Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1901-05-01
!, OLDEST
Case on Court
Docket
Was Settled by Attorneys
Wednesday.
Commenced Almost Ten
Years Ago.
Grand Jury Will Report
Thursday.
Assignment of Jury Trials
Court House News.


The oldest case on the Common Pleas
docket was settled Wednesday morn
ing.
The action was filed Feb. 10, 1882,
by Mrs. Esther $. Biggs, wife of
Lester Bggs, the East Akron boiler
manufactures. Two of the interested
attorneys, Judge u. +. Green and Mr.
ii. w. Ingcrsoll, have died since the
action was commenced.
Mrs. Blggs alleged that Geo. kinsey
& Co. fraudulently represented to
her husband that they were the agents
for the Lafayette Car Co., which was
about to build 400 tank cars and that
they were in position 10 give him
the order provided he could furnish
evidence of his financial standing.
She said that tney further repre-
scented that If Mr. Blggs would give
the firm his note for $4,000, signed
by his wife, they could raise the money
on 1t and place 1t TO his credit, there
by establishing the fact that he was
financially able to take the contract.
The note was delivered and it was
supposed that the contract for the
work would be given to Mr.
Briggs Mrs. Briggs said that
this did not take place. She
asked that the note he declared nun
and void and that the holders of the
same be ordered to transfer it to the
plaintiff The action has been con
tinued from time TO time until today
when 1t was marked settled.
WILL REPORT THURSDAY.
The Grand Jury has about com
plcted It's work for this session. Pro
sccutor Wanamnker informed n re-
porter for the Democrat Wednesday
that the jury would be ready to re
port not later thnn Thursday. Nothing
extraordinary has been called to the
attention OF the jurors.
ANOTHER TRANSCRIPT
Mayor McNnmara has filed trans
cript In the County Clerks office of the
proceedings in the case of the State
w. Jane Brady. She is charged with
assault and battery
WILL PREPARE DECREE
The attorneys in the Injunction ease
of Nellie l.. Hover w. The American
Cereal Co., will prepare n decree at
once. II is said that thoy have agreed
on the same.
DIVORCE PETITION.
Mrs. ELIZA NJ. Dunlap has commenced
an action for divorce and alImony
She alleges that her husband, Geo
j. Dunlap, has beaten her. She wants
the court TO give her the title 10 theil
property ON Champlaln st. They wer,
married Dee, 30, 1881
NEW PLEADINGS.
Geo. M. Tuttle has fled an actor
in Common Pleas court against Louis,
Chlsnell ct al lie asks judgment fo
1925. and the foreclosure OF mort
gage on Springfield township prop
crty.
Samuel Frederick, IN petition lille,
"Wednesday morning asks that an In
Junction be issued restraining Andrew
Caskcy from violating the terms of
contracr which they signed. The de
fendant occupies the farm of tn
plaIntitf in Copley.
TWO DAMAGE CASES.
large number OF jury cases hav
been set for hearing next week. Th
first on the list Is the old damag
case OF Seth S. Rlgby VS.. The Norther
Ohio Railway Go. II has been trle
twice. being sent back both times b,
cause OF error. The second case
that OF Gilbert Marsh w. The c., 4
&y. Railway Co. This has been trie
once before.
DISMISSED AND REFERRED.
The divorce case OF Elizabeth Gran
er VS.. Clarence Cramer has been Ill
missed. The same disposition OF Il
case OF Ann Gauthler VS.. John Gaut
Ter has been made.
The case of Hattie Williams VS..
u. Williams has been referred to
O. Sanford. S. c. Miller has been a