Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1905-05-04
LEGAL NEWS.
New SUITS.

e1ectment Tor TWO 1armS OF ~ anu -
acres in Clinton twp.
Henry W. Roenigk VS. Godfrey L.
Cabot, appeal by deft from Judgment
for plft. of S9.0S rendered by d. l.
Bicker, ]. P.
David West of Prospect VS. JAS Long,
assumpsit for $780, West states he
bought gray team from Long, who
guaranteed them to be sound The
next day he found one of the horses was
unsound and states Long agreed to
take it back and refund the money If q
veterinary surgeon pronounced it un-
sound, which John Frazier did. 1t Is
claimed Long failed to keep his agree
ment.
A. F. Kelly VS. Elias Taylor. replevin
for blind black horse valued at $50
Beaver Falls Bridge Co. VS. Beaver
county. appeal from award of viewers
bridge between Eastvale and Cottage
Hill boroughs The suit IL brought in
Butler county on petition for a change
of venue, similar suits were brought by
the President. Managers & Co, and
the Ohio River Bridge Co. The bridges
were condemned for $42S00. $3.50, $50
ana xZU4, VUO respectively.
TRIAL LIST.
The damage suit of Chauncy Latshaw
vs Constable T. c. Campbell of Slippery
rock was continued On account of the
illness Of Mrs. Latshaw-
The case of A. w. Root VS. Allegheny
& Butler Plankroad Co., resulted in a
verdict of 5000 for the plaintiff. While
Mr.. and Mrs. Root were returning home
in their automobile one night last sum
mer they ran into toll pole near Glade
Mills, which had been let down for the
night Mrs. Root was hurt and the
machine was damaged
The case of Daniel Maloney VS. Emma
Wurster and s. F. Shultz. replevin. has
baen settled
The assumpsit suit of Peter Liebiich
VS. Perry E. Gould has been continued
The case of Thaier Bros. VS. Butler
Brewing Co to recover for building
vats, has been continued.
The case of E. E. Aiken of Mars VS.
Craig-Kennedy Hardware Co, resulted
in verdict of $1045. "a for the plaintiff.
The suit of Harmony Borough VS. Mrs.
<. v. Latshaw went to trial Monday
and resulted in compulsory non-suit
against the plf In 1900 Mrs. John
Shaffer stepped in hole in the side
walk in front of avacant lot owned by
Mrs Latshaw and received injuries for
which she recovered $3.50 from the
borough. The borough in turn sued
Mrs. Latshaw and offered as their case
the proceedings in the Shaffer suit The
Court held this was insufficient to show
negligence on the part of Mrs. Latshaw
and granted the motion for non suit.
Yesterday afternoon Judge Thomas
granted the defendants motion for
compulsory nonsuit in the suit of W. P.
Gormley vs the B. r. & p. r. r. Co.,
which Gormley brought to recover for
his horse which was killed in a runa
way accident on Centre Ave.
The case of d. Lambert of Gallery vs
Burk e. Murphy was the first called for
trial. Monday. The pifs. attorneys
amended their statement, the defendant
plead surprise and the case was contin-
ued. Murphy is now dead.
The case of Edw J Quigley of Oil
City vs the r 4 Co. was settled. Mon
day, by deft paying $15,750. His YER
dict at former trial was $22, 900.
The case of E. E. Wick Admr. of R.
X. Wick VS. J. T. Kelley former owners,
and r. L. Barnes, terrs tenant was tried
before Judge Galbreath and although
the jury returned nerdict for $2410 92
for the plf the result was victory for
hn 1oft parpao fnrrfaon wanna an1
bought Kelley's farm in Marion twp. at
Sheriff Sale subject to mortgage held
by r. X. Wick, now decd, E. Z. Wick,
amout of the Mortgage, but Barnes
claimed he had made payments to the
amount Of $1400 Wick denied this,
there being no record of the. payments.
and no credit marked on the bond or
$1100 out OF the Grove city bank and
gave it to Wick, and Lewis Seaton
swore he had heard Wick say Barnes
had made one payment of $1,000. The
jury decided the payments had been
made.
On petition of Mrs Frank Biedenbach,
who claims damages to the amount Of
$500 done her property on N. Mexican
st.. by the changing OF the width Of
Polk St.. the following viewers were ap
pointed: w. q. Murrin, Joseph Gray,
Aaron Beighley, J. II. Starr and Robt.
A. White.
w. A. Mccormick, a wellknown oil
man, was held for trial ON a charge Of
cmbezzlement preferred against him by
his partner, J. q. Patterson, who al
Iegea Mccormick sold leases which they
held jointly and kept the proceeds 1915.
Pending the hearing before Justice J.
M. Maxwell, Mccormick applied for a
writ of habeas corpus. He was released
on bail
The ejectment suit of Hugh A. Nc.
Nance vs Leonard DeFoggi, resulted
in verdict for the plaintiff forland de-
scribed, small piece occupied by a
porch which projected from DeFoggI's
house.
On petition Of citizens of Clay town
ship for new bridge over Muddycreek,
on the Butler-Mercer pike. @. +. l..
McQuestion. A. V. Grossman and Mel
son Thompson were appointed viewers.
Letters of admin on the estate OF
Catherine Black Of Donegal have been
granted to James Black.
A law was passed by the late Legis-
lature, and went into effect March
| 20, which may cause trouble for store
keepers. II provides that any store
keeper who disposes OF his stock as a
| whole. or in parts, other than the usual
course OF business without giving the
purchaser list of all his creditors shall
he liable TO fine not exceeding $4,000.
and imprisonment not exceeding six
months; and that purchaser must ascer
tain creditors and give them five days
notice, personal or by registered letter,
Of the proposed sale, otherwise it ii
fraudulent and voidable, throwing him
liable for all debts.
John ]. Kohler, assignee Of johanna
and Mary Wuller, has reconveyed their
estate to them, the debts having beer
paid. through John Lawell, admins
traitor mortgaging the ID. II. Wullel
estate.
ESQ. Easley Of Buffalo twp, issued o
warrant, last Sunday evening, for al
Italian, WHOSE first name Is Louis, and
who had been putting off the blasts. "a