Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1895-01-10
LEGAL NEWS.
SrpREME COURT DECISIONS.


Railway Company from the common plea
court Of Butler county. proceedings snrm
I'd. without prejndice and appeal dismlsse
Win costs TO be paid hy appellant, ana
i ordered that the record be rehlttcd Wit
preeedendo.
Webb's estate, Webb's appeal. from tn
orphau's court of Butler county; the &c
cree Of the court below is reversed an
j the record il remitted with instructions L
restate the account in accordance with TN
opinion; the costs of this appeal to be pal'
. by the appeiiees-
Hollister Us yanderlin, Judgement al
/ tirmed.
/ Pfeifer VS. Brown, Judgment reversed.
/ Moore, adm'x, VS. Copley ct al, judge
ment reversed
! Gilchrist, guard ian, etc, VS. Brown ct al
Judgment affirmed.
BarkIey W Phillips, Judgment reversed
Collins VS. the London Assurance Co
Judgment Affirmed
| Hook et al rs Forst ct al, affirmed.
Whitmire vs. Montgomery, sftirmed.
The appeal of Irwin the pool man from
| the order of the Allegheny 90 court ap'
/ pointing receiver eIc, Was argued MOL
( day. and decision is expected next week
| TIE Supreme Court decided ali the points
! raised By the opponents Of the bond Issue
in favor OF the city officials OF Pitt>burg-
; An important question under the Baker
ballot law was decided ON the contested
| election case fJr sch jul directors IN Little
| Beaver township, Lawrence cunuty. Here
= Albert McCowin and K. j. Miller were un-
seated by the Lawrence county courts be-
Cause IS OF the ballots cast for them were
cast DT means of printed slips bearing tht
list of officers 10 30 voted for, the nauies Oi
these candidates who were not ON the OIL
fetal ballot aud directions for marking
These slips were pasted over tDe uianK
right hand column Oi The otnciaI ballot,
covering and obiteraring all titles OF OIL
fees, directions, etc, printed thereon.
The Supreme ecGrt sfiiims the decision
that these ballots were illegal. 1t holds
that the law specifically declares how bal
lots shall be ma ked aud that all other
ways are by implication forbidden
The decree OF the D4uphin county court
dissolyiDg the Oraer Of Scion Was affirmed
An important decision was rendered in
the matter Uf the grazing and paving OF
Broad street III oe@ickley, whence au p
peal was taken from the assessment oi
benefits BY the SewlcEley u. Il. Church.
The court decided that tue act of 1874 ex-
ceptiug various properties IRON taxation
dues not apply To municipal assessments
for public improvements, dnd Distinguishes
between taxes laid tor general government
al purposes and as tssmenr OF DEMENT'S lor
pubic purposes. IL mas been heretofore
held tu al such assessments are IN the ma
lure Of a TAX and therefore sucn properties
were protected. Inc Supreme court now
builds that there is d nBrked dittercDce.
The result of this opinion viii be to make
these charitable institutions, including
cburches, liable 10 these assessments ana
viii compel them 20 bear Lneir fair proper
ton u1 the Costs of grading, paving and
otherwise improving streets and highways.
TRIAL LIST For THIS WEEK.
L Alliiuger IS Ind Nat Gas Co., tres
pass. verdict for defendant.
Alfred Shira vs " ] Weaver, assumpsit,
verdict for plaintiff tor s232 90.
WP Hines ct al VS. George Gibson,
ejectment, settled.
" j jackson for use Of Ireland& Hughes
W VIM PUinamus, itsae directed Dy Court,
ve1dicT for The plaintiff for SlO26.
Jas Anderson VS. S J and E Lutte, ex-
ecaliyp attachment. settled.
.Jno u aud W NJ Webb executors Of Jno
Webb decd VS. W Il Lurrie sci ia to re-
Tive ja dgmenl, verdict tor defendant.
NOTES
10 e a. G. f,,r
.Iacnb barnhart have brought suit VS. S
oheakley for s2430.
Mary Ellen CLANCY by her next friend
jacob Enslen has sued for divorce from
Jno Chaney.
Sarah J Armstrong now Sarah J Piper
has brought suIt VS. Geo g Stage for $ll39.
WP Hines ct al have brought suit in
ei-ctmeht VS. Mary b Gibson for so acres in
Btady, and against Ida NJ Robinson for
same-
TIC Cooper was granted peddlers
license.
The viii of VIM Garvey late Of Muddy
creek twp WAS probated, also viii Of May
Kereting late oi Evansbnrg, Lewis KeIrt-
I1g. Exr; Martha Murphey Was grained
lertrrs 90 estate of John Murphey late OF
Boffaio, also John l. Moore ON tstate OF
Nancy Moore ia.e of Centre.
Lee Tung was released from Jail on Wed
nesday.
Henry W Nicholas aud James Gribben
took the oath Of Office as Jafy Commission
els.
the County Auditors Went To work On
iagl yeaTs accuuaIR, Munday.
In the case Of II. r, Dauble VS. Union
Heat d Light 9" the mstIon for new
Trial was refused Judgement To be entered
cn pay ment OF jury leo.
In the case OF John Starr VI Ezra Stewart
ct al, the rnle 10 shUg cause why Judge
nIont should be opened was discharged
In the matter of the distribution Of the
fnDds arising from The sale Of the property
of DR. n. IA. Richardson il was ordered
tnat the money ~ court be applied 10 The
trust iddgam. III uf Jno. 81. Thompson vs.
n Nj. richardson. the Pr0Lhy To pay the
same to X. +. scott atty for Jno. Bupp;
}. g. and ). o. WRIGHT to pay the Gusts OF
this proceeding.
In the case of the Producers Torpedo
Go vs. A. J. Jack, the Judgement entered
| account Of their having Deen no service on
he company.
The Bar Of Venargo Co held a meeting,
| Tuesday sitcruuun. to inquire into and dis
cuss the actions If Judge Taylor who has
lately, according to reports, been misbe-
having himself
| On Friday last he ia said TO have at.
tempted to shoot Deputy Sheriff Shoemak-
er but was prevented from doi1g SO by
Others. The affair caused sensation in
the county, and the papers demand thai
he either resign or be impeached. Tue
Judge claims tnat Some OF the Court House
| officials have been spying upon hin.
| a cummittee was appointed 10 decide
upon What action SHOULD be taken
| Deputy Shoemaker made an Information
Tuesday, charging Taylor with attempting
10 kill hin.
A banquet in honor Of the ingniug anC
reGirng judges and ofiicers OF LaHrene'
county was held in New Castle, Monday
nigkr The baBqu-t also celebrated tu'
ftrty fifth anniversary Of the holding q
the tirso court in the new county Of Law
renee, which was formed from Drawer au'
Mercer o"untes in l549 The court va
held on Monday. January 7, 1850, in ih
| old Methodist church. un South Jetiersnl
street, where st. Joseph's German Catholi
church now stands.
LATE PROPERTY TRANSFERS.
Robt. Kley to Bernard Mckeown lot il
ButIer inr $l,200
john Croft 10 Lizzie J. Cooper ]
acres 10 Aiddlesex Tor s400
John McJamsOn 10 q Il. billiard
| acres in Allegheny tor S25.
Butler Savings jank ~ Albert Scott
acres III Oakland for 5000
W. H. Crime To w. y. Douglass 50 acr c