Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1895-05-23
LEGAL NEWS.

The following civil causes have been dis.
posed of since our last issue:
Farmers Oil Co. VS. Thomas Phillips.
Juay disagree, and so report after being
out % hours
Dan1 Huey VS. Nancy Friedly. Jury
find for the plaintiff in 800.
WE Cooper VS. Thomas B Smith. Yer
dict for defendant.
EB Gibson VS. Dan'l Walker Settled,
the defendant to pay plaintiff $3.50, and
each party to pay half the record costs.
] Kohn VS. Burton d Co. Verdict for
for s26.O3.
Kizzia Allen VS. Robt and John Gallagh-
er. On trial.
The case of Schenck Bros VS. Dean
Campbell was continued on account OF
sickness of defendant.
Notes.
The will of Jas B. McCamant of Slip
peryrock twp, was probated, no letters;
also will of James Mckinney of Adams
twp and letters TO VIM. Mckinney and
III. c. Black; also will of Campbell BARLEY
of Clinton twp, and letters to VIM. Logan
and Thomas A. Hay.
Letters of administration were granted
to Jos. Rockenstein on estate OF h. +.
Baldaui.
H. H. Boyd had summons in ejectment
issued VS. L. L Glenn for lot in Spring
dale or First Ward.
A rule was granted on Hugh McCray on
the petition of G. E. Harmon ct al to set
tie title to real estate.
The bondsmen of ex-Sheriff Red ie petit
toned to have the recognizsnce or the
bond cancelled; and the same will be con-
sidered by Judge Miller on June 9TH.
J C Donaldson, Albert Mechling and
Henry Kuhn were appointed appraisers OF
the estate of A G Meals, who assigned TO
6 Turner. for benefit of his creditors.
The jury in the case of the Farmers Oil
Co. VS. Phillips could rot agree. The case
was tried with eleven jurors. They were
ont all night, and stood 10 to L.
The verdict in the case of A. II. Baker
of Centeryille VS. Captain Irish of New
Castle, tried in Pittsburg last week, was
in favor of Baker for the sum of $4,000.
Captain Irish is the owner of the Penn
building in Pittsburg; and Herbert Baker
a son of A. Ii was so badly injured IN the
elevator of that building in August OF le92
that he will be an invalid tor life, me
accident was due to the csrelessness OF the
elevator boy.
Judge Mcpherson denounced foreign
building societies in a case tried before
him at Harrisburg, aud declared that they
had no right to come into the State TO
- L., T,, fha IN
question the society was seeking TO recov-
er on a mortgage, with II per cent, interest
added to the loan. Local societies are
authorized to charge more than six per
cent, but for several years have had lit
tie opportunity to get more. The foreign
societies. acting through agents, succeed
ed in deluding borrowers into agreements
by which they are bound to pay excessive
rates Judge Mcpherson is of the opinion
that they would be driven from the State
if limited to the legal rate of interest, and
that the state would be gamer by their
remval. In this opinion he is heartily s1p-
ported by the managers of local societies,
whose good name is hurt by these specu-
lative concerns. The jury in the HarriS-
burg case allowed the plaintiff only six
per cent, interest, subject to reserved
question of law as to whether there can be
any recovery.
LATE PROPERTY TRANSFERS.
W. G. Krug to E. o. Davis lot iu Butler
for $3.50.
Alex Hutchison to Herman Seaton 6
acres in Washington for 500.
O. c. Redic to A. G. Krug lot in Butler
for 81 400.
Thos Ekas to Mary A. Ekas 80 acres in
Buffalo for So, 100.
Adam H0rner to VIM. Baldauf lot in
Butler for $780,
CA Abrams to J c Dover lot in Batter
for 5000
j Mccall to E e Mccall quit claim to
20 acres in Clay for 800.