The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-03-25

The second weeks session of the
March term of common pleas opened
yesterday morning with the three local
judges and Judge Frank W. Wheaton
of Luzerne, present. Judge Wheaton
was assigned to court room No. 3.
Judge Newcomb is to preside in the
main court room. Motions and the
hearing of the Dickson City council
manic case occupied the time of the
three local judges all day and no trials
could be put on in the main court
ROOM
In Judge Wheaton's court a verdict
for the defendant was found in the
case of Mrs. Eliza a. O'Boyle against
Mrs Margaret Storms. Mrs. O'Boyle,
in 1899 left the Lackawaana hospital
where she hovered between life and
death for many weeks as the result
of her husbands attempt to slay her
with the revolver with which he after
wards killed himself. She engaged a
room atMrs. Storms house on Penn ave-
nue. agreeing to pay 81 a week. She re-
mained seven weeks. Some time after
wards she sued Mrs. Storms for $14
wages, claiming that Mrs. Storms
agreed 10 give her 81 a week for help
performed the services as per agree
ment. Mrs. Storms denied any such
agreement. When the jury heard the
two stories, yesterday, they decided
that Mrs. O'Boyle did not prove her
claim. Richard ]. Bourke represented
the plaintiff. The defense was looked
after by Frank Z. Boyle.
VERDICT FOR PLAINTIFF.
verdict of $500 for the plaintiff was
entered by agreement in the damage
case of John Yost against the Dickson
Manufacturing company. John r.
Edwards represented the plaintiff and
w. j, Hand the defendant
The ejectment case of George W.We-
land against Reuben Morgan was given
to the jury just before adjournment.
The suit is for the possession of a
piece of land in Scott township. The
plaintiff ha6 a claim of 1888 against
the plaintiff, and after securing a
Judgment issued execution against the
land in question. which he assumed
was Morgan's property. The land was
sold and Weiland bought it in. He is
now endeavoring to gain POSSESSION
under his sheriff's deed. The defense
is that the land belonged to Mrs. Nor
gan,wife of the defendant at the time of
his sheriffs sale. The plaintiff attack
ed the sale by which Mrs Morgan
claims she secured the land. alleging
it was not a bona fide transaction.
p, w. Stokes and r. p. Hoban repre-
sented the plaintiff. The defendants
attorneys We're w. Gaylord Thomas
and B +. Tinkham
Other CASES Wara danlt fol
lows:
Continucd-Martin Gerry against 4. +. Leon.
ard; nterpcldcr Margaret Mullen against r. f.
Leonard; interplcadcr S, Harris against H.
Dram; appeal Greenfield township against j. T.
Kenyon; appeal. Charles Lowery against Annie
NJ. Lowery; replevn City Of Scranton against
Edward Maoney; scire iacias, Jennie Deane
against Franklin Howell aSumpst,
Settled-Thomas II. Spruks against William
Kinbaek; rePevin. A. Blair & Co. against NJ.
Swartz; appeal
NEXT WEEKS LIST.
On the calling over OF next weeks
list, cases were dealt with as follows:
Continued-F G. Bunnell against r. NJ. Ward;
assumpsit, n. A. Hubert against j. b. Lesh;
replevin. b. NJ. Winton administrator, against
Lackawanna Coal company, limited; assumpsit.
Joseph Melvin against A. 7. Bedford; assumpsit.
orlando hokele against d. ,. Lewis et ali eject
ment Elmer slocum against Fred Stone; appeal.
Bridget McIain ct al, against the borough OF
Dunmore; trespass.
on List-John L. Welsh ct al against the city
OF Scrantoni trespass. II. Goldschleger against
Mary Currani appeal. Jean Lindsay against Mrs.
NJ. Dunleayyi appeal. Dougherty & Thomas
against Alice scanlon; appeal. John Curran
against the Scranton Railway company trespass.
Disoontinued-J, L. Marcy against 4. A, John,
son ct al. appeal.
Continued for settlement-E. J. EhrgoOd against
thc Moscow Water company; trespass.
The case OF Fleming & o O'Hara
against the City of Scranton was re-
ierred to Attorney c. b. Little.
Attorney Nj. A. Mckinley is engaged
as court stenographer in No. this