Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1890-11-07
LEGAL NEWS.
NOTES


Court met Thursday noon to tabulat
and count the vote of the county, witt
Messrs. Mcfarland, Wise, Painter ant
| Ward acting as clerks.
Emma Stroup has sued for divorce iron
W. II. Stroup.
Letters of administration were granted
to A. T. Black, Esq, on estate of jane
McElhaney.
The will Of Thos McMeekin, of Buffalo
Twp, was probsted-no letters; also vii
| of Philip Heinz and Anna c. Heinz, late o.
Oakland Twp, and letters to A. S. Griffin
also will of James McKissick, late of Par
ker Twp, no letters; also will of Susan
billiard, late of Washington Twp, and
letters to P P. Hilliard; also will Of James
G. Huddlesor, late of Mercer Twp, nc
letters.
The State Supreme Court has seversed
the case of Veon VS. Grafton, taken up from
Venango Co. on the grounds that the suit
for damages should have been brought by
the son, who was of age, and not the father.
Young Veon was injured on the track of
the A V. r r. near Emlenton so as to
necessitate the amputation of one leg and
part of the foot OF the other leg. The
father nursed him and paid for his medical
attention until he recovered. The suit
was then brought by him in which he
alleged that he was aggrieved by the act
of the defendant, and claimed damages for
the injuries sustained by his son. ''The
only question in this case,' the court says,
''is whether or not George S. Veon, the
plaintiff, who is the father of NJ Ii. Veon,
is person 'aggrievedf' or is person who
hath sustained an injury To person or pro-
perty in consequence of the defendants
criminal act, within the meaning of the
act of 1854 A person aggrieved must
necessarily be one who has suffered an
injury to person or property. The term
property has not been construed In Its
strict or literal sense. However, it has
been held to embrace the .pecuniary in
terest which a wife has in the life of her
husband and therefore a widow is entitl-
ed to recover for the death of her hurband.
But even the widow has no right of action,
at law or by statute, except for injuries to
her person or her property or for her hus-
bands death or under some circumstances,
prehaps, for the death of child. The
reason for this is obvious. During the life
time of her husband the right of action is
in him. A recovery by both at separate
suits was never contemplated. NJ. H. Veon
was % years old and if there is any right
of recovery for the injuries it would seem
to be in the son. If the son had been a
minor his father might perhaps have
sustained suit for loss of his services.
The money was voluntarily laid out by
his father, and is loss to be sustained by
him."
SUPREME COURT DECISIONS.
The Supreme Court sitting at Pittsburg
handed down some decisions Monday,
among which were two Butler county
cases both of which were affirmed. The
cases were those of Miller VS. Balfour, and
Mclaughlin VS. Collins.
LATE PROPERTY TRANSFERS.
Jno. Wallace to I. N Bryon, Is acres in
Brady township for $3.50.
]. I'll. Kelly to Julia Dermody, lot in
Butler for $500.
Jacob Downing to Laura Pontius, so
acres in Parker for $780,
Phillip Burr to W. H. Cuhbison, 1l6
acres in Allegheny township for $2050
Stroder Mcdonald to Chas. +. Mcdonald,
80 acres in Clearfield for $500.
S. A. Kennedy to Peter Fell, acre in
Adams for $500.
Jno. 0Donnell to J. F. McClung, lot iii
Butler for $4,000.