Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1901-01-29
Parties Will Settle All
Differences.
Free Rides Formed His
Compensation.
Swift Divorce Pleading Was
Filed Tuesday.
City Defendant In Two Actions
Court House News.

City Defendant In Two Actions
Court House News.
-Four times and out will be the re-
cord established in the case Of Wcy-
gandt VS.. Davis, unless negotiations
now in progress fall through.
The action was heard twice In the
courts of this county, the defendant
winning both times. The action was
then transferred to Wayne county as
the Circuit court held that 1t had no
jurisdiction. 1t was tried twice there
and motion for q new trial is now
pending. Monday the attorneys and
parties interested got together In this
city and agreed upon a basis for
settlement.
The action grows out Of lease for
a coal mine in Wayne county, jusr
across the line near Warwick. Mr..
Weygandt claims that the terms Of the
contract have been violated. OF course
there was difference OF opinion In
the matter and the courts were called
upon to decide who was in the right
Four times the different Judges have
passed on the question.
MIR. RoBINsoN's COMPENsA.
Ia TION.
Free passes, over various railroads,
were offered to Mr., II. A. Robinson
as bis compensation for acting as
manager Of the Barberton Belt Line
Railroad company He claims IN his
petition that he was to receive u sal
ory In addition, asking Judgment for
$4,000 which he says Is due him. The
defendant filed an answer Monday. 1t
Is alleged that Mr.. Robinson was In.
torested In the National Sewer Pipe
company, when he was appointed
manager Of the railroad and that 1t
was understood that his duties were
TO be nominal. He sought the appoint
ment, 1t Is claimed, In order to oh.
tain free rides on the trains of other
companies. Aside from transportation
the defendant says he was to receive
nothing.
PETITIONS FILED.
Mary J. Erasmus has fled n Petit
tion In Common Pleas court asking
judgment against 4. II. Boder In tho
sum OF $500. sho alleges 1t is due on
prcmisory note. The plaintiff also
asks that a mortgage be foreclosed.
Mary A. Bailey, cxccutrix, has com,
menced an action TO recover 81 800
alleged 10 be due on note given
by D. NJ. Kent ct al.
ANSWERED.
The Northern Ohio Traction com.
pany has died an answer to the peti.
tion Of Andrew J. Pontius, who sued
20 recover the balance alleged 10 be
due for building smoke stack at the
power house of the company In Cuya.
bogn Falls. The defendant says that
the plalntiff agreed TO pay all damages
that might be created by any accident
to the stack. II fell recently, crush,
ipg thn roof OF the power house ana
ipjuring valuable machinery, In n
cross,petItlon the defendant asks judg-
ment for $500.
The Trustees Of the African M. Il,
Church have filed an answer TO the ne.
tItiop Of Tony Hunt. lie alleged that
there was a balance OF 1925, due him
on contract for an addition TO the
edi1qe. The Trustees say that all
but S5.25 has been paid TO the plain,
tn.
SUBMITTED.
Tho case Of the Hankey Lumber
company VS.. @. +. Kasch ct al. was
submitted to Judge Kohler Monday,
He found that the plalntiff was en-,
titled to Judgment for 1880.
PROBATE NEWS.
john shackleton has filed an alIi-