The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-05-22
|BE SUPERIOR COURT
Jury Wrestling With Tide
Flat Titles.
Jaw FOR WORKING UP TRADE.
1lnan Car Company susd for vaisse--
EJeetment sasts--Sew FIiings-
The Bietter.


dsy was consumed with the trial Of the
<cfn,ent and damage suit brought By ].
lOwman against d. w. Wext Ct d. The
- q heard by . jury. The testimony
- N given in and the opening plea was
- BY the attorney for the plaintiff.
IS IN adjournment was taken until this
ofning. The testimony OF the plaintiff
- 70 show the chain OF title from d. s.
1rynard's patent to j. ID. Lowmsn. The
! 11rnee sought TO establish claim by yir.
! - d having made 5000 worth Of i'm.
11pvsnents on the premises tiot 3, block
II Msynard's plat). with the full know.
11dp Of the plaintiff. The parties Of the
/ - we're at the point OF settlement two or
No. times yesterday. but IL fell through
6och time. 1t win 60 to the jury this
uoFning.
AZ APPEAL SUSTAINED.
fhe ease Of T. @. Bird VI. George w.
fIurnhach. . suit for 500 claimed on .
rromissoTy note, coming 70 the superior
rat on IN appeal from Justice Rivers
lndxment for the plaintiff, came before
judee Humss, and the decision Of lower
6ours set aside, on the ground that the
e1n med for Is beyond the jurisdiction Of
i lm4ice. The case was dismissed without
15tudice
o0rsxp MEss, BUT oKAKTED Jup0MEE7s.
}udea Lichtcnberg yesterday heard the
~ of Two suits for the foreclosure OF
16okonics' liens: the Lake Shore Lum-
- Company vs.. John r. Grant and the
0eeeun Improvement Company vs.. Lewis
d. Cnr7en. Judgments were found against
~ plsintifF in the former case for SAG and
h ~ latter $685.. The court refused 70
franf The lien in each case.
CLAIM ron WORKING Ur BUSINESS.
4 suit for judgment for $3.s6i.eg was
I'D b. Gosslin q jenkins against Murphy
Wright, Of st. Paul, in q claim for COM
mtpeion Tor contracts alleged BY the plain
n1siohay been secured for the defendants.
~ attendants are q firm engaged in the
1n6lness OF supplying buildings With steam
~ hot water heating and ventilation.
~ complaint alleges that on the 2lst OF
Noy. 1885, this firm made q verbal propo-
Silion to the plaintiffs. offering to pay them
s commission Of ~ per cent. on all con-
tract work which thcv could secure for the
deiondants In the state OF Washington.
The contracts for furnishing the following
buildings the plaintiffs claim were secured
Tor the 81 Paul firm In accordance with
he proposition: Wilson building, Tacoma.
)l,Of5. 20; courthouse, Seattle. 0.906: Seat
ts Steam Heat and Power Company's
plant. $4,000; Rengstorff building. $500;
Halter building, 5000; Denny hotel,
}S,0i3.l6 The contracts amount to $685.
0A.S6. and the plaintiffs claim . commits
sion Of per cent Of this.
LOST HIS OTHER SUIT or UNDERWEAR.
Edward II. Emanuel brought suit
AGAINST the Pullman Palace Car Company
ior the recovery Of 1893 damages for the
3oes Of valise in one OF the company's
April "a. The complaint alleges that the
sliias contained lone toilet set, one suit OF
underwear. one pair OF shoes. one travelling
hai, four handkerchiefs. four pairs OF
socks, ono price book The complaint
oIleen that the defendant was responsible
Tor ihe los Of the valise in mot furnishing
auleepinx place which could be securely
laolpnsd" and also through the careless
nonofits servants.
RINGING EJEcTMEST SUITS.
Oscar Johnson has filed suit against
~ Eagle Oil and Refining Company for
I judgment for 81. s67 claimed for rent since
August 1852 The plaintiff also sues for the
ejectment OF the defendant from the
premises near tho corner of Jackson ard
South Fourth streets.
Frank 4. Wilson, claiming leasehold
interest in four frame houses on South
Fourth street. filed an ejectment suit against
Il. Pendell and unknown female occu-
pants, and also suit for damages for $500
for rent
Mark Ten Sue filed a suit against Mary
Doe Crankhite for s2i. claimed as rental
due on the lease OF frame dwelIinghouse
on Lake and Front streets. and for the
slectment of the tenant
4 TRANSFERS CLAIM.
]. X. Van Aulstine filed q complaint
against r. ]. NJ. Qaigley. alleging that he
hauled for the defendant PIG. $50 feet of
inmber from Lake Union to Lenora aud
Poplar streets. and asks for a Judgment for
tA6 10 In payment of the claim.
WANTS PAY For MS s.ons.
Martin Nelson filed snit against Charles
7. Johnson, commission merchant. for n
Judgment for sli0. claimed as DIE for DO.
tatoes sold TO defendant
THE BLoTrEE.