Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-01-29
COURT NOTES.

Judge Richie has confirmed the sale
OF the property OF the Rich Refresh
ment company 20 Little & Little for
$4,000.
Suit was filed In the district court to-
day by Peter Borg against William
Redeker and six other defendants to
quiet title to Sc lots in blocks and 2.
Temple View addition. a subdivision OF
lots . and 10, block 10, fivc-acre plat A,
big field survey
Charles n. Davcy today filed suit IN
the district court against the Utah
Consolidated Mining company 10 re-
cover damages i'm the total sum of $2,43t
for injuries TO plaintiffs farm and crops
alleged to have been caused by tho
smoke and fumes from defendants
smelter.
Upon an affidavit signed by Mrs. lola
Griftin, citation has been issued by
Judge Morse against Walter w. Griffin
ordering him to appear In court next
Friday and show cause why he should
not be adjudged in contempt of court
for falling to pay his divorced wife Sl5
per month alimony az ordered by the
court and also hor attorney fec OF $50.
An action has been filed in tho dis.
trict court by the Kentucky Liquor
company against James I. Wall to re-
cover $685. with interest and costs
amounting TO s33,25 alleged to be due
on a judgment rendered against defend
ant ON May l6. 1904. and also 70 recover
800 with interest alleged to be due on a
promissory note executed on Dec. IL,
1904, in favor of b. X. Block, and as
signed TO plaintiff
Judge Armstrong today granted the
petition of William lgleheart asking
for special letters of administration OF
the estate of Snyder l.. Hague. a news
paper man who died In this city on
Sept. II, 1905. Mr.. 1gleheart was APP
pointed by tho court and his bond fixed
at 800. The appointment was asked
by petitioner In order to protect the
rights of the estate In an application
for patent for DRY Classifier'' fled
IN the patent office by Mr.. Hague on
Sept. IS, 1905. 1t was necessary that an
administrator be appointed at once so
as to save the rights of the patent to
the estate.
Suit has been filed in the district
court by the Pope Motor Car company
against the Commercial National bank
TO recover balance of S396.15 alleged
TO be due on a sight draft on the Utah
Automobile company sent to the bank
for collection. Plaintiff alleges that the
draft was for s2,74l.15. and that 1t was
sent to the bank, together with bill OF
ladlng for two automobiles. with in
structions to collect the amount of the
draft before releasing the bill of lading.
1t Is claimed that the bank only coll
lectcd s2,345, and delivered the bill OF
fading, and judgment is therefore asked
for the balance of the original draft.
Judge Lewis today granted the mo-
ton for non-suit made by the attor-
neys for defendant In the case of Mo-
ronl Wagstaff against the Utah Light
& Railway company. and dismissed the
case. Wagstaff was employed as q mo-
torman for defendant company on Jan.
25, 1906 and during a heavy fog on that
date his car collided with another car
on Ninth East and Tenth South streets,
and he received serious injuries, for
which he asked judgment for $4,000. Al
the time the accident occurred the cars
were running in opposite directions on
IA single track, and II was claimed by
plaintiff that defendant was negligent
In not providing switch lights so that
the employees on the cars could tell
when "A car entered the single track,
The defendant commended that the
plaintiff was guilty of contributary neg
ligence and the court so held, and
granted defendants motion for nom
suit The case was on trial for several
days and the evidence for plaintiff had
been concluded when the non-suit was
granted.