St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-03-05
A PRINCIPLE Al STAKE.
Judge Kerr Hears the Evidence
in an Important Case---Legal


The case of A. c. Thmpson VS.. The
Cortland Wagon company occupied all
yesterday before Judge Kerr. NJ. d
Mum appeared for Thompson and Gen.
j. B. Sanborn for the wagon company.
The evidence showed that Thompson
had been employed by L. K. and F. M.
Tenney, of Chicago. who had the sole
agency for the middle Western states
for the Cortland Wagon company. The
Tenneys had got things mixed up, and
Thompson. failing to collect his salary
from them. is suing the company.
Though the amount of the suit is only
involved. The Tenneys had an agree
ment with the Cortland Wagon COM
pany by which they were in reality
wholesale customer of the company,
and in no sense agents. But they
used, the company's letterheads and
the sign over their door read Cortland
Wagon company Gen. Sanborn seeks
to establish the pinciple that under these
circumstances Mr.. Thompson. the
plaintiff in this case had no reason for
thinking that he was working for any
one else but the Cortland Wagon COM
pany, and that the company is liable for
ness caused it to appear that the Ten
neys were agents of the company. The
evidence was concluded yesterday and
the case will be argued at 10 o'clock
this morning.
LEGAL MISCELLANY.
D. Kribbs 81 Co. obtained judgment
against Michael Miller for the full
amount claimed.
The county commissioners held a
meeting to-day.
Adolph Schultz was taken to the
sherlff'S office Yesterday OH stretcher
in comatoSe condition. DIR. Ankeny eX-
amined him. and as it was known that
he had been subject to apoplectic fits.
he was sent to the city hospital.
CaSron Middleton was examined in
the probate court yesterday on charge
of insanity. which was sustained aud
he was committed to Rochester.
Ben Schultz, who was convicted of
insanity Saturday, has been sent to
Rochester.
The following marriage licenses were
issued yesterday: Michael Silk and
Annie German, Dennis Ieahy and Ag-
mes Calvin, w. II. Mitchell and Title
Furch, Charles E. Thompson and Mary
Rockford, w. E. Kindred and Libbie
Seitz; q. j. Flint and Ellen O'Leary,
Martin }. Lee and Margaret OBrien.
The Union Iron Works company sued
Il. r. Palmer, assignee of the st. Paul
Iron works, to recover on three engines.
Mr.. Palmer demurred to the complaint
ami Judge Bull sustains him.
III. Z. Burbank u co. sue Hugh d.
Brown and James Finn for $685.. IL, and
Gordon d. Ferguson sue the same
parties for s261; both plaintiffs garni-
shee Grinnell d Co.
Sarah Wulff obtained a verdict of
S229.70 against NJ. S. Brink.
Judge Villas heard the case of Sylves-
ter and Orrin Kipp VS.. Christian Herr
mayer and rendered judgment for the
plaintiff for the full amount claimed,
granting a stay of proceedings for thirty
days.
George W. Langevin was in court
again yesterday, being sued by c. w.
YOungman on some notes obtained by
the latter in real estate trade with a
certain Mr.. Hunter. Mr.. Langevin's
attorney alleged that the notes were OBJ
tanned by fraud. but adduced no evil
dence to sustain this. Judgment was
given for the plaintiff. but stay of
execution was granted for twenty days.
j. III. Leonard was examined before
the United States commissioner yester-
day morning on the charge of opium
smuggling prior to his eXtradition to
Fargo for trial. His case was continued
till the eth inst.
l.. e. Gerretz, from New York, was
yesterday admitted to practice at the bar
on motion of-C. ID. O'Brien.
Judge Brill heard the special term of
court yesterday, Judge Kerr taking jury
cases TO relieve Judge Wilkin.
A venire was issued yesterday fol
seventy-fiye petit jurors, returnable this
morning.
In the real estate case of Michael
Kelly instructed the jury to return
verdict for the plaintiff of S527.