The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1912-03-14
New Court Cases.

| Dr.. Oliver j. Fay VS.. LII. w., +.
Jamison. Plaintiff is physician OF
Des Moines and sues for $50 for per-
forming an operation on Miss Mabel
Thomas by request of defendant on
Sept. "a, 1910. That on Oct. 4, 1910,
Mrs. Henry Thomas, mother OF the
patient, paid to defendant the sum OF
SITS which he receipted for in full OF
account of DR.. Fay. 1t was agreed
between the two doctors that the sum
of $3.50 should be paid to DR.. Fay for
his services, but DR.. Jamison has
failed and refused to pay him the
$3.50 or any part of it. r. l.. Saley,
attorney for plaintiff.
Amanda J. Roberts VS.. G. w.
Roberts. The parties were married
in Decatur county, Jan. 1, 1896, and
lived together until Jan. %, 1912,
except for period of about ten
months. The plaintiff asks for a
divorce on the grounds OF cruel and
inhuman treatment. She also asks
for the custody of their fifteen year
old daughter and that she have tenn
porary alimony in the sum of 5000,
and permanent alimony of $1,000.
c. w. Hoffman, attorney for plaintiff.
Patrick Griffin VS.. A. w. Kicker
and G. H. Williams. Suit is brought
on a promissory note for $1,208.OO,
dated Jan. 10, 1908. V. R. McGinnis,
attorney for plaintiff
| Patrick Griffin VS.. G.. H. and Sar-
Ida Williams. Suit is brought on a
promissory note for 81 ,O8800, dated
torney for plaintiff.
| Do+,;ol> N,;aE, 1,o opJ Tocco
Kicker. Suit is brough on a promis-
sorry note for $1,645.15, dated Jan.
IS, 1909. V. R. McGinnis, attorney
for plaintiff.
! J. M. Eiker VS.. F. A. Greenland
and w. A. Ramsey. Suit is brought
on promissory note for $3O9.50,
dated Aug. 8, 1907. V. R. McGinnis,
attorney for plaintiff.
w. A. Hull ct. AL VS.. Sherm Rum
ley. Plaintiffs are engaged in the
wholesale and retail grain, hay and
feed business at Keokuk, Iowa, and
allege that on October 26, 1911, they
purchased of defendant fifty tons of
hay stored in his barns at the agreed
price of $14 per ton, which was to be
baled by defendant and delivered to
plaintiffs at the depot in Leon, Iowa.
That there was paid by plaintiffs
to defendant the sum of SIS on con-
tract. That on January 5, 1912, de-
PENDANT delivered five tons of the
hay, and received pay at the agreed
price of $14 per ton, but has failed
and refused to deliver the balance
of the hay contracted for. Defend
ants allege that at the time said hay
was baled ready for market it was
worth $21 per ton and they ask for
the difference of 81 per ton on As
tons, a total of SO Is, and also on the
SIS which was paid on the contract.
V. R. McGinnis, attorney for plaintiff.
Susan Wampler VS.. The Clarinda
Poultry, Butter & Egg Co. Suit is
brought for $1,000 as damages for
the death of plaintiffs husband,
Isaac Wampler, who was employed
as engineer and fireman at the plant
of defendant in Leon, Iowa. That
a part of his duties were to wheel out
the ashes from the boiler and in do
ing so had to run a wheelbarrow up
a runway plank, twelve inches wide
up an incline of three or four feet in
order to get out the door. That on
Nov. 6, 1911, while thus employed
Wampler slipped and fell to the floor
from said runway plank, a distance o
three or four feet and struck his head
against the corner of the boiler or
brick foundation, inflicting injuries
from which he died in a few minutes.
Plaintiff alleges that said injury and
death of her husband was caused by
negligence and carelessness on the
part of plaintiff in maintaining said
nj T. s11 w, o11 all
ed to use. Marion Woodland, attorney
for plaintiff.
G. A. Massey and S. B. Massey VS..
Will c. and Ida E. Ross. The plain
tiffs are husband and wife, each u
years old and reside in Woodland
township. The defendant, Ida E. Ross
is the youngest daughter of plain
tiffs and lived with them until she
was 20 years of age and in November,
1907 was married to defendant, Will
c. Ross. That soon after their mar
riage the defendants threatened to
remove from this county, thus de-
priving plaintiffs of their daughters
care and assistance, and to induce
them to remain they decided certain
of their lands to defendant at a much
less price than it's actual worth on
their agreeing to remain and live on
the land and give them their care,
comfort and support; but this they |
have failed to do and are now
to dispose of the prop
erty. They ask that the deeds be
cancelled and held for naught, or
that if this cannot be done that they |
have lien on the property for an |
amount sufficient for their care and |
support, and that an injunction be
issued restraining the defendants
from transferring or encumbering the
land in controversy. V. r. McGinnis |
and c. w. Hoffman, attorneys for
plaintiff.