Los Angeles herald., 1891-09-03
THE COURTS.
Several Cases of Interest on
Trial Yesterday.
Three Decisions In the Su-
preme Court.
Grannis vs.. LordOn and SchOder
johnson Co. vs.. Maxwell.
Three Divorce Cases Heard-NOtes Gath
cred In the Various Departments.
New Suits, Commenced
Yesterday.



The trial of the appeal case. of r. w.
Grannis VS.. M. G. Lordon was concluded
in department five of the superior court
yesterday afternoon, and resulted in
verdict for the plaintiff. Grannis sued
the defendant in Justice F. B. Reeds
court at Calabasas, for 800 damages tor
entering on his land and plowing up
fruit trees. Judgment for $40 was OBJ
tanned and Lordon appealed the case. A
new trial was granted and jury heard
the case in Judge Shaw's court, with
the same result. The plaintiff not be-
ing present when the jury returned to
the court room, the verdict was placed
in the clerks hands, to be read today.
The case of the .Schoder-Johnson
company vs.. Walter s. Maxwell ct al,
suit on account, was heard yesterday
in department three of the superior
court. John Sherer, one of the defend
ants, defaulted and Judgment was
entered against both him and Maxwell,
after the case had been heard, in the
sum OF $477.S7. The suit was on ac-
count of material furnished the defend
ants for the California Paving and Con-
struction company.
Three divorce cases were heard and
three DEGREES granted in the superior
court, yesterday, two by Judge Shaw
and one by Judge Van Dyke. The titles
OF the cases we're Griffith We. Griffith,
Lightfoot VS., Lightfoot and McCaffrey
vs.. McCatfrey ..s :. ...s
COURT NOTES.
When G. M. Pearley, the young rail-
road telegraph operator charged with
forging telegraphic order on Needles
firm for $50, came up for arraignment in
department two yesterday, Attorney M.
E. @. Munday was substituted ss his
counsel in place OF Attorney J. NJ. Dam
ron, and Acknowledgement was continued.
A term trial jury was drawn by the
clerk of department. two yesterday, re-
turnable on September 22d.
The case of Tungate VS.. the Azusa
Water Development and Irrigation COM
pany, involving the title to water in the
San Gabriel river riparian to land on
the San Francisquito ranch, is still on
trial in department. two.
James Welch was examined for in
sanity in department four yesterday, be-
fore medical commission, which rec
commended his commitment to the
county poor farm.
The case of I. W. Hellman VS.. @. A.
Doyle, suit for the possession of the
premises at No. 116 North Main street,
was settled by stipulation in department
five yesterday.
Judge Mckinley will sit in his new
court room on the second floor of the
court house next Monday for the first
time, Judge Smith, whose vacation ends
on that day, taking the apartments now
occupied By department six.
Judge Ross, who has been sitting in
the district court for rrthe northern dis
trict, in Judge, Hofman's place, returns
to the city tomorrow. The local district
court and circuit c9u ftreopen September
14th. .,.o,,,s,sfro Ifas.
~ NEW SUITS.
The following litigation was COM
menced yesterdaY;@ T's9
The Temple-streetG Gable Railway COM
pany sues Marco Efellman for $4,000,
money paid to the defendant in consid-
Grafton Of his establishing a baseball
park near plaintiffs car line, which
agreement it is alleged he has failed to
keep, and for $4,000 damages.
Charles Lane applies for letters of ad-
ministration on the estate of John Lane,
who died in this county on August 20,
1891, leaving real and personal property
valued at $6946. s. .a
Lille Bailey, the Alameda street
prostitute who was arrested for robbing
Frank Monroy of sum of money in the
neighborhood OF $1,000, was examined
before Justice Stanton yesterday and
held to answer in $25D0 bail. The case
against Monroy, who is charged with
embezzling the same money from an old
Mexican named Ruiz, was continued.