The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1900-05-10
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT.
Special Term over which Judge
ClenentSOn PreSideS.
NORTHWESTERN R'Y CASES TAKEN UP.
Suit by AdoIph Piening, Assignee in the 7. G.
Shove Banking Company Against
Estate of George Pankratz
Settled. Other
Suits.


Suits.
A special term of the circuit court was
opened May by Judge Clementson OF
Lancaster. The court chamber has been
graced by the presence of several prom
inent lawyers from abroad, including
John #. Fish of Milwaukee The court
was adjourned Tuesday, May s. The
regular summer term by the court will
begin June 5.
The thirty cases of abutting property
holders on Franklin, Quay and Lake
streets against the Chicago & Northwest
ern Railway Company for damages
done to their property by the laying OF
the company's tracks on these streets
came up for hearing. By stipulation Of
attorneys the amended answer of the
railway company was admitted. These
cases involve about 100000. The court
appointed John l.. Haney, Kewaunee,
Valentine Detling and George Wolfe OF
Sheboygan County, commissioners to ap-
praise the damages in the case of Mich
ael Kuhla VS.. the Chicago & Northwest
ern Company and the appointment OF
commissioners in the remaining cases
was argued May g. all day. The Rail
way company claimed that in purchas-
ing the Milwaukee q Lake Shore rail-
way it did not assume the latter COM
pany IS obligations. The petitioners claim
ed that the very language of the deed OF
transfer makes the former company Ii
able for all the debts, obligations, and
liabilities of the latter company. The
court took the matter under advisement
The cases were argued by John T, Fish,
of Fish, Cary, Upham and Black, and
E. M. Hyzer of Milwaukee for the rail
way company and by G. G. Sedgwick of
this city and A. J. Schmitz of Milwau
kee, for the petitioners.
In the case of Harvey F. Hubbard, adj
mnistrator of the estate of Andrew L.
Weblin deceased VS.. the Chicago d
Northwestern Railway Company, the
defendant pleaded by consent of attor-
neys demurrer to complaint, that the
action was not brought within the prop
er time as provided for in the statutes.
The demurrer was sustained. The case
will probably be appealed to the Su-
preme Court
In the case of August Rotsol vs. the
Two. Rivers Manufacturing Company,
tho Plaintiff who had his fingers cutoff
while working in the factory was set
tied, the defendant paying the plaintiff
1925, each side to pay its own costs.
In the case of Rudolph Bischoff vs..
George Knipfer jury was empanelled
and sworn and the case opened. The
Judge directed verdict, that the ,lain-
tiff is owner of fee and entitled to inme-
date possession of premises. Plaintiff
was allowed $50 damages. The jury so
found
In the case of Stephen Szezepanski vs.
Catherine Szezepanski for divorce was
dismissed on motion of the plaintiff, who
is to pay all taxable costs.
In the case of Louis Horst, ct al VS.
Louis Kunz ct al was settled and dis
missed without costs to either party.
In the case of Adolph Piening, assignee
of the T. c. Shove Banking company VS..
the estate of George Pankratz, deceased,
growing out of certificate of stool. of the
late George Pankratz held in L. G. Shove
Bank just before its failure, was settled
May 7, the defendant paying plaintiff
$500, without costs to either party
The case of Elizabeth Langenhahn ct
al vs. Peter Schroeder, was dismissed by
consent of parties the plaintiffs to pay
all costs except attorneys fees.