The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1892-10-20
CIRCUIT COURT.
DECISIONS RENDERED IN IMPORTANT
CASES THIS AFTERNOON.

seven Hundred Dollars Knocked of the
Verdict Against the Alliance Review
for Libel-other Gases Settled.
The Circuit court judges finished their
review of cases this morning and at 2
o'clock this afternoon they commenced
rendering their decisions.
The case of Morgan, Moore q Balm va
Treasurer Maudru was the first taken up.
Judge Follett rendered the decision which
sustained the lower court and made the
Injunction against Treasurer Msudru
perpetual restraining him from adding
some 5000 TO the tax list of the plains
tiffs.
Judge Follett also handed down the
decision in the case of John l.. Stoner
against James McLindep. McLinden
had been shut out of coal mine upon
which he held a lease, by Stoner and he
had recovered damages against Stoner In
the sum of $500. The court said the
verdict was 70 high and that II McLinden
would take $3.50 they would affirm the
decision Of the lower court, II not then It
would be reversed and new trial granted,
McLinden will take the $3.50.
The third decision rendered was by
Judge Albaugh in the libel case OF Fannie
Valentine against the Alliance Review.
| II will be remembered the Review pub
| lished q report OF q sensational nature
| in connection with lawsuit of Mrs. Val.
entine against an insurance company for
the insurance on her husbands life in
| which the head of the deceased was cut
| off and brought to the court room
at Ravenna and that she sued for
damages and got verdict of 81, 200 for IL
bel. The circuit court held that while the
Review bad not exercised due discretion
| in investigating the report and in wording
their item, yet in view of the fact that
there was some truth in the account, and
that the same Tumors were afloat before
the publication was made, they consider
| ed the verdict too large. They decided
that II the plaintiff would agree to accept
| 81 900 they would affirm the verdict, but
| otherwise new trial would be granted.
In addition to the circuit court decisions
| rendered and published in yesterdays
| edition q number of important cases were
settled after the paper went to press.
In the matter Of the controversy between
G. Aultman & Co. and William Floom, the
| court reversed the decision of the lower
court and granted a new trial. This case
is peculiar one and only involves small
sum in the neighborhood of $40. Floom
| sued and got verdict for $40 for time put
in in trying one of the Aultman Co.'S
binders which he had bought on contract
/ and about which there arose dispute.
John LOTUS, the Alliance saloon keeper
lost his case against that city and he will
have to suffer the penalty for violating
| the prohibitory ordinance, The court de-
| cided the ordinance was legal and the
lower court, which sustained the mayor of
Alliance in arresting and convicting and
sentencing him to the Cleveland work.
house, was sustained and LOTUS will have
to serve his time.
In the case of George Hsrtzell against
Alliance the lower court decision was re-
versed. Hartzell had kept a saloon open
| while the proprietor was away and be was
arrested. The court held that he was not
liable but that the owner was.
The case in which Caroline E. Wier
wished to escape the prohibitory law pen
atty at Alliance by carrying the matter
before the circuit court was reviewed and
the petition in error dismissed as there
had been no final judgment in her case,
In the controversy between Joseph
Mayet and b. Dannemiller & Son over
the price of the stone foundation to the
latter's building on Cherry street, the
court decided in favor of the Dannemillers
affirming the lower court decision.
The present term of circuit court ad-
journed sine die at o'clock Thursday
afternoon.