The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-01-03
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TIER lIolIDl RECss
Facts BisflI Told About JulJ CASES Ilai
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The following cases have been set
for trial at the District Court in this
city, commencing Monday next.
The first case on the list is Her
man Larson VS.. Mauritz Laakkanen.
This is suit to recover $1,000 dam
ages and interest. The plaintiff
claims in the action that he instruct
ed defendant to locate him on some
land in section 80, township 81.
range 10 W, and that the land in
question was represented to him to
be valua BILE by reason of certain
timber, and a spring of water and
also that there were indications from
said spring that land contained ore
deposits, and in, addition to THE that
1t was valuable for agricultural pur-
poses. In the complaint 1t Is stated
that the plaintiff found land to be
worthless, and to contain neither
ore, nor spring, nor timber and to
be unsuitable for farming, hence the
action to recover damages.
The next case set for trial is the
result of an alleged blind horse, and
brings the Virginia & Rainy Lake
GO. into court as defendants as hav-
ing sold horse to Johnson & Sund-
berg by means of alleged misrepre-
sensations. The purchasers claim
that the horse was blind in one eye
and stiff in hind quarters and
further that the poor animal was
diseased and finally died a few days
after the sale and transfer, and de-
mand $3.50 as damages.
Mau=ltz Laakkonen vs.. Frank Hill,
comes next for Mondays cases. This
is a suit for the recovery of monies
alleged to be due.
Tuesdays list include John Male
vich VS.. VIM. Veitch, and is suit to
recover monies alleged to be due.
Following the trial of this case is
slated the action of Matt. Matson, to
recover damages in the sum of S.
$50 for injuries alleged to have been
received by the plaintiff in the action
by reason of fall on a defective
sidewalk. Mr.. Matson alleges in his
action that on the night of January
18th "a year ago at Z p. m. he was
walking along the sidewalk on Vir-
ginia avenue on the east side of the
street near the intersection of the
Great Northern railroad tracks, when
he slipped and fell owing to the
rough and unsafe condition of the
sidewalk, and seriously injured hia
arm and shoulder. He says that at
the time of the accident that it was
very dark, and he was unaware of
the state of the walk, and further
that he was at that time approx
mately So years of age and that he
has been seriously injured and pre-
vented from working since the day
of the fall. Another horse case is
on the docket for trial on Tuesday,
being action by Matt Thomas to re-
cover 1915, the - eyed value of
horse and harness loaned to him for
the purpose of logging. The plain.
tiff in the action claims that both
horse and harness were so badly
| damaged as to be almost useless
when returned to their owner.
Wednesdays court opens with the
action of the Pillsbury Realty Co
to recover 81 1912 in money claim
ed to have been collected by Johr
| Costin, Jr., on their behalf and never
paid to them. 1t is stated that tn
defendant acted in the capacity o
| agent for them and has not up t
the time of the action turned in tn
monies claimed to be due the realt.
company. Gust Pearson is sueini
Charles Norling for damages in
Cured by the breaking of an ak
handle and the consequent seriou
i cutting on the knee of the plaintiff
It is claimed in the suit that tn
defendant is supposed to supply goo
and sound axe handles and that tn
handle in question was old and rotte
and broke in ordinary use and tn
head flew of striking Pearson on tn
knee, inflicting painful and seriou
injuries to that member. $4,000
the sum claimed as damage.
Thursdays court session open
with the trial by jury of the suit fo
damages in the sum of $1,000, b