The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1903-08-20
MANY new CASES FILED
A Large Number of New Court Cases
have been Filed with the Clerk
of the District Court.


Woodland stealing five steers and one
COW from his pasture near Westerville,
the cattle being valued at S215, and he
claims he has spent $1,000 trying to
recover the cattle and the other $1,000 is
for damages for trespass. Fuller q
Fuller attorneys for plaintiff.
b. ID. Fleet VS.. &. ID. Briggs, is an
appeal from the justice court of B. M.
Russell where a jury gave plaintiff
Judgment for S42.51 on an account and
from this verdict defendant appeals to
the district court.
l. w. Sinderson VS.. ]. L. McCutchan is
also an appeal from the justice court of
b. r. Robinson of Eden township, in
which plaintiff sued on an account for
SS6.40 and on the trial of the case the
jury returned a verdict in favor of the
defendant for SSG.40 and the plaintiff
appeals to the district court. Marion
f. Stookey attorney for plaintiff, Hof-
man 4 jackson attorneys for defendant.
Earl E. McKeehan VS.. E. J. Teale ct al.
Suit is brought to foreclose mortgage on
lots and s, block 6, Referees addi-
tion to Davis City, given to secure four
notes for s275 each. S.A. Gates attor-
ney for plaintiff.
J. n. Gates Cash.. VS.. B. j.. Turpin,
Floyd Smith and Cora Fulton. Suit is
brought to forclose a mortgage on the
"a O. g aI1
to Davis City, given to secure note for
$780, S. A. Gates attorney for plaintiff.
Roy Switzer VS.. John Davidson. The
plaintiff has commenced al action for
the removal from Office Of the defendant,
who is mayor of the town of Grand
River, on the ground that he has habitu-
ally and wilfully neglected and refused
to attend the meetings of the town coun-
Gil when his attendance was necessary
for quorum. He also charges him with
misconduct in receiving licenses and
other money belonging TO the towna
appropriating in to his own use, and
that he has paid r. e. Brown marshal,
money belonging to the town. He az
leges the defendant has corruptly con-
spired with Pat Griffin and others to
hinder, obstruct and delay the business
of the city council Hoffman & Jackson,
M. L. Temple, J. W. Harvey & Son attor-
neys for plaintiff.
Ri. Barrett ct al VS.. Michael Griffin.
The plaintiffs are the owners of farm
in Woodland township and allege the
defendant illegally fenced across a
highway leading to the house on the
farm, which has damaged the value of
the farm S5 per acre or 5000. They ask
for an order compelling Griffin to open
said highway by removing the fences
and that he be enjoined from obstruct-
ing said highway. v. r. McGinnis at
torney for plaintiff.
In the case of j. L. and f. A. Green
land VS.. State Insurance Co., Of Des
Moines in which plaintiffs secured a
Judgment for $1,000 loss on a barn own
ed by them insured in defendant com
pany, the defendant has filed motion
and application to vacate the judgment
and for new trial on the ground that
they have discovered new and impor-
tant evidence since the case was tried,
which will tend to disprove much of the
evidence submitted on the part of the
plaintiffs as to the kind and value of the
horses which were burned in the barn,
the new witnesses being Denny Moran,
A. w. Anderson, I. B. Strong, Thomas
Taylor, H. c. Jennings, Fl. G. Bone and
Nelson P. Eaves. Carr, Hewitt, Parker
& Wright, William G. Miller and Harvey
& Son attorneys for plaintiff.
8. Varga VS.. !. II. and Flora Evans.
Suit is commenced on promissory note
fors4O. S. Varga attorney for plaintiff.
Nellie F. Kline VS.. John J. Tharp ct al.
Suit is brought to foreclose the mort
gage on the east OF the southeast of
section 30, and 81 acres square in the
northwest corner of the southeast ! of
the northwest of section 20, all in
township 6S, range 25, Decatur county,
Iowa, given to secure note for 81 200.
S. Varga attorney for plaintiff.
Lee Dennis VS.. John Wolverton. The
plaintiff sues on an account in which his
wife paid S175 as rent on farm which
he rented from defendant, the plaintiff
being sick at the time, and the balance
is for a pump and other things left on
the farm, for all of which he asks for
judgment in the sum of 1925. Hoffman
& Jackson attorneys for plaintiff.
Skidmore & Fierce VS.. Caleb Phillips
and S. N. Little. Suit is brought on a
balance due on a promissory note of
# S81.40. V. R. McGinnis, attorney for
plaintiffs.
Skidmore & Fierce VS.. S. N.and Saman-
tha Little. Suit is brought on an ac-
count for merchandise sold and deliver