The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-01-05
Court Weeds Out Several An.
cient Cases by SummariIy
OismissMg Them From the
Court Records.
ATTORNEYS WERE GIVEN
ORDERS TO HUSTLE UP
Docket Must Be Cleaned Up
And His Honor Asks Law
yers to Assist him-Court
Will Be Busy.

vvU OV OuSys
Again Judge Fox of the Wayne cir.
cult court has told the members Of
the Wayne county bar he wants their
assistance in cleaning up the docket.
There are many cases on the docket
by the calling of the civil docket this
morning. Before calling this docket
the court declared it is his intention
to dispose of as many cases as possi-
BILE this term. AS an incentive ho
started out by dismissing summarily
few cases that have hung fire" for
a number of years. In other cases the
court was notified by the attorneys q
dismissal may be entered. These
cases have been let remain on the
docket and were listed in the new
calendar. when nothing in the way Of
litigation was to be done.
Two Hours In Calling.
1t was shown to the court, sIeempts
are being made to dispose of a num-
ber of cases out of court In some In. :
stances i'm which suit was brought ON
account or claim. the defendants have
been allowed to resume payment up
on the promise prosecution win not
be pushed IL the matter be settled.
This plan has been tried to tho ad-
vantage Of the creditors. Il required
almost two hours to call the civil
docket and wherever possible the
court took some step toward the final
disposal.
In. the case of George w. Gin VS..
Eddie X. Shera q settlement is due
| and probably will be made soon. Tho
same condition holds true in the cases
of Oscar Rich VS.. Harry Rost; Will
liam Backmeyer vs. Charles Backmey-
er; Helen Kuster VS.. virgie Thalls:
George w. Price VS.. Henry Richards:
Schneider Carriage Works vs.. Har-
mon Shofer.
| Four Years Old Case.
The court announced be will dis
miss the case OF Indian Belle Fenster
vs.. William Horton at the next calling
unless some action IL taken. The case
has been on the docket since 1904.
The following cases were announc-
ed as at issue and ready for trial:
r. Given & Son Company vs. Jones
Hardware Company; Thomas Lamb
vs.. Walter Farlow: William Grove
1 ct al. vs.. Martha McConaha ct al:
Harry Wilcox Va. Freda Wilcox. d.
vorce and custody.
j There will be no trial Of the case Of
Jones Hardware Company VS. Henry
H. Johanning. It II pending settle
i ment.
! The case OF City Of Richmond VS..
4 Oliver Hill Is dismissed at the defen-
dant's cost.
| The court was informed the case
of the Farmers and Merchants Bank
Of Portland va. BENJAMIN Miller viii
not be tried this term. 1t has been
on the docket for several terms.
The divorce suit Of Florence Pat
terson VS.. Lee Patterson was ordered
stricken from the docket at the plain
tifrs cost.
In the case OF William H. Druley
against the C. c. & L. railway. 4 sub
stitution of plaintiff will have to be
made. as Druley is dead.
Announcement was made the case
Of Anthony johnson VS.. the Cleveland.
: Cincinnati & st. Louis Railway Com
pany has been settled out Of court
johnson sought damages.
The case of Addison Utley W.
Frank Ralston. which involved only
$3.50 is ready for trial. This case II
: one of the least important on the
docket.
Several Cases Dismissed.
4 Nora DIVERS suit of her husband
. Dennis Dwyer for support has been
+ dismissed at the defendants costs
n The court declared at the next CALI
, ing of the case of william Wilson W.
Emma Wilson for divorce. the case
will be dismissed.
The case Of the First National Bank
w. Edwin Campfield for \ receiver
ship is to be dismissed at plaintiff 3
! cost
The cases OF Sophia Burkett ~.
Earl Burkett, divorce. and Jacob Rich-
er vs. Forrest Colvin. claim. are q
be dismissed ut cost Of plaintiffs-
william Doney, defendant. in tho
suit brought by George A. Doney hAG
died since the actj0n Vas instituted.
An administrators Will have to be ~.
pointed and substituted an defendant
The case Of Lucinda Charlton W.
: Archibald Hindman in which p0sses-
) sion Of Q barn at Hagerst0wn fosme6
. the bone Of contention has beea o.
dered dismissed.
The case Of Jones Hardware Com
: many vs.. Charles A. kennedy fs an0th-
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