The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-09-28

The value of a natural spring is the
main question involved in a case called
yesterday morning in common pleas
court before Judge Mcclure, in which
Margaret j. Smith is the plaintiff and
the Jerpyn and Rushbrook water com
pany IL defendant.
Mrs. Smith owns a farm adjoining
Chapman Lake. the companys main
source of supply. In carrying the wat
er from the lake it was necessary to
go upon Mrs. Smith land and in doing
this they covered over and destroyed a
natural spring which supplies her with
what water was needed for all pur-
poses about her house and farm. The
defense has not vet been presented.
II. w. Mulholland and c. B. Gard
ner represent the plaintiff and Welles
and Torrey the defendant.
Judge Gunster is engaged in trying
the trespass suit of Thomas Mason
against Michael Finn and others. An
alleged Illegal landlords sale is the
base Of action. Mason's mother was
tenant on Finn's farm on the West
Mountain. She fell in arrears with the
rent to the extent of $500 and was sold
out by Constable Cole and Finns d-
rection.
PLAINTIFFS ALLEGATION.
The plaintiff alleges that the farm
stock to the value of s9i5 which be-
lOnged to him We're sold as the prop
erty Of his mother and he seeks to
recover $1,000 damages. He says he
notified the constable. the landlord
and the intending purchasers that he
owned the goods in question. 1t was
also averred that the seizure of the
goods was illegal because it was made
before sunrise and because no notice
of distress was served on the tenant.
The defense denied these latter allie
ations and contended that the claim
of the plaintiff was simply a scheme
TO save the property for his mother.
GeOre w. Beale and Vosburg and
Dawson represent the plaintiff and J..
II. Bonner and O'Brien and Kelly the
defendants.
In court room No. before Judge
Archibald. the case of Mary c. Duffy,
of this city, against her aunt, Mrs.
Mary Duffy, of CarbOndale, is on trial.
The action is to settle the title to an
acre and quarter of land on Hospi-
tai street, CarbOndale. 1t was origin
ally in the possession of the plaintiffs
grandmother who is the defendant S
mother, and who claimed it by right
Of squatter sovereignty. The defen-
dant attempted to enter upon posses
sion of it recently on the strength of a
deed from the Delaware and Hudson
Canal company, which claimed it un-
der paper title.
Ward and Horn. 7. =. Duffy and
s. b. Price represent the plaintiff. T..
c. Newcomh and John F. Reynolds are
the defendants attorneys.
VERDICT FOR PLAINTIFF.
A verdict by default was directed
for the plaintiff in the case of Hunt
and COnnell against A. p. Bedford. 1t
is suit growing out of disputed
bill for $3.50. 95.
In the case Of Jones, Simpson and
company against the Howell and King
company, a verdict was returned yes
terday afternoon in favor of the plain
tiff for S22763, the full value of the
horse which it was claimed was killed
in a collision, through the negligence
of the defendants driver.
Judgment of agreement for Sl7.5O
was entered in the case of stephen
Glensky against Andrew and Annie
| Harwir.
The case of the Scranton Dairy COM
pany against c. L. Rice was reported
settled and marked off the list.