The record-union., 1893-04-22
IN THE COURTS.
Facts and Fancies of Some Interest
to Litigants.
The Chesley d Co. Estate Matter Still
Unsettled-A Potato SuIt-Mat-
tiers in Probate.

George F. Bronner has fled in the SUI
perior Court his amended complaint in
his suit as receiver and trustee of the
partnership of George w. Chesley & Co.
against Louis Elkus and William II.
Jones.
The complaint recites the fact of his ap-
pointment as receiver in place of William
II. Jones, and his authority to wind up
the affairs Of the partnership and collect
and distribute the proceeds.
1t also recites the fact that George w.
Chesley, George f. Wiseman and William
II. Jones entered into partnership on
June l, 1889, the two latter having each
one-eighth interest in the business, and
that George w. Chesley sold and trans
ferred all his stock and business to g. w.
Chesley Il Co., the other two members
giving him their notes each for s., 256 03.
Also, that in 1890 George f. Wiseman
died. and in 1891 the surviving partners
without authority assigned the property
of the firm in trust to Louis Elkus tC
wind up the business of the partnership,
and that Elkus took possession of the
property and sold some and retained the
balance.
1t further alleges that Chesley died, and
Jones allowed the assignment TO remain
in full force and effect and Elkus col
lected, as plaintiff is informed, about
$4,000.
lie therefore prays that the assignment
be declared null and void and the defend
ant account Tor the money collected by
him under the assignment.
wITTENBRoCK VS.. CASs.
D. e. Alexander and +. 1. Robinson
have filed in the Superior Court an in
tervention in the suit of George Witten-
brock VS.. William II. Cass and others
alleging that they are the owners of the
property in question, on which Witten-
brock holds mortgage, and asking that
II be sold and Nittenbrock paid his
claim and costs, but no attorneys fees
and that the residue. if any, be paid tC
them.
THAT FURNITURE CASE.
II. Weinrich and II. Raschen, part of
the defendants in the suit of T.. X. AIsir
VS.. the Sacramento Glass and Crockery
Company and others, have filed a long
ana complex cross-complaint denying
validity of HerZog's chatlel mortgage
from Is. b. Brown on certain furniture
in the Capital Hotel, and asking that il
be declared null aud void.
STRICTLY FANCY POTATOES.
The defendants in the case of w. II.
Wood IL Co. VS.. Crowell IL Martin have
filed in the Superior Court an answer &c
the complaint. They admit that they
contracted with the plaintiffs for the de-
livery of two carloads Of strictly fancy
Oregon Burbank potatoes" but that the
! plaintiffs furnished potatoes inferior tC
the sample. They therefore refused tC
take them, and ask that the plaintiffs be
ordered to pay them 5000 damages for nor
| tultillnent OF contract,
CHARGE AGAINST AN INsoLVENT.
r. b. Harmon, assignee of p. A. and c.
Galgani, insoivent debtors, has filed an
affidavit in the Superior Conrt that he is
informed and believes that 2. A. Galgant
has collected $3.50 belonging to the estate
which he refuses to pay over. He there
fore asks that Galgani be ordered to APP
pear before the court to he examined.
FRED GEORGES PROPERTY.
George +. Bronner has filed a petition
in the Superior Court for letters of ad.
ministration on the estate of Fred George.
deceased. placing the value OF the estate
at 5000. The hearing was set tol
May 9th. This is the third petition fol-
letters on this estate, +. l.. George, the
father, and K. ID, Irvine, the guardian o
the deceased, having also asked for them
THE BOOTH ESTATE.
The executors of the estate of Newton
Booth, deceased, were yesterday ordered
by Judge Johnson to pay to the Secretary
of the Protestant Orphan Asylum So, 600
An order was also made granting the pc
tition of Lucia Craft for the distribution
to her of her legacy of $1,000, to be sub
United to l.. L. Hatfield for approval
A RECLAMATION SUIT.
John Miller of Walnut Grove and How
ard kercheval of Grand Island, with
number OF others, are in the city, attend
ing the trial of the case of Reynolds VS.
Parvin, which occupied Judge Catlin'i
court yesterday. The suit is to compe
the payment by Parvin of money sub
scribed by him for pumping the waite
from the island.
MINOR CASES.
The defendants In the case of Lauri
Payne VS.. Theodore Labhard and other
have filed an answer in the Superio
| Court, denying that the value of the u.s.
OF the property in controversy, by Franz
! Durrer, was more than S400, or that b,
| damaged it in any amount.
Henry l.. Walther, administrator of tht
estate OF Otto Walther, deceased, has flee
in the Superior Court petition for al
! order to assign the estate to the widow
and minor children. The hearing is Sc
| for May 9TH.
/ Charles Studarus and NJ. C. Pike. an
praisers of the estate of Mary A. Cox. de,
| ceased, have filed in the Superior Cour
their inventory and appraisement of the
estate. which consists of eighty acres O.
land on the American River valued al