The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1902-08-21
New Court Cases

Lydia M. Keller trustee VS.. Charles F,
and Matapany Keller. The plaintiff fol
herself and the defendants holds the
title to the southeast quarter of section
30, township 20, on which there is 8
mortgage of 81 900 whichlis about due
and can not be paid of for lack offunds,
She asks the &C urt for an order to re:
mortgage the land for So. 500. s. a,
Gates attorney for plaintiff.
IA. F. Cornell VS.. B. E.. Rushing.
Plaintiff alleges that defendant sold t.
him a tract Of land in fancy county. Mo,
the title of which is held by another
who refuses to surrender it. Property
valued at $500 was exchanged bylplain'
till for this land and he asks for judg.
ment against defendant in, the sum Of
$aO0.< S. A. Gates attorney for plaintiff,
Samuel Meter vs.. j. E. Davis ct al.
Suit is brought to foreclose a mortgage
on lots L, 2 and 3 town OF Weldon, given
to secure a note for $1S6.O 10 on which
there is a balance due of $lll.00. S. H.
Amos attorney for plaintiff.
Thirty;seven property owners of Vel.
don have filed a petition asking that
the court appoint five commissioners to
to hold a n election to vote on the ques.
ton of Incorporating the town. S. HI.
Amos attorney for petitioners.
Loa l.. Evans VS.. 9. w. Cash. Plain
tiff asks for judgment in the sum of
$3.50 due as rent for the southeast
quarter of section 10, township IS, De.
catur county, Iowa, and asks for a writ
of attachment against defendants prop
erty.
Levi H. Shelton vs.. Florence Shelton.
Action is for divorce. The parties were
married in Missouri in 1875 and Lived
together until about 1897, and until
June Is, 1902 in the same house but not
as husband and wife. Plaintiff says he
has alwa vs. conducted himself AS a
kind and loving husband, but his wife
has been guilty of cruel and inhuman.
treatment toward him, striking him and
using vile and indecent language. He
further accuses her of adultery with one
John w. Jones who has lived in the.
same house with them for Is years and,
defendant is absolutely under his in
t1uence and control. That defendant
has given birth to three children of
yxhrr, Lro 30 pot fokL>. .-J ,l, 9, ,o,,
living in open adultery with said Jones
in Burrel township, He asks for a de-
cree Of divorce and other equitable re.
lief. Marion Woodland attorney for
plaintiff.
r. T. Downey vs.. f. A. Greenland.
The plaintiff states in his petition that
in the month of August 1900 he
made a verbal contract with defendant
to buy bulls, cattle, hogs and sheep and
during the years 1900 and 1901 he pur-
chased tor him 1896. head Of sheep,
1000 hogs. 2aa head of cattle and Is.
bulls. That q reasonable compensation
for huying them is &&940..lO and, after de-
Quoting the credits paid to him. by de-
PENDANT there is still due him the sum.
Of $500, for which he asks judgment
with interest and costs. John W.. Har-.
vey & Son attorneys for plaintiff.
John Perkins VS.. Mary Perkins is a
suit for divorce, the plaintiff alleging
his wife has deserted him and been
guilty Of adultery. q. Taylor Wright
attorney for plaintiff.
f.. NJ. Osborne VS.. John w. Bowman
Plaintiff sue for accounting of a pant
nership. About January L, 1897, they
entered into a partnership for the. sac
of buggies and farm implements, said
agreement being verbal and each was to
have an equal share in the profits. That
on March 4, 1901, the business WAS sold
and the partnership dissolved at which
time defendant took exclusive posses
sion Of the partnership books, notes
and accounts and has ever since pre-.
vented plaintiff from having any access
to the same and has appropriated the
money collected to his own use and re.
fused to pay plaintiff n part of it.
That they are unable to agree or make
any settlement as to the amount due
plaintiff, who asks for an accounting
under the order of the court and the
amount due plaintiff be ascertained,
and that he have judgment against
defendant for such amount. Marion
Woodland attorney for plaintiff.
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