The Democrat-sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1906-1935, 1909-02-11
COMMON
PLEAS COURT

concluded, the court deciding il
favor of the defendant. The mat
ter grew out of the fact tina
Montgomery's child is grand
child of VIM. Risley, and the
plaintiff claims that the same
property belonged to the mother ol
the now deceased Mrs. Montgom.
cry, who is also deceased. In the
opinion of the court the plaintiff
failed to show the child's legal
right in the property during the
life of Mr.. Risley.
Another case heard on Thurs.
day afternoon was that of George
w. Dupler VS. The Central Silican
Co., on appeal. This case grew
out of trespass matter and the
plaintiff was granted verdict of
l$112.OO damages in the premises.
Friday being holiday there
was no court, neither was there on
Saturday.
On Monday Judge George Mar
tin was again on the bench and
the case of William L. Newshang
vs. The Village of Logan was tried
before jury and the case lasted
far into Tuesday. Mr.. Newshang
sued the village for $50S5 90 dam
ages for injury that he sustained
in being thrown from buggy, by
the buggy, as he claims, striking
plastering box in the streets of
the village.
On the night of the 18th of Sep
tember, 1906, Mr.. Newshang and
Ike Ruble were driving west on
Second street and in front of the
Hansel property near the county
jail, there was setting the mortar
box and other building material
and tools that had been used on
that building, and Ruble was do-,
ing the drying and claims to have
run into the box, and Mr.. New
shang was thrown from the buggy
and sustained broken leg and
was otherwise injured. He now
seeks to recover from the village a
sufficient amount to cover the
damages and the loss of time that
he claims because of that injury.
On the other hand the Village dis
claims that it was the fault of the
town or any one else that Mr..
Newshang was hurt, except that
it was his own fault or the fault
of the driver. The case went to
the jury on Tuesday evening and
verdict was rendered in favor of
the plaintiff, after the jury was in
their room celebrating until 81
o'clock in the morning. They
awarded him damages to the
amount of 800. The verdict was
a sealed one and WAS read in open
court on Wednesday morning.
Mr.. Whitcraft, for the Village,
entered motion for new trial,
which will be heard in the near
future. The town council will
fight the case as long as there is
anything to fight for, so say some
of the membership of that body.
The trial was very ably conducted
on the part of both sides.
The bond of Douglas Shriner
was reduced by the Common Pleas
Court from $40, 200 to $1,000, and
he gave the bond and was relsas-
ed, Mr.. Edwin Price going on the
bond.
At noon on Tuesday, the case of |
Elizabeth Orweiller vs. Clarence
Orwiller for divorce, was heard,
and the plaintiff granted u decree
and was restored to her maiden
name of Elizabeth Brown, There
was no opposition to the petition.
On Wednesday morning, the
case of Levi Green vs.. George
Fauble, administrator of George
Yante, deceased, for money, was
on for trial. The case grew out |
of hoard bill somehow, and the
amount claimed is 1854 90. The
trial took almost all day Wednes-
day, the court rendering verdict
in favor of the plaintiff in the sum
of $llS.00.
To-day the case of Hugh G. |
Campbell vs.. W. A. Hen derson is
being heard. This case came out
of disputed exchange of ac.