Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-08-23
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FOR N()DLAND DEATH
1kREurZER 4 WASEM MADE DE.
PENDANTS IN SUIT BROUGHT
BY ESTATE.
cuL,huR SUES FOR $2.sss
ON CLAIM OF FALSE ARREST
Railroad Companies Figure IN Three
Damage Suit-Dan Mons Ask $500
Of Great Western For Injury to
Horsss-Totai Number Of Cases on
September Docket 10 362.

With the filing of seven new cases
ate Friday afternoon. the last day for
fling, the number OF cases for the
September term of the district court
was brought up TO S62. the greatest
number ever appearing on the dochet
for single term in this county. While
$50 cases will be listed on the cour-
calendar, there are but $50 live cases
on the docket now, two having been
settled since they were fled.
OF the seven cases filed Friday at
ternoon, four are damage suits TOR
sums ranging from $4,000 down TO s92.
Three of these are against railroad
companies kreutzer & Wasem are
made defendants in the suit for $4,000,
which has been filed by Cornell E.
Nodland, administrator of the estate
of Cornell Nodland who died April
s, seven days after being injured in the
mill OF the defendant firm. According
to the petition Nodland affirms that
his father was employed by kreutzer
& wasem, and On Apr;! last. While
operating rip saw. which 1t s al
legged was unprotected with shield ana
guard as required by law. was struck
in the stomach by a piece OF lumber he
was in the act of feeding TO the saw
and so severely injured that he died
week later. Negligence on the part OF
fine firm In no, taking proper precau-
ton against accident Is charseo.
False Arrest is Charged.
Charging false arrest and mprison-
ment. Edward Gulihur has fled suit
axain<, O. D. Taylor, Fred H Housh-
western
Railway Company for s2,ses. Gu'ihur
alleges that he was arrested June %,
1919 bv the defendant officers. VINO
~.re IN the employ OF the railroad
company, without cause. He claims
10 vas taken 20 pes Aloines TO appear
before the United states court. that ne
n..s held a prisoner. and that while
confined he suffered indignlties anu
ah,-.a =. IN. hands OF the defendant
officers. He further charges that his
or-es. va. illegal in that there was no
cause for complaint against MIN anu
he was never found guilty OF any
crime.
Dannens Sue Railroad.
rna Chicago Great Western Railroad
Company is made defendant IN an ac-
rion brought by C. 3. Dannan & Sons.
ages in the sum Of $500 for injury TO
rey;s,ered pediareed Percheron horses
shipped over the company's road. On
Aug. IS, 1910, It is alleged. the defend
an, company accepted from the plain
tiffs thirteen horses for shipment y
the Iowa state fair at Des Moines. The
horses suffered injury, it is claimed.
thru the negligence of the railroad
fol,
TRANSFORMATION. The horses lost in
weight, stiffened. and became sore and
the owners were obliged 10 withdraw
them from exhibition. so II is claimed.
This case has been tried in the courts
before.
Another Railroad Suit
]. L. Paul has filed sun against the
M. & st. L. and the c. NJ. 6; St. P. rail-
way companies for damage alleged to
have been suffered to cattle from Grand
Meadow, Mimi, to Gilman, Iowa, last
December. Paul asks 1872 damages. De-
Law in shipment and further delay in
transferring the shipments from the G.
NJ. & st. P. to the VI. & st. l.. at Al
bert Lea Is claimed to have caused the
cattle to be on the road for a much
longer time than was reasonable TO ex-
weight and khrunk.
MsIman Figures in Two Suits.
David and Balah Melman are de-
PENDANTS in two suits brought by Mel
son Lackey. In one Lackey alleges that
he contracted to sell town property to
the Melmans for $1,000 on monthly
payments Of s13. He alleged the de-
PENDANTS failed to meet the obligations
and asks that he be adjudged owner
in fee simple Of the property and the
defendants be barred from claiming
any interest IN the property.
In the other action Lackey demands
possession Of the residence property
occupied by the Melmans. because OF
their alleged refusal to pay rent. No
tice to vacate has been served. but the
Meimans still occupy the house.
A similar action was filed against s.
r. johnson by Morris Gervich. who al
leges that he rented q house to the de-
PENDANT and that the latter did not
leave the house in good repair when
he vacated it. 1t Is also alleged that
rent is due. Gervich sues for $3.50.