Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-08-26
FILING OF SUITS.
They SIN Find Their Way Into the
Third District Court.


In the damage suit Of Albert II.
Ekker, Administrator Of the estate Of
Martin J. Ekl,er, who was KILLED ON
September 10, 1890, by the cRying-in
of the banks Of sewer In which the
deceased was employed, ON State
street, neat the Social Hall, mentioned
In yesterdays NEWS, the defendant,
tho corporation OF Salt Lake city,
yesterday afternoon, by Mayor Scott,
filed an answer 10 the complaint.
IL IL therein admitted that the deceased
was In the employ OF the city ut the
time specified, but denied that while
No engaged "thc city conducted Itself
so carelessly or ncgllgently or reckless
ly or wantonly that by or through the
carclesnness or negligence, or default
or wantonnoas Of the defendant or it,
servants or servant" II caused the
death Of Ekker. II IL denied further
that the plaintiff was or Is damaged In
the sum Of s25, 900, OF any sum what.
ever, by the death ofMartln J. Ekkcr,
and that the deceased was not In the
proper performance Of his duties As an
cmploye when he received the injuries
which caused his death.
on 4 rRoNussoRY MOTIF.
Verona Schwin, executrix OF tho
estate Of John Schwln, deceased, yes.
teriay afternoon lodged n suit In the
Third district court against William T..
Rowe, Henry Cohn aud T.. A. Harten.
stein, trustees Of the Utah Lodge, No.
1. |. o. o. r., and their successors,
and +. IA. Dyer, j. J. Thomas, Annie
w. Thomas, Kate J. Fatrel, j. r..
Bache, Nioletta Bache and J. II. Cul.
yer, and all persons claiming under
them.
Plaintiff alleges that In April, 1855,
her husband, John Schwin, delivered
10 the trustees Of Utah Lodge, No. l, n
pronissory note for 81 500, and In the
following month he gave mortgage 10
secure the sum upon lot 8, In block
10, plat u; that In February, 1856,
Schwln died. Mrs. Schwin then AL.
leges that the interest ON tho principal
mentioned In the note was paid up TO
October, 1887, aud that In July, 1886,
$500 was paid ON tho principal, leay.
Ing q balance Of $500, with accruing
interest from October |, 1857; that In
July, 1883, the trustees above moE.
toned brought suit for the foreclosure
OF the mortgage; that she engaged IL.
ID. Winters as her attorney In the case
and he iiled an answer TO the com.
plant; that afterwards decree OF fore
closure was granted by the Third dis.
trict court, and In December an order
OF sale was made, under which n sale
was pretended TO have been made on
January II, 1850; that this sale was
Irregular and Illegal; that In July,lssp,
tho plaintiff sought to redeem the
property.
Plaintiff, therefore, prays that, by
reason Of mistakes and errors, made by
aud through her attorney, and because
Of the undue advantage taken Of her
by the officers OF the lodge and by rea.
sou VI the many Irregularities, etc, In
the foreclosure and sale, permission be-
given to redeem the property with.
In such reasonable time Ms the court
may designate.
ANOTHER.
j. II. Clayton VI. Thomas ]. Lynch
anu Nj. j. Lynch. This suit Is brought
TO recover s005. 10 and interest, alleged
to be due on n promlssory note.
DIVORCE SUIT.
Mrs. Sarah II. Haslam Is the plain
tir and John j. Haslam Is the defend
ant In divorce suit. In her complaint
| plaintiff alleges that she married the
defendant IN this case In 1873; that fOI
five years past he has been guilty OF
habitual drunkenness, and for more
than six months past has failed 10 pro.
vide her with the necessaries Of life,
She asks for decree Of divorce Tor III,
custody Of their four children aud foi
alimoDy and costs.
WANTS $1,000.
Mrs. Annie Robbins has brought suit
ngainst u. W. briggs, IT,, 10 recover
$1,000 alleged 10 be due on promissory
l unfa