Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1907-03-15
DISTRICT DOlNGS
A Busy Week at the Temple
of Justice--Many Cases
Disposed OF.

OF JuStICe-- Many cases
Disposed Of.
TIE case of JAG. Kiewel vs.. E. s.
Tanner came off last Friday after.
noon. In this case the plaintiff claims
that the fixtures in 2. D. Leblanc 8
saloon WAS his property and that as
snch the defendant, ss sheriff of Nor
rison county, had no right to serve An
attachment on them to satisfy debt
contracted by other people The debt
had been contracted by RocEeleau
brothers when they conducted saloon
at the same place, with Geo. Benz &
Sons for 9l08 aad E. S. Tanner was
acting IN their tehalf when he served
the attachment. The evidence IN the
case was completed at o'clock and
the jury went cut. After in all
night session 1T came IN and repJrte1
q disagreement and was discharged.
The case Of Max Grodnick VS.. 'Louls
Schilt was settled before it came to
trial.
The case of Frank Roudis vs. the
town of Pike Greek which was ap
pesled from justice court was t:1sd
Thursday afternoon and Friday morn
ing of last week. The plaintiff, for his
cause Of action, says that he and an.
ether man took the contract to con.>
struct two pirrs for bridge il the
town Of Fike Greek and that although
they constructed the piers EccorGing
to contract, using 20 cords Of S :one IL
SO doing. for which they were t.
have received S1l per cord. the town
paid tnem only '$179. so. The cortracs
read that the piers should be sixteen
feet long. feet thick, feet thick at
base and 2 fset at top, with 8 #.
wings. Thay constructed them feet
thick, up to 6 feet high and 2 feet
thick and the remaining two feet
high and In so dong claimed to have
fulfilled contact as it did not specify
other than measul ements And fur
thermore the work was approved by
the town beard while in process Of
construction.
The defense On its part says that it
was Understood thatpiers were to slope
from bottom up on both sides and it
was constro cted otherwise to make a
larger job ct it,
The jury brought in verdict for
damages in the sum of SIS in favor of
plaintiff
The case of Adolph Wieczorek vs.
John Wieczorek in which the son sues
his father forremuneration at the rate
of $20 90 Il month for services rem
dered after he had attained his major-
ity, was tried Monday afternoon and
the evidence bang completed the Jury
went out at clock.
The father, as defendant, claimed
that the son worked for him during
the winter months only of ths years
specified, viz 1900-1901 add tie son
had gone to the Dakota harvest fields
In the nnfall season of each Of ths years
specified
The jury brought in verdict, ia,
the sum of $500 for the plaintiff.
The case of Mary Prozinski vs..
the. First National Bank came up and
was continued to the September
term of court
Tue case of Annie Niles VS.. Z1m-
kowski q Wilczek was postponed to g
later date as .-plaintiff could not be
present and depositlons had not been
received.
In ths csss OF Hans Nelson vs..
Trustees of Scandia Valley Evangeli
Cal Lutheran church, a verdict was
given for the plaintiff
! The case of M. A. Clouse vs. Dell
Leonard, defendant, John Rolf and
Chas. Lightner. garnisaees, Nellie
Il. Hosch, intervente1, came up fpr
trial Testimony was taken, and the
case will be decided by the couxt
later. This is q case of where plain.
till garnisheed money dee defeu daut,
by garnishees Rolf and Lightner,
who owed defendant $45, ths sum 70,
which a bull had been purchased.
The intervented claims tbs amount
had already been transferred to her.
Ths csse Of A. K. Hall vs.. the Mer
chants State Bank came on for tris1
Tuesday and lasted all the day. The
plalntitf sued the bank On note ot
$60O and interest which plaintiff ha6
paid, and on which he claimed he had
psld interest that was usurious. That
when he loaned the money he only
received $3.50, that $50 was deducted as
commission by the bank for loan.
ing the money, and that the interest
really amounted to about forty Del
cant. instead of ten as the law al
lows.
The defendant did not deny that thu
commission had been deducted. but
put up the claim that the proceed
ings were strictly proper and within
the meaning OF the law in regard t1
interest. That all they got, was what
was coming to them, and that was
sll
The case was a hard fought one,
and when the court convened Wedaes
day morning thejury was charged and
after celebrating for ABOUT two
hours returned verdict for the de.
fendant
In the case of the State ys. E. A.
Hall, a case brought up from j1stica
court, which was for assault and bat.
terry. the case was dismissed on motion
of defendant council. This proceed
ure Is to raise the point whether the
decision given in justice court is
valid The defendant was fined $50
IN justice court, and it was appealed