The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-01-17
COMMON PLEAS COURT.
Manner in Which Cases Were Dis.
posed of Before the Three
Judges-Number of Cases
Were Continued.

The second week of common pleas
court began yesterday with Judge Ed
wards presiding in the main court
room, Judge Yerkes, of Bucks county,
I'm No. 2, and Judge Archibald in the
arbitration room.
Before Judge Edwards the first case
called was Daniel McTamney against
the National Boring and Drilling COM
pany. Mr.. McTamney claimed sS66.1O
for wages with interest due him by the
defendant company. No appearance
was made for the latter and a verdict
for the full amount of the claim was
directed.
Hunt and Connell sued A. NJ. Walkup
to recover SS15.2O for work done on the
Federal building in this city. They
were sub-contractors under Walkup.
He did not pay them and they sued to
recover. Yesterday he did not appear
to contest their claim and verdict
was returned in favor of Hunt and
Connell for the full amount.
When court adjourned the suit of
Ferdinand Muckley against Mrs. r. ST.
kofski was on trial before Judge Ed
wards Mrs. Sikofski some time ago
| erected a house in South Scranton and
Muckley did the work on it. He alleges
there is a balance of $197 with interest
due him. The defense is that Muck
! ley's charges for the work he did are
excessive.
Before Judge Yerkes in No. the in
! terpleader of Matilda Frederic against
f. NJ. Cobb was heard. Binding instruc-
tions were given by the court to find
| for the plaintiff.
When the case of d. B. Replogle
| against NJ. j. Norton, a feigned issue,
| was called, it was found that all the
| parties were not ready to go to trial
and the case was continued.
The action of James Rooney against
| Alexander Turnbull, Jr., and James =.
Dickson, executors of the estate OF
| Alexander Turnbull, Sr., went to pieces
| after it had been on trial a short time
| before Judge Archibald. Turnbull owed
| Sl02 to Rooney on a note and be tried
to get the money by attaching the por-
| ton of the Turnbull estate due his
creditors. 1t was shown that the de-
PENDANTS share in the estate was paid
to him several months before the at
| tachment execution issued and there
upon the case came to an end. There
was nothing for the plaintiff to recov-
er. The following action was taken in
| other cases:
Settled-J. IL. McNulty against ]. r.
| Taylor, wages Jacob Kossman against
| DIR. II. b. Ware, appeal.
! Continued-E. j. Smith and others
against +. L. Loomis and others eject
ment; Herbert McIIall against city of
| Scranton, trespass; NJ. L. Worden
| against E. +. Marsh; James May against
! Delaware, Lackawanna and Western
Railroad company trespass; Edwin G.
| Hughes against A. j. Thomas and others,
assumpsit; Continental Trust company
against w. r. Winton, administrator.
| sci IA: Standard Life Accident Insur-
! ance company against r.. Hitchcock as
| sumpsit; Mica Roofing company against
| Dunn Brothers, assumpsit; Second Ma
tionaI bank of Winona, Mimi, against
| Frank H. Clemons and others, trespass
| Sadie f.. Coleman against Scranton Trac-
ton company trespass; Randolph Grip
pen against the city of Scranton, eject
ment; David j. Jenkins against Scranton
Tile and Brick company, appeal
In the appeal of William Gill and
others against Jacob Schaefer a non-
suit was taken under the provisions
of the act of 1912.