The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-04-15
SILVER PLATED CASE
George W. 0dell'S Patent Has Not
Proved to Be Valuable.
THE DEFENDANT is WINNER
In the Intervention Case Against
Pincus-E oucher vs.. John B.
and Nicholas Powers
Number of Court Cases

The jury in the patent silver plating
case OF George w. Odell against the
Western Iron Works yesterday,
brought in a unanimous verdict i'm IA
vor of the defendant and thereby sus-
tanned the claim of the defense that
Odeifs alleged patent method of silver
plating. copper plates for the purpose of
matchmaking gold and silver was
worthless, and that he had appropria-
ted an old idea and added injurious in
gradients to il and passed IL off as an
original discovery and secured a patent
on IL. Odell had sold an interest in the
patent to the Western Iron Works for
$3.50 under an agreement that the
firm should manufacture the product
and put IL on the market. The defend
ants, they claimed, soon discovered the
true natureof the alleged invention and
repudiated the contract with Odell and
the latter sued for the $500
Judge Mediation yesterday made an
order permitting Lachman q jacob
and Frugillio & Sons to intervene in
the case of A. Pincus against L. ].
Lachman & Co.
In the case of Frank Boucher against
John b. and Nicholas Powers, a suit
on an assigned claim from Edgar Day
ton for money due for moving several
houses, the defendants yesterday filed
an answer setting up a counter claim
for damages. They allege that Dayton
agreed to move the houses in good con-
dition but that he did the work so care
lessly and recklessly that he wrecked
the buildings and damaked them to the
amount of 5000. Besides that the de-
PENDANTS were compelled to pay out
$9S15 more by reason of payton's fall
ure to properly perform the work and
they ask the court TO allow them 1854. Is
as an Offset against Mr.. Boucher's
claim.
A default was entered in the Knox
divorce case yesterday and the proofs
set for hearing next Saturday.
David 5. Matthews yesterday COM
menced an action against Alice w.
Murray, nee Vincent. for $40, a balance
due on a 5000 note executed Aug. Z.
1890, by the defendant as Mrs. Thomas
Vincent An attachment was issued
The highway robbery case of II.
Connolly and two others will be called
for trial in Judge Speer's court this
/ morning.
An order was made for the return TO
the owner of several watches and jew
elry found on Fred Barnes when ar
| rested.
was plaintiff and +. l.. Mayo defendant
was tried before a jury in Judge Nc
/ Hattons court yesterday, and resulted
1 in a verdict for the plaintiff for $146.37.
The Butte Sewer Pipe & Tile compa-
ny brought suit against w. ]. McNaul
and Endred & Grinslade for $29.S5 and
to foreclose a lien on lot IL, block 10. OF
the Leggat & Foster addition. An at
torneys fee of $50 is also asked.
In the case of II. j. OsendberR
against Walter NJ. Mcdonald, a suit fol
balance claimed TO be due on a build
ing contract, the defendant yesterday
filed an answer setting up counter
claim for 800 damages for alleged fail
ure to construct the building in first
class style.
An amended complaint was filed yes
terday in the $1,000 damages suit foI
! false arrest and Imprisonment in the
case of John Baltano against Thomas
Elliot and William Kennedy.
/ The public administrator yesterday
filed an inventory in the estate of Dom
! mick Athy, showing that the estat,
consists of 800 in cash. A similar re-
port was filed in the estate of David
Major, showing $649S0 in cash received
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