Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1891-08-20
WORK FOR THE COURTS.
A Large Number of New Cases Filed
During the Week.
Damage Suits, Divorce Suits, Civil Suits.
Plenty of Work to Consume the
Time of Our Courts the
Coming Term

In the Office of Clerk Davies, of the
Common Pleas Court, petitions and pa
pers in the following new cases have been
filed since our last report:
Wilhelm Kunze brings an action against
the Wheeling Natural Gas Company, in
which he seeks to recover damages
amounting to S688060. Of this amount
81, 800 is claimed for damages to his heme
and property by an explosion of gas on
February is, last, the explosion being al
legged to be due to the negligence of the
gas company. He further claims $S06O
as damages to furniture, and $500 as
damages for personal injuries sustained
by the explosion, by being burned, Grip
pied, and incapacitated from labor.
James F. Renner, Marshal of Barnes
vile, brings suit for libel in the sum of
S10,O00against G. NJ. Cole, John Hill, A.
Plumley, Eli Williams, J. w. Cassels, C.
p. Dobbins, George Hilles, A. p. Hicks,
J.W. Warriek, Fred Cunnard, A. Trim
mer, NJ. c. McKeown, A. I. Warrick and
Thomas Hays. In the petition it is al
legged that the defendants caused to be
published certain charges against the
plaintiff. These charges as enumerated
are, engaging in other business contrary
to ordinance, Overdrawing salary, not
keeping the Jail in proper condition, mis-
treatment of prisoners, and misappropri
ating funds.
The G., L. and ". r. r. appears as
plaintiff against the village of Bridge
port, and asks for an injunction restrain
ing the Council from passing an ordi-
nance annulling certain rights heretofore
granted to said railroad by ordinances.
Jno. Dubois brings suit against Abram
Lash to recover a note of $1,000 secured
by mortgage deed, and asks for fore
closure and sale.
Park Bros. & Company, Limited, bring
suit in attachment against the Berlin
Iron Bridge Company with the 4Ktna
Iron and Steel Company as garnishee in
which a judgment for $59099 due on ac
count, is asked.
In the case of Sarah A. Simmons |
against Alex. o. Harper ct al the plain
tiff seeks to compel specific performance
of contract, or if that be impossible, to
recover Judgment in the sum of $l2OO.
Louis Bescher has filed his petition
against Wm Moore ct al asking that the
money due and to become due, the firm
of H. T. Moore & Son, from the firm of
& Co., beapplied to the judg
ment of plaintiff against defendant and
for other relief.
In the case of J. T. Scofield, admir- of
the estate of Joseph Barlow, decd, VS..
Moses w. Edgar ct al, the plaintiff asks
to sell partnership real estate, and in an
other case with the same title asks to sell
real estate to pay partnership debts.
Jane A. Gray files her petition against
Thomas Young, admir- of George Young,
Iced, and prays for judgment for $3643.25,
alleged to be due for services rendered as
nurse, etc., during the life
line of George Young.
In the case of Phoebe J. Wilson against
]. G. Bolon ct al. the plaintiff asks to have
Ter interest in nine tracts of land in {
Wayne township set off according to law.
The usual number of divorce cases ap-
,ears, with grounds as follows: Lima Bur
ION against J. NJ. Burson, extreme cruel
y; Emma O'Morrow VS.. Martin O'Mor- {
'ow, extreme cruelty; Susan NJ. Malcolm
against j. w. Malcolm, extreme cruelty;
Charles w. Mccoy VS.. Mary Mccoy, will
nj absence.