The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1913-04-17
C0NCLUDESITS WORK
Last Case on Calendar Disposed of
This Morning and Judge Roe
ser Leaves for Home.
Foster Gets $45 in Case Against the
SOO-Other Similar Cases Are
Dismissed or Continued.


District court concluded it's work
at 8 O'Clock this morning, when a
jury, which had been out all night
in the case of Rattei & Herman VS..
the gGreat Northern Railway COM
pany. brought in a verdict of So, 241.-
IS fer the plaintiffs. This was an
action to recover SIS, 495 for deprecia-
tion in the value of cattle in transit
from Chinook, Mont, to Chicago.
1t was claimed that the cattle were
improperly fed and otherwise not
properly cared for by the railroad
company, also that they were I'M
necessarily delayed in transportation.
Stiles & Devaney and E. L. Mcmillan
were attorneys for plaintiffs and J.
u. Sullivan for defendant Judge
John A. Roeser and his court re-
porter. Philip Woodward, as we'll as
a number of lawyers, jurymen and
witnesses left Princeton on this
mornings train.
W, S. Foster VS.. Minneapolis, St.
Paul & Sault Ste Marie Railway
company. Action to recover for
damages by fire claimed to have been
caused by defendant company's
locomotive. Lane & Malmberg and
E. T.. Mcmillan for plaintiff, L. X.
Eaton & H. B. Fryberger for defen-
dant. The mount originally
claimed by plaintiff was 81, 800, but
this. was later scaled down to about
So, 600. There were over 30 witnesses
in this case and it's trial consumed
three days. The jury returned YER
dict for plaintiff in the sum of s45.
The cases of Sophia Foster and
Helesia Foster against the same de-
PENDANT were dismissed by plaintiffs
without prejudice, and the case of
e. E. Rank was also dismissed by
plaintiff without prejudice, under
stipulation that the testimony of any
witness in the Foster case may be
read and used without the personal
appas gance of said witness upon a
reopening of the action. All other
cases against the 500 were con-
tinued over the term.
Peter Hansen and D. G. Hansen,
copartners as Hansen & Son, VS. Ed
ward L. Saxon. Action to recover
on potato contract. E. l.. Mcmillan
for plaintiffs, Stiles & Devaney and
G. a. Dickey for defendant. After
partial hearing Judge Roeser, upon
the contention that the issue in
volved was one of law, took the case
from the jury and directed a verdict
for the plaintiffs in the sum of $500.
A stay of so days was granted,
wherein defendant may apply for a
new trial or appeal to a higher court.
A. Osterberg and Edith Anderson,
doing business under the firm name
of Osterberg Land company, VS.. R.
I. Hawkins. Action to recover $3.50
damages for nonperformance of con-
tract. Olin G. Myron for plaintiff,
Rollef Waller for defendant. Con-
tinued over term.
Chas. Bringleson VS.. May Bringle-
son. Action for divorce. L. K.
Eaton for plaintiff. Case will be
heard in chambers at St. Cloud.
J. A. Walters VS.. John W. Gould
ing, as administrator of the estate
of Olive r. Barker, deceased. Action
to recover portion of estate, the adj
ministrator claiming that he has no
knowledge as to whether plaintiff
is an heir. G. D. Austin for plain
tiff, G. A. Dickey for defendant.
On motion Of plaintiff case was dis
missed.
Chas. A. Geddes VS.. Jacob Van
Rhee and G. E. Erickson. Action
on land contract. E. L. Mcmillan
for plaintiff, J. D. Sullivan for de-
PENDANTS. Case tried but jury fails
to agree and is discharged. Plain
tiffs may again place case on calen-
dar at next term of court