channel
and conveyed upon their property,
thereby materially iniuring it. Each
sues for $4,000 damages.
The Seven Corners bank VS.. George
Hoffman. Suit OH note for Sl3l.42.
Charles Bennett VS.. City of st. Paul.
Suit for alleged violation of lease.
Judgment demanded for 1915.
Mary Spencer VS.. City of st. Paul.
Action to quiet title to lots Z and s,
block Is, BrOoklynd addition to West
st. Paul.
A similar suit to the above has been
brought by Thomas Rice against the
same defendants. He sues for 81. 422.
James IL. Jacoby ct al. VS.. S. f. Daw-
son ct al. Suit to quiet title to lot 81,
Whitacre, BriSbine & Mullen's subdivi-
sion of lots and 2, Luch's addition.
Campbell IL Thorn VS.. Newton r.
Frost. Action to recover S259.37 due for
negotiating a sale of Ashland property.
The Troy Laundry Machine company
VS.. A. r. Capehart. Suit to recover
S59S.S7, money owed.
Frank W. Youngman VS.. Frank
Pinka. Action to recover $500 for ser
vices as real estate agent.
HoXSie Il Jaeger VS.. Empire Lumber
company. Suit to recover S815.67, value
of logs belonging to plaintiffs and dis
posed of by defendant.
harrison & Drake VS.. II. L. Breed "
Co. Action to recover S430.7S on a note
and transferred account.
The cases of James StinSon and Nellie
NJ. Weide against the city of st. Paul
were concluded and submitted to the
court yesterday.
The case of Ed II. Irvings against
Charles Ill. Petsch ct al. is on trial be-
fore Judge Kelly. This is an action to
quiet title to certain property near the
corner of College avenue and Wabasha
street.
Court call to-day before Judge Kelly:
H. w. Carter VS.. JnO. Grant ct al,
Jno. +. EiSenmenger VS.. K. Z. Cullen.
The damage case of Samuel L. John
son against the Milwaukee road. is on
trial IN the United States circuit court
before Judge Shiras. The plaintiff was
aboard one of defendants trains, which
was run into by freight train of the
Minneapolis & st. Louis road, near
Norwood, Mimi, and received severe
injuries. He sues for $4,000.
Thomas Maylone, administrator, ETC.,
VS.. City of st. Paul. Demurrer of the
city sustained. Demurrer of Ice Palace
association overruled.
Edward Greeley VS.. Chicago, st. Paul,
Minneapolis IL Omaha Railway COM
pany. Demurrer to complaint sus-
tanned.
w. f. Elmess VS.. Ernest Albrech.
Demurrer to complaint overruled.
Pollock, Donaldson & Ogden VS.. K.
RubenStein. Motion to yacate judg-
ment denied.