Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1897-06-10
LEGAL NEWS.


! fdb. Jacob A Mahoney. fab: VIM Col
/ Inns. fab: E 4 Lewis a6Sb and resisting
an officer, Calvin Weakley, f&b' Add
son A Gold, agg a@b and assault
/ Tinton CranmeT. f&b; W NJ Reed,
wilfully destroying a valuable paper;
/ W 6 Johnston, false pretense; A
Stoughton. wilful perjury; VIM Wilson,
larceny
I Arthur Lobaugh and George Gates.
| larceny, not true bill
The case vs. Clarence Dickey Tor f6tb
was settled.
TRIAL LIST.
Catharine NJ Roth VS. John NJ. Roth,
repleyin. and Harry W. Roth vs. sane,
replevin. verdict for the plaintiff for
| the chattels named in the writs.
The ". H Larkin ct al VS. VIM.
| Davidson. trespass case, was settled,
| the plaintiffs getting $3.50, and each
side paying half the costs.
John NJ. Gruver VS. John Cranmer,
| trespass, was continued
The four cases of @. W. Wiles,
Samuel Bruner, Z. E. Osenbaugh, and
j. L. Eckman VS. the Peoples Gas Co,
Norman Bredin and Otto Limberg,
owners etc. were compulsory non
suited.
Theodore Swain VS. L. c. Wick, as
| sumpsit, verdict for plaintiff for S3I
On Monday morning the jury on the
VIM Munhall ct al VS. A u. Smith eb
al, ejectment case, gave verdict for
| the defendants without leaving the jury
box by order of the court. The deten-
dants council then asked that receiver
be appointed for the lease in dispute.
The case had been bitterly and techn1-
cally fought for three days. Both
parfies claimed to hold valuable oil
| nroperty on the Derr farm in Buffalo
twp, the plaintiff by the older but un-
recorded lease On July IA, 1896, this
| lease through some arrangement was
surrendered and the defendant imme
diately took their lease which the court
and inry held to be valid.
ARGUMENT COURT LIST.
ES Dewitt e. Co VS. S IS Marshall,
motion for new trial, discontinued by
parties.
Nicholas Reott VS. G Michaels, motion
for new trial by defendant refused.
Francis Reott VS. c Michaels. motion
for new trial by defendant, refused.
Frank D McChesney VS. Alice D Nc
Chesney. divorce. granted
WickIine vs. P r r Co, motion
for new trial by defendant, refused
WI Link and Thomas Marshall VS.
| s II Walker and Lizzie Gilleland. part
4 Ill q ~r1lD fn Gtr
| cause why Judgment should not be
| quashed. Judgment stricken off indi-
| yidually but not as to partnership prop
| ertv. Same VS. same, rule TO show cause
| why Judgment should not be opened as
! TO Lizzie Gilleland- Same ruling.
| JH Ferguson vs the Downie Pump
Co, rule to show cause why Judgment
should not be entered Court ruled to
allow amendment Of affidavit Of defence
and bill sealed on part Of plaintiff,
RC McAboy W. Butler Co, stated
case for opinion Of Court. Judgment
| entered against defendant for 1863. 10
Chas Nicholson vs frankie III Nichol
son. divorce granted.
SH Bingham W Mary H Marsh, mo
ton for new trial, refused.
John P Baker w Augustine Raker
divorce. granted.
The Ziegler VS. Wahl, and Seaton VS.
| Protz1nan ct III cases were set for June
26th
Margaret Kirkpatrick VS. Butler Co.
| motion for new trial, refused.
FM Jack VS. Matthias Liebler, motion
| for new trial, refused.
J b Sherman ct al VS. Jas M Thomp
son, reserved question Of law. Judg-
ment entered against defendant for
| $50 16.
| Overseers Of Poor District of Frank
| lin twp vs. Oyerseers Of Poor District OF
Butler twp, rule TO show cause why bill
| Of plaintiff against defendant should
not be paid. Butler twp was ordered
| to pay s124 %, being the sum of the bill
minus the account of John Cranmer.
EQUITY LIST.
| SH Walker vs Lizzie and w. T. Gil
| liland argument on bill and answer.
| The court ruled partnership Dissolved
| and reappointed III Walker receiver
under $4,000 bond.
| Pc w RR Co vs VIM Hill ct al was
heard and held under advisement.
SHERIFF SALES.
| Last week Sheriff w y. Dodds sold
all the right, title, interest and claim
of:
Franklin L. Grossman in property in
( Cherry twp, to Percilla J. Hamilton
for 1880
ID. p McCandless in property in
Cherry twp, TO j. b. Bredin for 900.
Frank f. Morris in property in But
ler to Pittsburg Security and Loan
Association for $16SS2.
Rosanna Reed, decd in property in
Mars, 10 Vim. Fowler for $3.50.
| VIM. L. Burr in property in For
ward, to VIM. II. RAIDER for s235
J. l.. Flack in property in Butler to
s. Yeager for $50.
The other writs were continued.
NOTES.
The will Of George Hoax, Of Clinton
twp, was probated, no letters.
Mrs Bridget Barrett mas brought
auit in ejectment w l. p Troutman
for lot in Butler
George H. Graham, BENZ. Douthett
| and Solomon Dunbar were appointed
to review "a public road in jackson twp.
The will Of the late Lewis +. Ganter
was probated. with Sarah II. Ganter AZ
| executor also viii Of Mary S. White.
Of Evans City with John NJ White ad-
ministrator, 9 7. A.
Letters Of administration on the es.
tate Of g. n. Brown. Of Butler twp
were granted to Martha H. Brown
Last Friday on complaint Of James
: Hill, l.. A. Lewis was arrested for aSb,
resisting an officer, and surety OF the
peace.
A charge of surety Of the peace was
entered against John Bolant on Monday
morning
The name Of Edward NJ Perrin has
been entered as a student mt law
p. J. Kelly adopted as his child and
heir, Naoma Agnes Kelly
The condemnation bond Of the p. b.
q l.. T. K X. in favor Of J. NJ. Elliott
TO pay him damages for passing over
3 his oil and gas lease in Penn twp, was
presented TO the court and approved.
} William Garvin has issued sum
mons in replevin against r. S. Latta
for merchandise, store furniture and
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