Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1906-03-01
LEGAL NEWS.
NEM SUITS.

NEW SUITS.
John NJ. Greer VS. Z. S. Express Co.
appeal by deft from judgment of Sc
rendered by Jos. Criswell, J. p.
Katherine Pfeifer VS. P. & W r. r.
Co. trespass for $1,000 damages. The
Pfeifer farm is passed over by the Wat
ters trestle, and since the construction
of the railroad Mrs. Pfeifer has had a
driveway under the trestle. Recently
the company filed up her driveway and
left her only a small space to drive
through at one end of the trestle, which
is very inconveLient She claims an in
defeasable right to the driveway in use
by reason of having used it over p
years.
A. O. Vensel VS. =. Edelstein. appeal
by deft. from Judgment of $50 rendered
by l. n. Graham. j. z. Of Evans City
The W. D. Carpenter Co. VS. Nicholas
& Mechling, appeal by deft from judg-
ment of s100.5 81, rendered by j. Keck,
J. P.
f. Fl. Walker VS. H. Fl. and J. J.
Vogel, ex'r, attachment execution on
goods of defts in hands Of ). J. Vogel.
Ed Knauff VS. Geo. W. Grove, appeal
by deft. from Judgment of SOS, render
ed by FL n. Teerle, J. ?.
NOTES.
In the case of c. J. Walker ct al VS.
George Ray, new trial was refused.
In the case of Annie Malony VS. Noble
Montgomery, a stated case in which the
plaintiff sued for rentals on an oil lease
in Donegal twp, the Court fled an
opinion giving Judgment for the plain
tiff for $50, the amount claimed, and in
terest.
In the case of Com. VS. Paul Miloyitz,
convicted of manslaughter, new trial
was refused
In the equity case of Fl. c. Litzinger,
who sought an injunction restraining
Edward O'Donnell from operating q
bowling alley adjoining the Litzinger
dwelling in Chicora, the complaint was
adjudged well taken and the Injunction
granted The defendant filed an excep-
ton.
A surety of the peace case against
David Lewis of Chicora, was settled by
him paying the costs and entering recog.
to keep the peace toward VIM. New
man.
In the case of F. X Kohler VS. Butler
county, a new trial was refused. The
verdict in the case is $1,000 for the plain
tiff
Viewers Enos Mcdonald, Frank
Clark. John Cranmer, J. b. Martin, w.
J. Fletcher. O. g. Shannon and Lewis
Albert i'll the case of w. +. Book VS. W
a. r. R. Co. have filed a report award
ing Book $1,000 damages for his land in
Worth twp.
BY vote of 70 to 81 citizens Of Har
rnony decided in favor of town water
works, and by vote of 67 to 10 of a
$4,000 bond issue to raise funds to build
it.
Pat Bendetto has petitioned for nat
David Lewis of Chicora was put in
Jail, Saturday, on q charge Of surety of
the peace.
Junnet Bell of Brady twp is in Jail on
a charge of f&b.
The Mcclure Casket cases in Clarion |
I'd; this time on account of an attorney |
playing on both sides.
The Dubois Courier says that Il man
named Leahy of Butler is under arrest |
there for highway robbery.
Johann Hoch, convicted uxorcide, |
confessed bigamist, and who if but a
traction Of the stories of crime that are
IL g L. f.f hal
greatest criminals this country has ever
known. was hanged at Chicago, last |
Friday for poisoning his wife, Marie |
Welcker Hoch. He faced death with |
prayer on his lips for the officers of the |
aw who took his life; and save for the
words 'goodby, his last utterance was |
IN assertion that he was innocent Of the
crime.
In the cases of A. 4. Mcdowell and |
w. A. Names vs. p. T. McCool the deft |
has filed reasons for granting n new
rial.
In the condemnation proceedings on
,he Pittsburg Butler plank road an ex
tension Of 80 days to the time in which /
,he viewers have to file their report was |
granted.
In the case of the IroL City Mfg Co. |
rs VIM. Jeftries and 81 other former |
members OF the Iron Mould |
srs Union, the injunction restraining |
the defendants from interfering with |
the operation Of the complainant's fac
tory and employees, was continued.
In the quo warranto proceedings seek
ng the removal of the School Directors |
g n-1 e., ,11 ha Ia
Run school, the Court fled an opinion |
to GUST the Board and dismiss
ing the proceedings at the cost Of the |
Forward twp. school district.
The exceptions of Mrs. Mary Bieden-
bach to the report of viewers on the |
opening of Polk st. were dismissed, |
with the understanding that they be |
presented in an appeal from the report
Robert L. Stoup has fled reasons for
a new trial in his case against the South |
Penn Oil Co.
In the case Of Mrs. Chas McQuistion
vs. August Liddrell, the plaintiffs mo
ton TO take off compulsory non-suit
was refused.
In the case of Detweiler 81 Wetheral
Nb but DhbAtA llBHlONNlitbb
Co., the Court filed an opinion directing
judgment to be entered for the deft
The Land and Imp Co. sold 20 acres at
East Butler to the Eleanor Iron and
Steel Co. on an article of agreement,
giving the Eleanor Co. an equitable Ii
tie which was to be made perfect on
the completion Of their steel works
Detweiler IL Wetherel furnished labor
and material to the amount of $l735 and |
entered mechanics lien against the
Eleanor Co. and the Land Co. On a
jury trial verdict for the amount
claimed was rendered for the plfs sub
ject to law points reserved. In decid |
ing these points the Court sels aside the
verdict and gives judgments for the de-
on the ground that the Flea
nor Co. was the real contracting party
and the Land Co. could not be improy-
ed out Of their rights.
In the case of w. II. Martin vs John |
Hamel and J. M. Herdman. n suit |
brought to recover damages for a
wrongful distress for rent and in which !
the Court directed verdict for the de- |
PENDANTS, an opinion was filed revers
ing the former ruling and granting a |