Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1894-02-02
LEGAL NEWS.

LEGAL NEWS.
Special Court for the trial of civil cause
begins next week and will continue for tw
weeks.
The following causes are on the list fo
next week
Monday-whitmire VS. Montgomery
Wilson US Wilson, Thompson VS. Imam
McKinzie vs. Imam, Maui vs. sehnler.
Tuesday-C. q. NJ. Fire Insurance Go. vl
Day, same vs Eioholtz, Camden, Mckee
Co., Swain and keefer.
Wednesday-C O. " F. /. Co. rs Sher
man, and Mckee d Co, Crawford VS. Byers
Geible. ST. VS. Dennison, aud Smith vs But
Ter Boro.
Thursday-Marshall vs. Glade Mill Fire
Insurance Co., Abell & Co. VS. Snodgras'
Kennedy VS. p l. W. r. r. Co, Graham
rs Graham, and Graham Us Peters.
Friday-Ftck VS. Flick, Heneh d
Dramgold IS White, Nays VS. Donaldson,
Cunningham Us Barnes, and McQnistion
| VS. Barnes.
BALANCE OF TRIAL LIST.
| Alexander Frazier VS. Borough of Butler.
Jan. q, 1894, verdict for the piaintllf Tor
| $500.
| William G Thompson vs.. Cbas. Duffy
and l.. j. MeQuistion. Jan. 20. 1894 The
ju : having returned and their verdict be-
ing about to be taken by tine Prothonotary
the counsel fOc the plaintiff, took non
suit. See motion flied.
Capital City Fire Insurance Co, for use
of Jno Kramer, receiver VS. FL. Stahl d.
c. Searbach, VIM Broaden, G. ID. Cook,
G. D. Swain, and II q. Boggs. Thesecases
cont. ued till Feb. Z. on account of the alb
sence Ot a witness.
c. A. NcCaGerty has applied for a di-
vorce from bis wife Elizabeth.
Ursula Augert has brought suit Us Frank
AngerI for tTespass.
j. II. Grieb has brought suit VS. Butler
Bnro for damages cansea by paving North
Main st
Judge Wickham rendered an important
decision last Thursday which virtua ~
abolishes the office of assistant assessor
aud will save the county about 81, 600.
The decision states that the only borough
and township assessors now recognized by
law ara thuse provided by the act of Feb-
ruary II, 1889 The office OF assistant as
SCISSOR. according 10 the decision, was pro-
vided for prior To the statute quoted, and
does not now exist.
The Supreme Court has amended the
rules for Equity pract ce IN this State. the
same to take effect ON the first Monday OF
aarch next. One amendment is regard
ing the fees of referees, and the other is as
follows:
Unless otherwise provided by the law |
a..f..r I..fan hall ha
quired. in the first instance. to appear and |
answer the exigency of the bill, By tue |
service upon each defendant therein nam |
ed, OF printed copy thereof, on which |
shall be endorsed notice IN the following |
form:
You are hereby notified and required
TO cause an appearance TO be entered for /
you in the within named court and file
your ans wer to the within named bill OF
within fifteen days alter the |
service on you, and TO observe what the said
court shall direct. You are also notified
that if yon fail To enter your appearance
aud file your answer withiDg fifteen days
you will be liable TO have the bill taken pro
and d decree made against yon in
your absence Here insert date of NO
ice] Solicitor for plaintiff"
ln cases In which the defendant cannot
|
Court, may on motion with notice, extend
the tune for answer, not exceeding
thirty days additional, 1t is
further odrered thar these amend
meuts shall take affect on the first
Monday of March next, and be applicable
to all cases IN equity put at issue, either on
answer or demurrer on or after that day"
William Taylor wss committed to Jail
h. M.K &c IL |
on charge Of burgarly preferred by G.
DamhoH.
In the q. s. District Court at Pittsburg,
Monday, Judge Burlington allowed Yee
Sing. Chinaman of Klttanning, his first
papers, what follows to be
determined by the U. 5. Supreme Court.
Yee intends visiting his native land, and
wanted to take Identification papers with
him.
ThessSupreme Court last week decided
that a husband was entitled to a divorce
where the wife broke the glass door Vt her
husbands store and interfered with his
broke dishes and threw them
iown stairs, threw hot coffee on the serv
ant girl, and, on two occasions, when her
stepsons complained of the dinner, brought
slop in and threw in ON the table.
LATE PROPERTY TRANSFERS.
z. w. Tinker TO Ellen Dunlap, lot in
ounhury for $1,000.
Juo. Kennedy, Jr, Ex'r. to Alfred
Hicks and W. A. Lewis, 81 acres in Buffa-
10 fer SO. $40.
5 Il. Braden to W q. Williams, 81 acres
10 SlIpperyrock for 81 425
Dan'l Kepple to S. d. Bell, lot in But
Ter for 81, 900.
Louisa 1ypher ct al to Tbos. R. Hilliard,
% acres iu Buffalo fur *l400.
Matilda McCandiess 10 b. VI. Glenn, 80
acres in Franklin for 81.
5. W Glenn To b. ~ Garvin, 80 acres in
Franklin Tor $1,000