The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1910-03-03
New Court Cases.

JOhn II. BlSSell, executor, VS.. VIM.
NJ. Mitchell ct al. Suit is brought to
foreclose mortgage note on which
there is due $1,069.49. Hugh H.
Shepard attorney for plaintiff.
Laura K. Hensley vs. w. Lee Hens
ley. Plaintiff sues for divorce on
the grounds of cruel and inhuman
treatment and non-support. They
were married at Leon Dec. 81, 1892,
and lived together until August,
1903. She asks in addition to a de-
cree of divorce that she be awarded
the custody of their daughter, Helen
Geneva Hensley. s. H. Amos attor-
ney for plaintiff.
w. S. Bear VS.. T. NJ. Stanley ct al
Suit is brought on two promissory
notes amounting to $3.50, and plain
till alleges defendants have left the
state and asks that writ of attach
ment be issued against the property
of defendants. c. W. Hoffman at
torney for plaintiff,
Sophia B. iris VS.. Anna B. Commit
ct al. The parties are the heirs of
William R. Feight, who died March
2, 1903, and plaintiff asks that the
shares of the heirs be confirmed and
that the estate be divided among the
heirs. s. H. Amos attorney for plain
| tiff
Amanda J. Slaughter VS.. Dennis r.
Slaughter. The parties were mar
| ried at Davis City on Sept 8, 1903,
and lived together until Feb. 8, 1910.
Plaintiff alleges in her petition that
her husband has treated her in a
cruel and inhuman manner, COM
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Kill her within two months after they
were married, and has refused to
furnish her and their children with
enough clothing to keep them warm.
Defendant owns 290 acres of land
and other property worth a total of
more than $4,000, and she asks for
temporary alimony in the sum of $500
and permanent alimony of $4,000,
together with a decree of divorce and
the custody of their three minor chill
dren. B. M. Russell attorney for
plaintiff.
Louisa Sutherlin and Dora Butcher
vs.. Samuel Shaffner ct al. The parties
are the heirs Of Matthias and Harriet
Shaffner, deceased, and plaintiffs ask
that the shares of the heirs be de-
termlned, the estate sold and the pro-
ceeds divided among the heirs. V.
X. McGinnis attorney for plaintiff.
Ora Black ct al. vs.. Mrs. Emma
Black and ]. D. Brown, administrator
OF the estate of R. M. Black, deceased
Plaintiffs allege in their petition that
defendant, Mrs. Emma Black, Sc
cured from her husband, R. M. Black,
| prior to his death, certificates of de-
post aggregating $4,000, which she
now has possession Of and claims
they were a gift to her from her
husband; and that at the time of said
git MT. Black was paralyzed and not
possessed OF sufficient mentality to
make a gift They also allege that the
estate OF r. M. Black amounted to
about $4,000 at the time of his
death and that Mrs. Black has in
herlted as her share of the estate
about 5000, and that she was his
second wife and did not help to earn
any OF the property. That by artifice
persuasion and flattery she persuaded
| and induced her husband to let her
| have possession of the $4,000 in GER
tlhcates, or wrongfully took DOS
session of the same without author
ity. That the said $4,000 belongs to
the estate. They also allege that
Mrs. Black wrongfully took posses
sion of two colts belonging to the
estate and sold them for $3.50 and
appropriated the money to her own
use. The plaintiffs ask that they
have judgment against defendant
Mrs. Emma Black, for the sum of
$3.50. A. P. Olsen and Geo. w.
Baker attorneys for plaintiffs.
w. Z. Barry vs.. H. w. Johnston.
Plaintiff sues on an account and six
promlssory notes amounting to
$22O.11, and alleges that defendant
Is about to dispose of his property
with the intent to defraud his cred
tors, and asks for judgment on his
claim. E. H. Sharp attorney for
plaintiff
Acme Harvesting Machine Co. VS..
). w. Sellers. Suit is brought on two
notes amounting to $40 and alleg-
Ing that defendant is about to remove
from the state. Plaintiff asks for
Judgment and that a writ of attach
ment be issued against. any property
owned by defendant. 8. A. Gates at
torney for plaintiff.