St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-04-23

ney, who had been the legal adviser of the
testator, was permitted to disclose commun1-
cations made to him by the deceased IN his
lifetime, upon business matters. and the al
vice andlcounsel given thereon. the OBJECT OF
the testimony was to lay foundation Tor the
admission in evidence of the opinion OF sad
attorney as to the testator, ana there was
nothing in the testimony which IN any man.
ner reflected upon the charactar or reputa-
ton of the deceased. Held. that the contest
ant, who was one of the heirs at law OF tne
deceased, could not be permitted to eXclude
such testimony by invoking the rule or PRIV.
ileged communications. AS the charge OF
the court OH this point was erroneous new
trial must be granted. Judgment reversed.
COLLINS, j.
SUPREME COURT ROUTINE.
Argued and submitted: Maynard II. Murch
VS.. Peter P. Swenson; w. r. Spur VS.. Com
merclal Union Assurance Company OF Lon
don; W. r. Spur ct al. VS. HE Home lnsuT,
ance Company of New York: II. Z. Russell
VS.. L. s. Quinn ct al. II. p. Russell ct al. VS..
Ella Tice ct al.
NEW SUITS.
l.. G. Kilborn has begun suit against
j. j. Morton and wife and others, and
complains to the court that he secured
Judgment against Morton and Henry j.
Weyl for S214. which judgment remains
dissatisfied. That Morton recently pur-
chased certain property, the title to
which he took in his wife's name in
order to cheat and defraud his creditors
and keep them from Selling it for iudg-
ments they hold against him. He asks
that the court make the property so
taken in MOrtOn'S wife name subject to
the judgment against him, and that
after proper proceedings the sheriff be
authorized to seize and sell it and apply
the proceeds to the satisfaction of the
S214 judgment.
August Groehler sues John Wyllie
and John Il. PurveS to recover $114.S6
due him for board and lodging.
The Cady Nelson company sues James
f. Wilson to recover a note of $50.
The st. Paul Roller Mill company
sues p. Z. Mcdonnell and NJ. j. Bell to
recover on note of S244.36.
John F. Bruggeman sues Granville
r. Browning and others to quiet title to
lot 8, block So, Rice and d Irvine's adj
ditiOn to st. Paul.
William Chandler sues the Hydro Car
Dor Fuel and Illuminating company to
recover 5000 damages for personal in
juries received while employed On an
Oil tank, while fixing pumpon the 30th
day OF April, 1888. 1t was late at night
and the employees of the company, it is
alleged, careleSsly and negligently car
ried lantern so close to the bung hole
of the tank that ignited the oil and
caused an explosion which violently
threw Chandler in the air and up against
the side of freight car. He broke a
rib and sustained several other bruises
and Commissions.
The Bowman Pickle company sues
Robert Schreiner to recover $713.53 for
goods sold and delivered.
LEGAL BREVITIEs.
Lawyers will please take notice that
tomorrow is the last day ON which
notes of issue OF notice of trial can be
filed for cases to be placed upon the
calendar of the May term.of the district
court.
Judge Wilkin is still wrestling with
the suit of the city against the Burling-
ton road, an action for damages.
A writ of habeas corpus ad testiican-
dunn was yesterday issued by Judge
Kerr. commanding the keeper of the
Scoville before f. G. Burgess, Justice of
the peace, on April 25, at 10 O'Clock a.
M, to take the said Scoville's testimony
In the case of Scoville against Webster.
In the case of The State of Minnesota,
ex rel. George KEGS, against Gates A.
johnson, as building inspector of this
city, an action to compel defendant'to
approve of certain plumbers bond of
KEGS, and thereupon to issue to KEGS a
license to do business as a plumber,
Judge Villas grants KEGS petition and
issues a peremptory writ of mandamus
compelling johnson to comply with
the prayer of KEGS.
In the matter of the receivership of
the acknowledgements Manufacturing
company, schedule of the assets and
liabilities was filed in the district court
yesterday. The assets, consisting of ac-
counts, stock and fixtures, amount to
81, 394.S6, and the liabilities to $780,
254.91.