The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1906-08-23
DISTRICT COURT CASES.
The Following New Court Cases have
been Filed with Clerk Tharp
the Past Week.

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Plaintiffs ask for Judgment against de-
fendant in the sum of $50, alleging that
in April or May, 1906, they sold team
of horses to defendant for the sum of
$500, and after keeping them for several
days he returned them and refused to
pay for them. The plaintiffs then sold
them in the market for S265, and also
paid veterinary fee of S1.00 and feed
bill of $500. Geo. w. Baker attorney
for plaintiffs.
VIM. Anderson, administrator of the
estate of VIM. R. Toney, deceased. The
plaintiff brings suit on promissory
note for 5000, dated Sept. 10, 1899, due
in one year. w. B. Kelley attorney for
plaintiff.
Bevis Bros. VS.. j. G. Stockton, Belle
Stockton ct al. Suit is brought on =
promissory note for $3.50 dated Oct. 6,
1908, due May 1, 1907, on which the in
terest has been defaulted. v. r. Nc
Ginnis attorney for plaintiff.
G. W. Elson VS.. Y. B. Wasson. The
plaintiff was appointed receiver of the
Bank of Lineville, Iowa, on June z, 1904,
and the defendant was the owner of
fifteen shares of the banks stock of the
value of 81 500. The district court of
Wayne county ordered an assessment of
so per cent on the stock on which the
defendant paid, and then when second
assessment of so per cent on the capital
stock was ordered by the court the de-
fendant failed to pay the same, which
with the interest now amounts to $s40
for which amount plaintiff asks for
Judgment with interest and costs.
John Zimmerman VS.. Lewis Fowler ct
al. The parties are the heirs of Susan
Fowler deceased, who died on June 8,
1906, owning at the time of her death
lots 1 and 2, block 10, and the south of
of the northwest of block 5, in Central
addition to Lamont, and asks for an
order of court confirming the shares of
the various heirs and asking that the
property be sold and the proceeds be
divided among the heirs. Marion F.
Stookey attorney for plaintiff.
w. A. Alexander VS.. Lucille, Give NJ,
and Enid Alexander. The plaintiff was
the hus band of Ida M. Alexander who
died Jan. z, 1894, and the defendants are
their children. Among other property
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death was the homestead comprising lot
4, block s, Finley's addition to the town
of Leon which is still occupied by w. A.
Alexander as homestead. He alleges
he has spent $1,000 on improvements on
the place and now asks the court to set
it off to him and allow him pay from the
estate fer the improvements. G. W.
Hoffman attorney for plaintiff.
States Central Savings Bank of
Keokuk VS.. Eugene H. Dancer ct al.
Suit is brought to foreclose mortgage
on the east half of the southwest quar-
ter and the southwest q&arter of the
southwest quarter except u acres of
the west side, all in section 81, town
ship 81, range 27, Decatur county, Iowa,
and the east half of the northeast quar-
ter of section 1, townshipt67, range %,
Decatur county, Iowa, containing in all
523 acres, given to secure six notes OF
$55 each. John W. Harvey & Son at
torneys for plaintiff.
H. H. Bcown ct al.vs. Joseph Brown jr.
ct al. The parties to the suit are the
heirs of Joseph Brown sc., who died a
few months ago, owning at the time Of
his death the south half of the south
east quarter of section 90, township 20
range q, west and the north half of the
northeast quarter of section 2, township
SO, range u west, and the east part OF
the northeast quarter of the northwest
quarter of section 2, township 60, range
~, west, containing 30 acres. The
plaintiffs allege that at and prior to the
death of the said Joseph Brown sr. he
was feeble in health and weak in intel
lect and was incapable of transacting
business. That the defendant Joseph
Brown jr. at the time knew Of this and
by undue influence and persuasion in
duced his father to make pretended
deed to the land to him. That said land
at the time was worth at least $40 per
acre. That said Joseph Brown jr. never
complied with the conditions of the
contract and never cared for or sup
ported his father and never paid him
the balance of the purchase price of
$2,615.9s. The plaintiffs ask that the
pretended deed be declared null and
void and cancelled. Geo. w. Baker and
G. W. Hoffman attorneys for plaintiff.
Efie Helton vs.. Sanburn Helton.
Plaintiff asks for decree Of divorce.
They were married at Princeton, No.,
June ~, 19O3,and lived together as hus-
band and wife until July, 1905. She
alleges she has always conducted her.
self as dutiful and loving wife, but
that he has assaulted, struck and beat
her, accused her of infidelity and cir