The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-01-16

Litigants in common pleas yesterday
were not of the bellicose order. Judg-
mcnts by agreement were the order OF
the day. out of ten cases called to
bar seven were thus disposed of.
by agreement n verdict of S1,290.Da
was entered In the case of the Scranton
! Gas and Water company against Mar
. garet Smith and Margaret Smith, ad-
ministrator of the estate of Cornelius
! Smith, deceased. The defendants gave
mortgage as security in an appeal
| taken from IL verdict for water rents.
| The appeal was decided against the ap.
pellant. The company sought to have
the mortgage made Il judgment and
began proceedings to that end When
the case was called before Judge Ed
wards, yesterday. 1t was agreed that
the judgment might be entered provid-
ing execution was stayed until April
/, 1902. The plaintiff acquiesced in this
provision.
The case of the Ha2leton Manufac-
turing company against Mary A. Swee-
ney was ended amicably, the defendant
agreeing to Il verdict for the plaintiff
in the sum of $il2.9j. "A verdict of
$1265 for the plaintiff was entered in
the case of ID. w. Burr against NJ. NJ.
Williams.
No defense was offered in the eject
ment case of Ellen Monaghan against
John Decker and a verdict for the land
claimed was directed to enter in favor
of the plaintiff. Mrs. Monaghan pre-
Sented a deed which called for n cor.
ner lot TjXTS feet She is. however, in
possession of only 69X1S feet. Her
claim that her neighbor. Mr.. Decker,
has fenced in six feet of her land was
not disputed.
A verdict of 500 in favor of the plain
tiff was returned in the case of Sarah
r. Wade against the city of Scranton.
The plaintiff sued for 81 900 for dam
ages done her property by the grading
of Sumner avenue.
In the case of William j. Kruger
against Mary P. Oswaski, a verdict of
$17,4O was found for the plaintiff. No
defense was offered. The suit was on
a claim for carpenter work done on the
defendants house in Priceburg.
In the case of Nicholas J. Cranda!l
against the Metropolitan Life Insur-
ance company, a non-srit was granted
by reason of the non.appearance of the
plaintiff.
The case of the Scranton Lumber
company against DR.! p. f. Struppler
was referred, by agreement, to ex-
Judge J, w. Carpenter.
The jury in the case of Carter &
Kennedy against DR.. ]. T.. O'Brien re-
turned a verdict of 81 in favor of the
plaintiffs yesterday morning. This
was in line with Judge Newcomb's
binding instructions to find nominal
damages for the plaintiffs. The jury
retired at the adjourning of court the
day before, which accounts for the ver-
dict being rendered yesterday morning.
Judgment by agreement for $3.50 for
each plaintiff was entered in the cases
of William and Ida Steinberg against
c. r. Reynolds.
At adiourning time, Judge Edwards
was engaged in the trial of the case of
the Scranton Supply and Machinery
company against Frank p. Christian.
1t is a suit on u note for $500 for ma
chinery sold the Ontario Coal company.
Mr. Christian endorsed the note. but
the endorsement was prior to the time
he became an officer Of the company
and he now AYERS, he was simply an
accommodation endorser.
Judge Newcomb is engaged in try
ing the trespass case of Patrick Hag-
gerty against the city of Scranton. The
plaintiff claims that his property on
lower Jackson street was damaged to
the extent of $1,000 by the erection on
the opposite side of the street of a re-
tanning wall to improve Robinson
street. which, at that point convergeS
with jackson street E,. w Thay Yer
and |. III. Burns appears for the plain
tiff and City Solicitor George NJ. Wat
son for the defendant.