Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1900-01-11
Conger Damage Suit Has
Been Postponed.
Plaintiff Is En- Route to the
Philippine Islands.
Ritchie Action Being Heard...Court
House News.


four times in the Common Pleas court
of this county, has been revived, in a
different form in Portage county.
Sigmund Wachner, the plaintiff in
the original action recovered a judg-
ment for $1,000 against Seth N. An
drcws He alleged that this amount
was due him as the purchase price Of
two-thirds interest in the distillery.
The judgment is unsatisfed. After 1t
was taken, Andrews filed II petition
in bankruptcy. His assets were re-
ported as nothing. He is now seeking
for his discharge. This is being con-
tested by Wachncr, who alleges that
Andrews is the owner of large
amount of real estate in Portage coun-
ty, which has been transferred to his
relatives without consideration. Har-
vey Musser of this city represents
Wnchner. There was n hearing in the
CONGER CASE POSTPONED.
The $4,000 damage case Of Emily b.
Conger vs.. Peoples Savings Bank has
been postponed again at the request of
the plaintiff. Mrs. Conger alleges that
her property was subjected to execu-
tion without any authority, in an ac-
tion brought against her husband the
late Col. A. l.. Conger. Mrs. Conger
is now on route TO the Philippines
where her son, Lieut.. Conger, is sta
toned. Her deposition of 800 type
written sheets, is on file In the County
Clerks office, She will not be present
at the trial of the case.
OLD CASES ASSIGNED.
Among the cases assigned to Judge
Nyc for hearing is that Of Harold G.
l, Wall VS.. The Summit County Alb
stlact Company. This is one of the
oldest cases on the docket. No one
has been able to determine who the
stockholders of this defunct concern
were and few are willing to admit that
they are liable. as the same. The
court is asked to solve the problem. A
motion will be heard In the case Of
VIII Christy vs.. The Akron Street
Railroad. Company ct al. 1t Is asked
that the report of the referee, fixing
the liability Of stockholders, be con-
hrmed. An action that will be settled
is the case of Thomas H. Groves VS..
Josiah Campbell ct al. This is suit
to recover $3060 from the city, for the
alleged malicious destruction of pen
In front Of tile Chicago Bankrupt store.
A number of turkeys and geese escap-
ed aud were lost. The officers acted
under instruction from the City Com
missloners.
KASCH CASES
Six Kasch cases will be tried before
Judge Nye. The most important is
that of Gustav Kasch VS.. Frederick G.
Kasch ct al. 1t is alleged that q. f.
Kasch bought tract Of land, gave II
mortgage on the whole, and afterwards
had the same plated and allotted. He
sold lots to sundry parties, each pur-
chaser assuming a pro rata proportion
of the mortgage on the whole tract.
This is suit to compel II. G. Kasch, a
purchaser of one of the lots, to pay
the portion of the mortgage he assum-
ed, and save the other innocent pur-
chasers from being subjected to fore
closure proceeding on the whole tract.
The other actions are: William II.
Kasch VS.. Fred @. Kasch,W ii. Kasch
VS.. The Kasch Roofing Company; A.
w. Kasch VS.. Emma NJ. Kasch; A w.
Kasch VS.. John Reid and w. II. Kasch
VS.. F. O. Kasch, appealed.
RITCHIE CASE.
The case of Charles Baird ct al, exec
utors of the estate of II. w. Cornell VS..
Samuel J. Ritchle ct al is being heard
by Judge Kohler. This is an action
in which the title to stocks and bonds
In the Canadian Copper company and
Anglo-American Iron Company, is in
volved. The Cornell heirs settled u
claim for 100000 which Mr.. Richie
had against Mr.. Cornell, by agreeing to
give the, wife OF the first named stocks
and bonds which had been sold for
S2B,s76.02. Five-elghths Of the amount
was delivered. The executors were
ordered by the other heirs to turn over
the, balance. They fear that
IT may compllcate matters to do so and
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