Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1899-11-02
LEGAL NEWS.

NEW SUITS
Mrs Sarah NJ. Cote VS. w r. McCor-
mick, summons in assumpsit.

Mfs. SdTau VI. AbLt vs. w IL. dtAb1
mick, summons in assumpsit.
Huldah \ Mahan VS. r. A. Mahan
exr, of John b. Mahan. decd Of Middle
sex twp. summons in assumpsit for 500
loaned to Mr.. Mahan during his lifetime
and interest thereon from April I, 1856,
making in all $3.50
Winfield Gold vs. Allegheny & Wes-
tern r. r., appeal by deft from award
of damages.
f. p. Hamilton has filed bill in
equity against India and c. E. Hanks
which sets forth that the parties bought
! half and half oil leases and properties
on the W. ID. Allen and Samuel Hillard
farms in Parker twp. from the Atlas
Oil Co last September for $500 $4,000
| being paid at the time and the rest to
| be made in six equal payments at peri
| ods of three months each. The title was
made to the Hankses and when the con
| tract was fulfilled they were TO transfer
a half interest to Hamilton. Hamilton
gave then $500 cash and a note for 800
| as his half of the hand money. The
bill then recItes that Hanks has refused
to carry ont his part of the agreement
with Hamilton. has run all oil produced
to his own credit and collected for 1t.
An order is prayed for requiring Hanks
to transfer to Hamilton a half interest
in the property, to place half the pro
duction to Hamilton's credit,to account
for that already produced and prelim-
mary injunction is asked for restrain
ing Hanks from disposing of Hamilton's
interest pending the suit. A hearing
for the latter will be had Friday, Me
.Junkin q GalDreath are attorneys for
Hamilton.
Mrs. Maggie Abel of Butler vs. Mrs.
Rose e. C0pley trespass for $4,000 dam
ages for slander. Mrs Abel, who is
tenant of Mrs Copley and living next
door, avering that the deft said that the
plf stole some jelley, napkins and sill
yer spoon and used liquor excessively.
ARGUMENT LIST.
The following cases are on the list for
argument beginning Wednesday Nov. s;
L. H. Stepp VS. w. G. McCandless ex-
ceptions to decree of Court.
T. a. Frazier VS. d. L. Patterson, mo-
tion to dismiss bill.
w H. Long VS. Geo. NJ Cote, motion
to strike off lien.
Olive NJ Mathews VS. Levi Slater, ex-
ceptions to plaintiffs bill of costs.
j. R. Book VS. Harlan Book, admr, of
W. S. Book, decd, stated case.
The Frances Frost Co. VS. Mrs. S. J.
Core. assulnpsit.
c Hinchberger VS. W. E. Spencer,
answer to rule to plead.
J. T. Blair VS. Henry Roberts, rule to
show cause, etc.
Sam1 Park VS. Emma Park, petition
for allowance and expenses.
Constable's return of Marion twp.
supervisors for allowing public road to
be closed.
Exceptions to auditors report in the
estate of Robert Trimble
Mercer Poor District VS. Butler Poor
District, exceptions to bill of costs.
Overseers of Butler Borough VS. j.
George Stamm.
NOTES.
The will of Mary Callan, decd of
Oakland twp. has been probated. no let
ters.
The will of Jesse Barto of Cranberry
twp was probated Monday and letters
granted to Cyrus Harper, executor.
At the session of the Supreme Court
in Pittsburg, Monday, the judgment in
the case of Sproul, Waldron q Co. VS. d
d Eagal was affirmed, but Justice Fell
handed down an opinion in the case of
McCafferty against the Pennsylvania
Railroad Company, an action to recover
damages for the death of the plaintiffs
son, who died from injuries received in
an accident on the Butler branch of the
West Penn road, in which the lower
court is reversed because the instruc-
tions to the jury permitted them to
,l.,No 4l,n 90 70 nHn1.
verdict both for the loss which the de-
ceased sustained on account of his in
juries and for the loss which the parents
sustained by reason of his death. This
was clearly wrong, says the Supreme
Court
Henry Bond has been appointed dep
uty constable of Penn twp. north pre-
cinct.
Dr. w r. Hockenberry, A B. c. Nc
Farland, Esq. and George Maxwell have
been appointed commission in lunacy
on Barbara A. Griffeth of Centreville
on the petition of H. P. Griffeth.
PROPERTY TRANSFERS.
Bertha A Kepple to Philip Dauben
speck, lot in Butler $1100.
O. NJ Dambach to James H. Steen lot
IN COnnOQ. OOrD 1Or SSOUU.
Jenette E. Carnahan to Ira Mel unlzin
rs acres in Brady for 81.
Ira McJunkin to William r. Carna
han 76 acres in Brady for 81.
Robert Eakin to Achsah O. Eakin, 10
acres in Venango $1,000.
Israel s. Badger to Mary e. Martin
lot in Brady for $500.
S. L. Wick to VIM. j. Martin, 4 acres
IN Brady for $225.
Sarah E. Ganter to j. L. Purvis,
trustee, lots in Butler for S1076 so.
J. l.. Puryis. trustee, to Borough of
Butler lot for 5000.
Alice Thompson to Anna NJ. Garrard
lot in Butler for S2250.
Jennie Herdman to Geo. II. Herdman
1000 acres in Oakland for $500.
Mahoning Valley Iron Co. to Frank
Wolford, 50 acres in Cherry for 5000.
Gomersol Coal Co. Ltd to Frank
Wolford, 30 acres in Cherry for $500.
North Side Cemetery Assn. of Butler
to Philip Daubenspeck, lot for $50
j. L. Maxwell to Joseph Sway lot in
Butler for 800,
William Rudert to Henry Rudert, so
| acres in Jefferson for $4,000
Eliza J. Kennedy to u. p. Hillard lot
/ in Concord for $25.
John Berg & Co. to Margaret Caroth-
ers quit claim to 157 acres in Clay for
| S495S 81
H. K Caldwell to John G. Twaddle
lot at Bruin for $40.
Leland NJ. Armor to H. A. Stauffer
lot in Butler for $500.
Peter Whitmire to Butler Water Co.