St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-05-09
FROM COURTS OF JUSTICE.
Decisions and New Gases That
We're Filed Yesterday.

Decisions and New Gases That
We're Filed Yesterday.
The Joseph Schlitz Brewing company
has sued Martin Flanagan to recover
possession of part Of lot 5, block I. of
Bazille s. Roberts addition to West st.
Paul, also for $500 damages for deten-
ton of possession.
The Schofeld Buggy company, of
Ovid, Mich. has commenced an action
against the j. H. Mailer Carriage COM
pany to recover $1,000 as the value of
fifteen buggies alleged to be converted
to it's use by the Mailer Carriage COM
pany, and for $3.50 damages and the re-
turn of five other buggieS. A garnish-
ment process was served on the Com
mercial National bank.
John Smith, by his guardian, Andrew
p. CroonquiSt, has commenced an action
against Louis S. Stensgaard, Mary *.
StenSgaard and Warren S. Briggs to
recover S700 damages alleged to have
been sustained by reason of an attach
ment being issued on behalf of Stems
gard against Smith, which was subse-
quently dismissed. Mary K. Stems
gard and W. S. Briggs were sureties
on the attachment bond.
Liz N)ts NdttOidl UdHh lleo YIN
menced an action against John w. Bur-
dick, James C. Stout and Mrs. Eliza
Reed to declare a Judgment for 81, 1873 a
lien upon lot %, block 4, OF Macalester
View addition, which is owned by Bur-
dick.
Judge Kerr yesterday filed decree
of divorce in favor of Andrew Ross
against Isabella Ross, whose maiden
name was Isabella Robertson. The
grounds for divorce are desertion for
more than three years. The late wife
now resides in Glasgow, Scotland.
In the case of the st. Paul National
bank against the Bank of Minnesota
and William HeiSer, as intervenor.
Judge Kerr has granted new trial. In
a memorandum the judge says: ga
new trial must be had, if for no other
reason, because, under the circum-
stances OF the case, | am satisfied that
the plaintiff is entitled to recover no
more against the defendant bank than
the principal debt" The verdict of the
jury included interest.
Judge Kerr has refused to set aside
the verdict of the jury and grant new
trial in the case OF Josias y. Rogers
against William Hendricks. The basis
of the motion was irregularities IN the
proceedings OIL Tie CUuIL diitl douSO VI
discretion by the court, by which the
defendant was prevented from having a
fair trial. That the verdict is not justi-
fed by the evidence and is contrary to
law, aud errors in law occurring at the
trial and excepted to by the defendant" y
In a memorandum the court says that If
he thought there was the slightest rea-
sonable probability that the jury could
have been Influenced or prejudiced
against the defendant by the language
used in commencing his charge to the
jury, a new trial would be granted
without hesitation.
John L. Macdonald by his attorney,
P. J. Mclaughlin, brought suit as as
signee of j. Fl. Mailer company against
Frank A. Scofeld, doing business as
the Scofield Buggy Company of Ovid,
Mich, for he sum of S29,S27 for goods,
ware and merchandise sold and deliv-
cred by the j. III. Mailer company to
the defendant and promissory notes
sold and delivered, and for money
loaned by the J. Ii. Mailer company to
the Scofeld Buggy company.