Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1900-03-22
An Injunction Case Has
Been Filed.
Thomas H. Groves Asks For a
Reckoning.
He Can Visit Their ChiId--Court
House News.


AS predicted, the city is in a law
suit as result of the Il. Market st.
contracts. The contracts were award
ed to James Wildes & Sons and T.. II.
McCourt. James MCGOWAN claims
that he was $4,000 under their figures.
A. j. Rowley is the plaintiff in the
two cases filed Wednesday morning.
The City Commissioners are named as
defendants in both cases. In one
Wildes is defendant and in the other
McCOurt. The plaintiff alleges that
the bids accepted were not the lowest
and best He says there were bids
made much lower and that We're much
more advantageous. 1T is claimed that
the City Commissioners entered into
the contract well knowing that the
bids were not the lowest. He says
there was a combination and agree
ment between the defendants and 9th
er contractors bidding on the work,
which tended to stitie competition and
was in gross violation of the rights of
the city and property owners. He
CIdilllS udJtllt COItIuCtS dIc
and illegal. He asks that the contrac-
tors be enjoined from doing any work
until the final hearing of the cases and
that the court then declare TIE con-
tracts null and void. a temporary in
junction, continuing until March 81
was allowed by the court.
SETTLEMENT ASKED.
Thomas II. Groves Las filed petit
tion in common Pleas court that Is of
the sensational order. He was a part
ner of Harris Greenbaum in the Chi
cago Bankrupt store. He alleges that
when the partnership was formed,
Nov. 8. 1890, they had goods worth
$4,000. Greenbaum was to keep the
books and watch the financial end
of the business The plaintiff says
that his partner secreted the books
and that he converted large sums of
money to his own use. 1t is also al
legged that Greenbaum induced certain
parties to levy on the stock for the
purpose of breaking up the partner
ship He says that the stock has been
ordered sold under these levies. He
asks the court to hold the sales off un-
til he. can make settlement with
Greenbaum. He" says that he has
been damaged in the sum of $4,000.
f DAMAGE CASE ON TRIAL.
The case of Harvey Yerrick VS.. The
Whitman 4 Barnes Manufacturing
company is being tried Yerricll
claims $4,000 damages for the loss OF
an eye. He was injured while EN-
ployed by the defendants.
4 DIVORCE ENTRIES.
Belle NJ. Cole has been granted a
divorce from ]. II. Cole.
An entry has been made in the di-
vorce case of Mary r.. Cruise vs. Fred
r, Cruise, giving the defendant permis-
sion to visit their child.
A TRIFLE LATE.
In the case of c. A. Gable VS.. J. r..
Seiberling company journal entry has
been filed. The court refuses to order
n settlement of a $4,000 Judgment
against f.; A. Seiberlng. The settle
inent has already been made.
ALLEGED LUNATIC.
William Branch, of Hudson, has filed
an affidavit alleging that his wife is III
sane
=. REFERRED.
The case of w. II, Carter, assignee
vs. Seiberling, Miller & Company, has
been referred to j. G. Frank.
s4.S ys PROBATE COURT.
DR. r. c. Reed has been appointed
executor of the will of Mrs. Josephine
C, Robinson. John +. Townsend. VIII
liam Fairbanks and Henry Robinson,
ST.. were appointed appraisers.
sAnsapplcation has been filed for the
appointment of guardian of Arthur
Haggerty, of Springfield. He is 30
years of age and is alleged to be a
lunatc.