The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1893-10-19
TERRITORIAL NEWS.
Proceedings in the First District Court
at Provo.
An Interesting Case Against the Eureka
Bill Mining Company on Trial
General Items.

Provo, Oct. Is, 1S93.-The jury in the
case OF Samuel Burnett VS.. Tintic Iron
Mining company, in which the plaintiff
demanded damages in the sum of
$4,000. returned a verdict for $4,000.
Notice OF motion for new trial was
given.
The case of w. s. Rousa ct al VS..
Hugo Deprezin occupied the attention
of the court yesterday. Plaintiffs in
this case claimed damages in the sum
of $500 for SANDER. Plaintiffs ara
butchers in Eureka and the defendant
is the mayor OF that city. In his Off
cial capacity he condemned certain
meat Of the plaintiffs, stating it was
unfit for human use" The defendant
contiscated the meat and exhibited it
in public places. to the injury of the
plaintiffs. The jury returned a ver-
dict Of mo cause of action"
In the matter of A. O. Smoot, jr., VS..
Thomas Pierpont eft al, plaintiff recov-
cred verdict of $3.50.
The case of The People VS.. Edward
league was next called. The defend
ant is charged with stealing horses in
Grand county. There were four in
on the first he was convicted, and on
the second charge he was acquitted,
on the grounds of former conviction. .
Judge Judd excepted TO the ruling OF
the court in discharging defendant on
the second indictment, and gave no
tice Of appeal. 1t appeared from the
evidence that the defendant stole
horses from four different parties but
at one time, and on these facts the
four indictments were found.
G. W. DempSter was Implicated with
league in the stealing of these horses.
He too, was tried and on the first
Indictment convicted. The other IN
dictments against this defendant were
dismissed on the same grounds as the
indictments against league.
The attention of the court is now oc-
cupied with the case of Gus Erickson
vs. the Eureka-Hill Mining company.
In this case the plaintiff demands
$3S. 600 for the breach OF contract. 1t
appears that in 1890 the plaintiff,
through an accident, lost his left arm.
The company agreed that if the plain
tiff would waive his claim of damages.
they would employ him at IS per day
as long as he desired to work. After
the plaintiff had been in the com
pany's employ for about two years, he
was discharged.
tiff, and in their complaint place the
term of plaintiffs natural life at SS
years from the time of the accident,
and claim damages for the violation
of this contract, interpreting it as a
lifetime contract.
This case is attracting considerable
interest among the legal lights, and
its outcome will be awaited with in
terest.
G. NJ Richardson, a Provo man,
while driving down Center street to-
day, with his wife, was precipitated
TO the ground by reason of the king
bolt breaking. The horse took fright
and at a high rate of speed dashed
down the street. Both the lady and
gentleman were considerably bruised.
Judge Smith and Clerk Peery are
making extensive preparations for a
grand party which they will give on
Friday night.
Judge Judd has been in the Garden
city for several days on legal bust
ness.
Judge Marshall is down from Salt
Lake looking after the interests Of the
Eureka Hill Mining company.