Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1900-01-25
LEGAL NEWS.
TRIAL LIST.

TRIAL LIST
Last Thursday the jury in the Ulricl
Winter vs. the +. * W. railroad ease re
turned a verdict giving the plaintit
SO. 900 damages The railroad has
moved for new trial.
The plaintiff took nonsuit in the
case Of John Noel VS. the Union Gene
tery Association of Buffalo twp.
George Ebert got verdict of $500
against Mars borough as damages for
an accident at the p. Il W. crossing IL
in that place which 1t was claimed was
partly caused by the defendants negli-
gence.
a verdict of $40 for the plaintiff was
returned in the case Amelia b. Hutch
inson vs. Clay twp. aud Supervisors
Kennedy and Christy. The suit was
brought 10 recover damages for the
spelling of the plaintiff 5 spring by wa
ter damned up by an insufficient culYert
in the road
4 new trial has been granted in the
case of J. Berg t5 Co. Ys w. NJ. and w.
: J. Brown in which a verdict of T2l5
had been given for the plaintiff.
+ A motion for new trial has been mad e
. in the Winters VS. p &5 w. railroad case,
by the deft; also in the case of Amelia
Hutchinson VS. Clay twp. by the dett.
I. The assumpsit suit of the Elgin City
Banking Co of Illinois against fifteen
citizens of the southwestern part of this
county to collect notes given by the
defts in payment of brokendown stud
horse which some western people palm
ed off on them was tried Saturday and
resulted in a verdict of S9i3,50, for the
defts L. A. Holtzer being the only deft.
to escape.
NOTES.
The will of Michael Mckinley, decd,
of Concord twp. has been probate1 and
letters granted TO David Kellerman ana
J. F. p. Mckinley.
Letters of administration have been
granted to J. NJ. BARLEY on the estate
of George w. Bartley, decd Of Parker
twp.
Mrs Amanda Office. Mrs NJ. E
Grove, Mrs Susanna Fielding and John
b. Keister, heirs of John Keister deed,
of Slipperyrock twp. have been award
ed their deyises under his viii at the as
sessed valuations. they to pay his wild |
ow, Matilda Keister, interest on one
third of the valuations during her life. |
Part OF the estate will not be awarded |
until March court.
Esq. D. p Davis, of Worth twp, has |
returned Mrs. Mary Thompson TO court !
for assault and battery on complaint OF |
W. c. Hawn.
S. NJ Seaton, adm,r. of George |
Flowers. decd, has been granted leave |
to sell the decdents real estate, 30 acres |
in Marion twp. at public sale for pay
ment of debts.
John V. Walters has been appointed |
guardian of Mamie May, minor daugh
ter of Mary Walters, decd
PROPERTY TRANSFERS.
Keystone State b. & L. to J. " Ritts
lot on N Mexican st. Butler for 81, 700. !
J. V. Ritts to Alvin r. Graham lot in |
Butler for 81, 100.
r. Fl. Young to Theo Young , acres
Clay for so
Ida Thornburg to E. w Schenck lot
in Butler for $1,000
Pm Daubenspeck to Bertha \. Kepple |
lot in Butler for $3.50.
West Penn Gas Co. to American Nat.
Gas 20. properties IN Butler, Arm
strong, Westmoreland and Allegheny
counties for $105, 600
Apollo Nat. Gas Co. to same proper
ty in same for $50, 600.
American Nat. Gas Co. to Z. n Hoff
slot mortgage for same for $40 900.
Mellon heirs to Henry Rape lot in
Harmony for Sl710.
August KreutZer to Sarah Erb lot in
Jacl-SOn twD for $500
II. A. Morehead to w. j. Snyder lot
in Butler for $1100.
John H. Shiever to Mary A Engel
101 acres in Summit for $500.
Aaron z. Shontz to Mary E. McGill
lot in Harmony for s..
j. d. Wilson to Frank J Kleber 6
acres in Saxonburg for 81.
Lewis Patterson to John McG Gonegal
lot in Centreville for $500.
Sarversville Cemetery Assn. to VII.
liam Wood lot in Clinton twp. for $40.
Mars Cemetery Assn. to James W.
Groom lot for $50.
Sarah j. Crow to Jas. w. Groom 1
acre in Adams for $500.
L. L. Abrams to Chas. e. w. Barn
hart lot in Karns City for $500.
e. E. Abrams to VIM. G. Walker 100
acres in Parker twp. for $500.
John Kloffenstein to William a Klof
fenstein lot in Harmony for 81.