The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-10-12
DONE In THE COURTS.
Z Termination Of the Suit Of
Wadleigh ". Harris
The PLAINTIFF GETS HIS MONEY
Cable kesA snsd for o2S.ooo Damages
by Charles .. SCOTS wIdow-xsw
Suits Filed The Blottsr.


A suit Of considerable magnitude was
brought to termination In Judge STRAIT
t0n's court yesterday. It was the case OF
WI. Wadleigh against George w. Harris
ana Sarah J. Piummer, and on motion of
pialntiH. Judgment was rendered yesterday
against defendants for 81. SO.
This matter grew out Of . transaction
mat occurred several months ago when
Wadieigh was cashier Of the Frat National
bank of Seattle. Harris was ct one time
president Of this bank. and he and Cashier
Wadieigh had numerous business rela-
lions together. Some time after leaving
the bank Harris borrowed SIS 900 from
Wadleigh the cashier. giving his note IN
payment, with the endorsement thereon Of
Mrs. Sarah J. Plummer, his mother. The
note not being paid at maturity. Wadleigh
brought suit some time afterward against
Harris and Mrs. Plummer. On the trial,
Mrs. Plummer put In the plea that she was
known by Wadleigh to be only an accom-
mediation maker Of the note, and that she
had no notice Of the notes being unpaid at
maturity. A verdict was rendered in her
favor, releasing her from all obligations to
pay the note. but the verdict was set aside
new trial was granted and Wadleigh got .
verdict against both Harris and Mrs.
Plummer. but judgment was suspended
pending negotiations for settlement Of
the matter.
Last Monday, Wadleigh, who now re-
sides in Oregon, came to Seattle and had q
settlement Of the case with Mrs. Plummer,
who transferred to him two lots on the
corner Of South Second and Main streets
for confederation Of $4,000, and out OF
this sum the amount of the judgment was
paid. BY agreement then Of Wadleigh and
Mrs. Plummer. judgment was entered
against Harris and Mrs. Plummer yester-
day for SIS sos 81. Is above stated. Harris
Is at present residing in San Francisco, but
10 not supposed to be possessed of any
great amount Of means. although be seems
70 be succeeding in business at that place.
WANTS $4,000 DAMAGES.
A suit for $25. 600 damages was brought
yesterday by Sarah Crick Scott against the
Lake Washington Construction Company,
owners of the Lake Warrington cable line
in Seattle. for killing her husband, Charles
S. Scott.
The plaintiff alleges that while Charles
6. Scott WAS walking along the track of the
cable road, on Jackson street, on October
II. 1885, be WAS overtaken by dummy OBJ
Grated on the road. running at high rate
of speed. and that no warning was given
him Of the approach of the car which
struck him, knocking him down an en-
bankment 70 the depth OF forty feet, caus-
ing his death, and depriving her of her
means Of support and sustenance and of
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has been damaged thereby in the sum of
$25, 600.
THE sNooUALMIE MILL CASE.
The jury in the case of William Nc
Kenzie and J. p. Mcclellan against the
6noqalmie Mill Company returned . YER
dict yesterday against the mill company
for 81, 222 The suit was for ea5 600. .Of
this amount Mckenzie and Mcclellan
claimed that 50, 600 was due them on CON.
tract for logs for the mill ana the expenses
incurred IN constructing logging roads to
the timer to be cut. and that they were
damaged $4,000 by the failure of the mill
company to comply with the contract.
The jury evidently desired to give Nc
Kenxie and Mcclellan the amount actually
due them for services and expenditures,
but did not think they were entitled to any
damages.
SUED FOR KILLING STOCK.
The Columbia & Puget Sound Railway
Company were sued yesterday by Philip
Peterson for $145 and costs, damages for
killing . COW and bull. The plaintiff al
leges in his complaint that the railroad by
its agents carelessly and negligently ran
over his bull, near Cedar mountain, in
~
q valuable mich COW about August near
the same place. whereby he sustained loss
of $145, the amount Tor which he sues, to-
gether with costs.
NEW SUITS YILED.
Frank R. Van Tuyl VS.. w. II. Lord and
John Doe, partners doing business under
the firm name OF w. H. Lord 4 Co.-Smt
on promissory note for $2446 81.
Philip Peterson VS.. Columbia 4 Puget
Sound Railway Company-Suit for $145,
damages for killing stock.
Seibert Schultz VS.. George w. Dombach.
Mary Dombach his wife. and Fred e. San
ders-Suit for $685. IS, due on mortgage.
: Sarah Crick Scott VS.. the Lake Washing
|ton Construction Company. corporation,
assignee of Fred Il. Sanders, assignee of
the Seattle Construction Company. . cor
poration-Suit for sos, 900 damages.
Sietson Il Post Mill Company vs.. ]. +.
Mcdonald ct al.-Suit for $698.92. for build
ing material furnished.
William Fielding VS.. Arthur Hughes
Suit for s47.50. interest and costs on prom.
issory note.
Peter Wilson VS.. Arthur Hughes-Suit
for $50, interest and costs on promissory
note.