The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1904-02-13


Matters In the circuit Court.--In the
case of Sophia Dorothea Christine Schwarz
and others against Gustav Heinrich Theodore
Schwarz and others, which was argued on
January 30th, Judges Fowler and Burke on
Saturday last filed an opinion and order dis
missing the bill of the plaintiffs for want of
urisdiction and Mr. Thomas r Clendinen, So
iictor for the plaintiffs, Immediately gave an
order for an appeal to the next term OF the
Court of Appeals. Some weeks ago bill was
filed by Mrs. Schwarz and others against her
son, Gustav H. T. Schwarz, and others. IN
which they asked for the appointment of are-
ceiyer, for sale of the leasehold estate and
realty of Henry Schwarz, deceased, and for
the payment of his debts, ii any. and for q
distribution of the estate among the heirs at
law in accordance with the terms of the will.
All OF the partie. in Interest made paytieR
10 the bill and all consented to the prOcecdlu8s
except Mr.. Wallace King, who was named Dy
the testator as one of the executors along with
bis widow and son, and who filed an answer
DENYING the allegations of the bill and raising
the question of jurisdiction. If the decision
of the court below should be sustained by the
Court of Appeals the estate cannot be settled
up under the terms of the will for number
of years.
Judge Buske has filed an opinion in the csse
| of Morrow Methodist Episcopal Church against
| w. r. Bowers sustaining the validity OF the
| summons of the defendant. The church
| brought action against the defendant. who was
Its former SECRETARY, ~ IcCOfcI ecLlalu DooAS
| Justice Orrick. of Glyndon, who tried the case,
decided in favor of the plaintiff for the return
| of the books. It was claimed that the defen-
| dant had never been legally summoned.
| On Saturday last Judge Fowler heard argu-
| ment on the motion for new trial in the case
| of Micah and Matilda Tilghman and others
| against Catherine E. France, executrix OF the
| will of Mrs. Elizabeth Williams. The case
| was removed to Hartford county and the jury
decided that the will should be set aside. De-
/ cision reserved.
Verdict for o., 900 Against Col. Lake.
| Hyland P. Stewart the Baltimore lawyer, Cd
| tanned a verdict for 81 900 damages in the
/ Court of Common Pleas yesterday in his SUIT
against Col. Levin Lake, of Baltimore county,
for professional services and alleged breach OF
| an agreement by which Mr.. Stewart was to &C e,
quire an interest in certain patents for an on
| shell to be used by vessels in storms af Sea-
The verdict was rendered by the jury after ar
gument by Charles j. B0naparte. attorney l0E
Mr.. Stewart and James Fluegel, attorney Ior
Colonel Lake. A motion for new trial was
made by Mr.. Fluegel The claim made by d T.
Stewart in the declaration of bis suit was lot
$50 900 damages. Col. Lake commended thai
Mr. Stewart was not entitled to any interest in
the oil-shell patents until the invention mao
been put on the market by ex-Goyerno.
Brown, who has an interest in it, and It mao
proven profitable. The manner in which MI.
Stewart drew the contract with the inventors
of the shell, il was claimed by Colonel LAKE.
was the cause of the failure of Ex-Governor
Brown to put the invention on the Market
Baltimore Sun, 9Th inst.