The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-06-08
IN THE COURTS.

Franklin l. King. a merchant of Car
land Box Elder county, filed a petition
in voluntary bankruptcy yesterday in the
federal court. His liabilities were set
forth al 8. 654 81 and his assets amounted
TO S2,SS9, Of which $50 is claimed to be
exempt
afternoon in the case of Joseph Bring
hurst against the Utah & Eastern Copper
company before the federal court. Argu-
mentS VIII be heard this morning and 1t
is probable that the jury viii be in
StTucted in the afternoon
David Wilson, a negro, entered = plea
of guilty in the district court yesterday
To the charge of burglary. and Judge
Lewis sentenced him to serve four years
IN the peniteutiary- Wilson broke into a
store at = South State street the night
81 May .. l%5- At his request Attorney
Willard Hamcr was appointed by the
court 10 represent him in ma king a plea
for d light sentence.
A verdict for the defendant has been
returned by a jury in Judge Lewis court
III the case Of Mary Morris against DIT.
J ). Richards. in which it was sought
To collect 5000 for alleged malpractice
II was claimed by, the plaintiff that Dr..
Richards set a fracture of one of her legs
and had done such a bad JOB Of II that
the leg Is now shorter than it ought to
be Once before she undertook to get
damages from the doctor, but was non
suited.
Susanna \ ,Chamberlin. as admins
tratTiX Of the estate of T. J. Chamber
lin. deceased. has begun suit in the dis
trlct court against y l. Parker 1t Is
alleged in the complaint that plaintiff
leased To- the defendant g9S sheep for
three years at 20 cents per head per year.
and that the defendant kept the sheep
eight years. paying during that time but
Nl.5Hn for their use tt Is claimed that
there l. still due --1t54 under the con-
tract with interest at y per cent since
Oct T. 1891. and Judgment is asked for
that amount
A decision has been handed down by
the supreme court i'm the case Of Mary
Eliza beth Ferris respondent against the
Modern WoOdmen of America appellant.
The respondent, as plaintiff in the lower
court, sued the Woodmen TO recover on "A
policy for 5000 issued by the order to
her deceased husband Patrick Thomas
Ferris during mis- lifetime At the trial
she was given Judgment for the run
amount sued for. and the order WIS ap
pealed. The supreme court affirmS the
Judgment Of the lower court because of
tho failure of the counsel for the ap-
peilant To comply with the rules of the
court in preparing an abstract and
transcript in the case.
The opinion of the lower court in the
case Of John Mitchell respondent,
against Hebpr g. Jensen. John Jensen and
ID. Roche. doing business d. the Southern
Utah Mercantile Lumber company. APP
ucllautS. has been reversed by the Su-
Hrcmc court. and the case has been re-
TnauGcd for re-triat Mitchell sued ON
Two accounts one for 500 and the other
for $50 for goods sold to one of the de
IfIIt'a'fLS- no FleIl fiefl 20 sIf' dftiilE LOT
the company. At the trial m the lower
court the testimony as to the extent 90
the alleged company liability was in
definite II was shown that an attempt
had been made 90 Incorporate IT, but that
the Incorporation papers had never been
filed in the office of the secretary OF
state and incorporating authority OBJ
tanned from him The lower court re-
fused to entertain a motion by the dc
PENDANTS for nOn-suit. and Judgment
Was rendered against one of the JenSenS.
The supreme court finds sufficient error
in the proceedings in the lower court go
warrant reversal and so orders
Edwin : Sheets has filed in the probate
division Of the district court petition
to bc appointed guardian of the person
and estate of Ray Spencer Sheets his,
minor brother. The young man Is ono
of the heirs of Elijah T. Sheets, deceased
father Of the petitioner. and OF the minor.
who lett real property valued at $s4-t7"
and real estate of the value Of $500.
Gershou r. Wells and Nephi NJ Sheets
filed q petitiou for tho issuance Of let
tiers of guardianship Of the persons and
estates Of Marjorie Wells and Benjamin
Sheets Wells. minors. GO tser>hcn IS
Wells Their estates aye valued 81 T3istf-
e. p ANGEL petitioued 70 be appointed
cummings Angel. deceased. who left per
SouaI property valued at 500 and reai
estate that rents for SO a month In the
estate of Ruby Ericsson. deceased. a PC
tition was filed by Aico T. Noyl". ask
ing that she Dc appointed administrative
The estate Is valued At $3.50 Eboa
Sophia OidDdeT. widow. petitioned- to b
appointed administrators of TIE estate OF
her late husband Axel p Oldnder.