The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1907-03-21
New Court Cases.

r.. M. Peck VS.. M. f. Pullin. Suit is
brought on promissory note for S345
dated Nov. %, 1906, due Jan. 1, 1907.
G. w, Hoffman and E. III. Sharp attorneys
for plaintiff.
Isabel Turpen and John r. Keown VS..
George A. Keown ct al. Suit is brought
in partition to confirm the shares of the
heirs to the estate of Mary Ann and
John Keown deceased. G. w. Hoffman
attorney for plaintiffs.
| I. w. Ballew VS.. G. f. Buchanan and
wife. Suit is brought to establish a
mechanics lien for Sl35.35 on the Capt.
tol Hotel in Leon for lumber sold
and used in the building. v. r. Nc
Ginnis attorney for plaintiff.
Marion +. Stookey adm. VS.. C. e.
Buchanan and S. G. Sires. Suit is
brought on note for $3.50 dated July
IL, 1905, due June 1, 1906 secured by
| mortgage OH a barber outfit. Marion
r. Stookey attorney for plaintiff.
| Mrs. Elizabeth Kennell VS.. A. E. Price.
Plaintiff brings suit for $500 damage.
In her petition she alleges that on Dec.
IA, 1906, defendant assaulted her in the
town of Van Vert and beat her with
his fists until she became insensible,
the assault being witnessed by num-
Der OF persons to her great humiliation
and public shame and disgrace. She
claims she was seriously injured about
the head and face and the bones in her
nose were broken. For her injuries she
asks $4,000 damages and for the loss of
labor to her husband 500, which claim
he has assigned to her. V. r. McGinnis
and Ed H. Sharp attorneys for plaintiff.
Susie Willis VS.. L. d. Willis. The
plaintiff asks for decree of divorce on
the grounds of cruel and inhuman treat
ment, and also alleging he has become
a habitual drunkard and has been guilty
OF adultery. They were married at
Leon, August "a, 1903, and lived to-
gether until Feb. 1, 1906. Ed II. Sharp
and G. W. Hoffman attorneys for plaint-
| if.
C.G. Biddison has filed an appeal from
the decision of Justice John Holden,
who rendered judgment against him in
favor of Joe l.. Warner on promissory
note for $50. Marion Woodard attorney
| Q. w. Beaumont has filed an appeal
from the judgment rendered by jury
in Justice A. w. Brysons court at Wood
land in favor of j. FL. Walters for $3.50
as damages for fodder destroyed by
stock owned by Beaumont. WI Nc
Ginnis and M. Woodard attorneys for
Beaumont, Geo. w. Baker attorney for
Walters.
McAlister & Wolever VS.. G. A. Luce.
Plaintiffs bring suit for $1,000 for
breach of contract. On Jan. s, 1907
they purchased defendants stock of
hardware and implements at Weldon
and as part of the business he agreed
to turn over to them the agency of the
international Harvester Co., and also
agreed not to engage in the same busi-
ness at Weldon for period of one year.
The plaintiffs claim damages in the
above sum for the reason that defendant
refuses to turn over said agency and is
also preparing to again engage in busi-
ness. V. r. McGinnis attorney for
plaintiff.
A. ]. Phipps VS.. Emma Hurley. Suit
is brought for the custody of two minor
children of the parties to the suit who
were former husband and wife. He
alleges his former wife has again
married and moved to distant town
leaving the two children, who are eleven
and nine years of age, at Gacden Grove
withoutmeans of support and the county
has been paying for their support. He
says he is able and willing to support
the children and asks the court to make
| the order