The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-09-25

When the second week of common
pleas court opened yesterday morning.
Judge n. NJ. Edwards went on the
bench in the main court room and
called the list. The following cases
were continued: Jennie u. Conant
against r. B. williams. wages: Mary
u. wilnore against Patrick Leonard,
ejectment: f. V. jackson against the
Iehigh Valley Coal company and
others, eiectment; Patrick Lunncy
against the City Of Carbondale, tres
pass; i. l.. Peck, executor, and others
against Calvin r. Peck. eiectment;
Bessie Judge against NJ. p. Garter and
others, trespass; r. c. Robinson against
Henry Hishneider, sci. fa. N. w. Saggs
and others against w. Gibson Jones
and others, trespass; Frederick q.
Mason, assignee. against j. a. Scran-
ion & Son, assumpsit; Michael Finn
against w. Swallow, appeal; II. Il.
Clafin company against Emma Barnes,
assumpsit.
The case of w. r. Freas e Son
against the Hasam Lime company, an
appeal, was discontinued.
After the list was disposed of, Judge
Edwards went into No. . to hold nat
urdllHdtlOn court anu JuuSe Ntlly went
on the bench in the main court room.
Judge d. w. Searle, of Montrose, is
presiding in court room No. this
week.
When the case of the Supervisors Of
Jefferson Township against John p.
Moore was called there was no an
pearance for the plaintiff and on
motion OF the attorney for the defense
a non-suit was granted.
FIRST CASE TRIED.
Before Judge Kelly in the main court
room the first case called was William
Steinberg against A. Banlster. The
plaintiff is a baker and worked for the
defendant, who is a master baker, from
April :, 1899, to June ii Of the same
year. Stenberg claims that Banister
owes him $63 for overtime worked and
Sc for the rent of a horse. Banister
denied that there was any agreement
as to overtime. He hired Steinberg for
S12 per week, and the latter was to per-
form a given service for that amount.
Nothing was said about overtime. With
reference to the hiring of the horse he
said that Steinberg loaned the horse
to him. The verdict of the jury was
interest.
Jacob Bohr was the plaintiff in q
case against A. G. Pace, Albert Buckta
and John Snyder. He worked for these
men on building being constructed
for them at North Scranton, and claims
there is due him a balance of $50. 50.
Pace was the contractor for the build
ing and Buckta and Snyder the own
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because Pace defaulted in his pay
ments in August, 1899, and was told
by Buckta and Snyder to resume. that
they would guarantee his pay. There
was no appearance on the part of the
defense, and a verdict for Bohr for the
full amount of his claim was returned.
Charles c. Taylor and Charles Paicon
were the parties to an interpleader
case called before Judge Kelly. Tay-
lor bought a piano fifteen years ago
for his daughter. A few years ago
Miss Taylor married ]. n. McLough-
lin, young Scott township farmer,
who lived near her fathers farm.
After her marriage she was allowed to
take the piano 10 her new home. Some
lime later Charles PaicOn, who has OBJ
tanned two judgments against Mo
i'ouSlllH, ltNlSu Oh all the goods IN ms
home, including the piano, and the
case was brought into court 10 deter
mine the ownership of the piano. There
was no appearance on the part of tho
defendant, and after the plaintiff had
proved his side of the case. court Gi-
rected verdict in his favor.
WEIR AGAINST GIBSON.
Michael Weir was the plaintiff in a
suit against Bert Gibson. Weir is a
plasterer and resides on Phelps street
in this city and Bert Gibson is a con-
tractor at PeckVile. The plaintiff
worked for Gibson and is suing to re-
cover Il balance of $4S which he alleges
is due him. The defense is that Weir
has been paid in full. The case will
so to the jury this morning.
Before Judge ID. W. Seallc in no.
the wage case of Patrick Burke
against NJ. f. Wymbs was heard. 1t
went TO the jury at o'clock but il ver-
diet had not been rendered up To ad-
jouIning hour