Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-12-29

NEW CASES FILED
FIFTY-sIx NEW CASES ON coUR-
DOCKET FOR JANUARY TERM
OF THE DISTRICT COURT.
Fifty-six new cases have been file,
for the January term of the Wapell,
county district court which con
venes January and continues unit
March IL. Judge M. A. Roberts, rresid
Ing. OF the new cases twelve are pc
titions for divorces.
One of the cases in which much In
terest is manifested is the petition Il
set aside certain will of the lat,
James Burbage and admit previou.
will to probate. 1t is also expected
that the injunction cases against five
Of the liquor dealers of the city viii
be hard fought. Following is a brie
sketch Of the new cases filed:
r. w. Ady, receiver VS.. N. Baker
suit for Judgment for s251 on promis
sorry note. Mitchell & Hunter at
torneys for plaintiff.
John Arthur VS.. A. ]. Major, ct al
petition to quiet title to- certain de,
scribed real estate. A. w. Enoch, at
torney for plaintiff.
Lizzie Ballard VS.. Mark Ballard, pc
tition for divorce on grounds of cruel
and inhuman treatment. Seneca Cor
nell, attorney for plaintiff.
Theodore E. Brokaw and Frederick
G. Brokaw VS.. L. R. Cremer, ct al, pc
tition for partition of certain de-
scribed real estate. M. B. Sparks at
torney for plaintiffs.
Harriet E. Bowman VS.. P. G. Grooms
petition to quiet title to certain de-
scribed real estate. G. F. Heindel at
torney for plaintiff.
Sarah Cullen VS.. c. M..& st. P. Ry.
Co., appeal from assessment of dam
ages by condemnation jury. McElroy
& McElroy attorneys for defendant.
City Savings bank VS.. Mary R. Nc
Donald, petition for judgment in the
sum of $3.50 and for foreclosure of
mortgage on certain described real es-
tate. G. F. Heindel attorney for plain
tiff.
Thos. L. Chick VS.. George w. Park
ct al, petition to quiet title to certain
described real estate. Paul B. Mason,
attorney for plaintiff.
Martha E. Choat VS.. L. F. Choat pc
tition for divorce on the grounds of
habitual drunkenness and cruel and
inhuman treatment w. w. Epps at
torney for the plaintiff.
Malinda Estes VS.. Harrison Estes,
petition for divorce on the grounds of
cruel and inhnman treatment and non
support. B. w. Scott, attorney for
plaintiff.
al, suit for judgment for $1,000 for
rents alleged to have been collected
on property of the plaintiff. Willard
Carver and Seneca Cornell, attorneys
for the plaintiff.
Melvin Davidson VS.. G. w. Thayer
ct al. Plaintiff alleges that defendants
tore down certain buildings belonging
to the plaintiff without his consent
and with the materials constructed a
dwelling house worth now $4,000. He
prays the court for decree estab-
fishing a resulting trust in his favor
to the amount of the entire property,
less the value of the real estate before
the erection of the building. Carver
and Wooster and McElroy & McElroy
attorneys for the plaintiff.
Jerry Doyle VS.. the Public Water
Co., suit for s1,990 damages for al
legged injuries sustained while work.
ing for the defendant company
Jaques & Jaques. attorneys for the
plaintiff.
David Eshelman VS.. Sarah Eshelman
ct al. motion for correction Of de-
cree quieting title to certain described
real estate E. K Daugherty attorney
for plaintiff.
National Bank of the Republic vs..
Janney Manufacturing Co., petition
for judgment on promissory note for
1920, and for attachment. McElroy
& McElroy, attorneys for plaintiff.
Margaret Green vs. Albert Green,
petition for divorce on the grounds of
non-support. B. W. Scott, attorney
for the plaintiff.
John Gephart VS.. James Hendricks,
defendant moves to set aside judg-
ment against him for s26, rendered
in Justice Camphell's court for al
legged breach of warranty in the sell.
ing of horse. j. F. Weber, attorney
for defendant.
d. L. Glass VS.. Robert Beatty, petit
ton to quiet title to certain described
real estate. Sumner Sibereli. attor-
ney for the plaintiff.
Daisy West Hartley VS.. Belle Ken
nedy Biddinger, petition for partition
of certain described real estate. F. G,
Orelup, attorney for plaintiff
Jorjena Hollenger ct al VS.. Noah l..
Gebhart, petition to quiet title to GER
tain described real estate. f. G. Ore
lup, attorney for plaintiffs
Maria M. Hicks VS.. Andrew j. Hicks,
petition for divorce on the grounds of