The Oskaloosa herald., 1910-02-03
IN THE DISTRICT COURT
Disposition of Various Matters by
Judge and Jury.

ton of these will take the entire af
ternoon. This afternoon session will
conclude the November term OF court
Judge Willcockson opens court at Sig
Quincy tomorrow and the January term
will begin here on Feb. Is with Judge
Byron w. Preston on the bench.
Several transcripts from the police
coGrts have been made and filed with
the county clerk. They are: State of
Iowa VS.. the following persons: ]. F.
Grill, Walter Ward, VIM. Burgess, Jr.,
James Duke and VIM. Burgess.
One new case has been filed: Phoebe
(Reuter) Holmes VS.. Floyd T. Reuter-,
Edgar III. Reuter- and Joy II. Reuter-
The plaintiff alleges that she is one
half owner of certain real estate left
by Henry Reuter-, deceased, and that
the three defendants are one-sixth
owners each of the same real estate.
She further alleges that she has made
improvements on the said real estate
TO the amount of $3,SO0.00 and asks for
an accountment of the real estate in
question.
Yesterday afternoon was cleaning
up day of the cases left on the dock
ct unsettled. In all there were about
ten odds and ends that did not re-
quire much time for disposition and
were settled in short time.
In the case of M. B. Johnson v. ].
H. Green ct al for the foreclosure of
mortgage, the decree was set aside
because of the minority of Green.
Frank Nash was appointed guardian.
|. In the damage suit of James A.
Brown v. the City of Oskaloosa in
favor of the plaintiff and assessed
the amount of this recovery at $1,000,
was taken up yesterday. Pending
motion for a new trial plaintiff is
given option to take Judgment for
$3.50, or new trial will be awarded.
Plaintiff refused to accept and a new
trial was granted. ..... ....
In the Injunction suit of William
Hart v. the City of Oskaloosa, cause
settled. I'D. .....
In the case of Lon Mobley v. w. S.
Bland, a motion for new trial was
sustained. .....
In the partition case of Albert Oar
row V. Cora l.. Spence ct al, settled
and costs paid. ...a. ,...
The civil case of Julia A. Menden-
hall V. Independent School District
of Leighton ct al, settled.
In the case of S. J. Tenant v. s. K.
Barnhart ct al the ruling of the court
Foil yDff 81 ripu
application for receiver to be had
personally on defendants three days
prior to the 9TH day of February
1910, at 2 p. m. Hearing to be had
at court room at Oskaloosa, Iowa, on
the 5th day of February, 1910.
Three guardianship cases against
Y. E. Corlett, clerk, were settled.
The cases we're brought by w. H.
Taylor, Anna Corcoran and Willard
Carver.
Saturday is the last filing day for
cases to be tried during the next
term of court.
The damage case of J. F. Shuey VS..
Chas. Phelps has been filed. The
plaintiff alleges that he had a lease
to certain property belonging tothe
defendant and by the terms OF the
lease he held possession OF the prop
erty until April II, 1910. He fur
ther alleges that the defendant ibid
on the 18th day Of January, 1910, with
his servants and agents break into
the house occupied by the plaintiff
and during his absence did forcibly,
wrongfully, maliciously, wantonly and
without any right or reason and dur
ing rain storm" tear out and throw
into the street the plaintiffs pictures
and household goods. The plaintiff
asks for damages on two counts in
the sum OF $1,5OO.0O.
In the case of Vernon Vance ct al
VS.. rChas. Harper, the plaintiff and de-
PENDANTS cannot agree on division of
certain real estate jointly owned. The
plaintiff asks for court decree or
dering sale and division OF the prop
erty.
In the case of Albert Goodwin ct al
vs.. Jas. III. o. Goodwin ct al, plain
tiff alleges that The defendants and
plaintiffs jointly own certain piece
of real estate, that they cannot agree
on the division and ask the court to
make decree confirming the share
of each.
In an equity case of Harris Bros.vs.
Tom Russell ct al, the plaintiffs allege
that they sold the defendant bill
of goods of which he acknowledges
but has not paid. The plaintiffs ask
for Judgment of $107.54.
Another case, that of Williams &
Orvis vs.. The City of Oskaloosa, has
been filed. Plaintiffs allege they have
an attorneys lien on the judgments
against the city in the cases of Will
liam Lewis VS.. the City OF Oskaloosa
and Maggie j. Boggs vs.. the City of
Oskaloosa. They pray FOR a Judgment
against the city.