St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-01-18
DISTRICT COURT NEWS.

w. L. Winslow sues Tie Grand
Rapids Logging company for S925.Tl for
work performed.
Brooks Bros. brought suit against
j. A. Busterude ct al for s2O7.G4, due
from real estate deal.
Edison, Keith & CO.. of Chicago, made
an attachment yesterday against CID
con Bergwin for goods delivered III the
sum of S2,349.
Aiwilda C. Miller wishes divorce
from George W. Miller. She is thirty
one, and he forty-eight years of age.
Desertion is the cause.
William Weston, reStaurant-keepera at
pos NicOllet avenue. made an assign
nent TO James Smith. The assets and
liabilities are about $500 each.
Weiskopf Bros. ask judgment against
Frank E. Little for $50 on a note issued
by E. Spillman, which was made over to
the plaintiffs il consideration OF real
estate trade.
John Leveridge & Co.. doing bust
ness as book dealers at 81 Nic0llet ave-
nue., assigned to Austin NJ. Woodward.
who has tue power of attorney TO sell
all property and pay all obligations.
Z. A. Brown. who kept confection-
cry stand in the BijOu theater building,
was attached yesterday by Elsele, the
cigar manufactures, and mortgage
held by w. S. Conrad was also fore
closed.
Richard Chute ct al. want the court to
granta Judgment requiring Jacob Levy
ct al. to turn over certain PROPERTY on
Main street and Central avenue. Levy
claims ownership in this property, while
the plaintiffs claim the property in ''fee
Simple"
Laura E. James asks the court to
grant her a divorce from Martin s.
James on the ground of desertion. The
defendant left home Aug. 2, 1856, and
support. The plaintiff is thirty-one
years of age. and the defendant forty
eight years old.
Judge Young filed decision yester-
day i'll favor of the Minneapolis " st.
Louis railroad in the damage suit Of
Henry Teich. A large quantity of wood
owned by Teich was destroyed by a
spark from locomotive of the above
road. The court ruled that it was not
due 10 carelessnesS.
John c. Oswald IL Go. brought suit
against John j. Mccall for goods sold
in the sum of Sl4l.93. The plaintiffs
claim goods to the amount of S1.195.13
We're delivered to the defendant, and
81. 053.20 was paid on account, leaving
Sl41.93 as a balance due. The defend
ant puts in counter claim of 500 due
for work performed.
AdOlph Robitshek and Charles r.
Coates want the court to have Jared J.
Towers and Charles Bridgham revert
lots % and % in block 8 of Parks addi-
ton. The plaintiffs sold said lots to the
defendant for S1,125 and warranty
deed was given, but in the contract
provision was made that the property
should revert to the sellers if all the
money was not paid before Aug. %,
1888, Only $500 was paid.
Judge Hicks handed in decision in
favor of the defendants in the case of
the st. Paul, Minneapolis IL Manitoba
road against the city of Minneapolis.
The plaintiffs claimed that they owned
title to the Como crossing. The court
gave very able account of the acts OF
the legislature in the matter. and even
went as far back as when the territorial
laws were in force to show that the CITY
of Minneapolis first had acquired title
10 the croSsiHg.
Judge Rea yesterday flied a decision
IN a land suit, charging fraud some
twenty years ago. Elizabeth Cain
brought suit against Henry McGeentY
and John McGeenty to recover property
she was cheated out of when she was
eight years old. Bernard Cain
died in 1868, leaving three daugh-
tiers as his heirs. At that time
John McGeenty, the mothers father,
was appointed administrator on his own
application. In 1870 John McGeenty
made fraudulent transfer of the prop
erty to Patrick McGeenty, his son, and
from him it passed to the defendants.
Judge Rea said that the evidence i'm the
case clearly proved that the administra-
tor had fraudulently transferred to
cheat the child. The property is said
TO be worth $4,000, and IS located in
north half of northwest quarter section
IL, in township III, range 81.