The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1915-08-19
New Court Cases.
Elizabeth Shields VS..

Elizabeth Shields vs.. Frank
Shields. The parties were married
June 3, 1908 and lived together un-
til August 25, 1912. Plaintiff alleges
her husband has become an habitual
drunkard, called her vile names and
F; for more than two years has refused
to live with her. She asks for de-
cree of divorce and that she be re-
stored to her maiden name, Eliza
beth Treanor. c.. w. Hoffman, at
torney for plaintiff. gor
Wheeler Mercantile Com
pany VS.. E. G. Stewart. Suit lis
brought on an account for $7O.56.
Marion F. Stookey, attorney for
plaintiff.
Finley P. Mount, receiver of the
Rumley Products Co. vs.. G. M. Rus
sell. Suit is brought on an account
for $83.41. Parker, Parrish & Mil
Ter, attorney for plaintiff
Thos. A.. Sutherlin and Grace E.
Gates vs.. O.. E. Black individually
and A. Euritt, p. E. Bruner and ]. F.
Parker, trustees and Isaac FOLLY,
road superintendent of Burrell
township. Plaintiffs ask for an in
junction restraining defendants
from changing the natural course of
surface waters and from maintain
ing q levee or. dixie on the public
highway which is detrimental to the
adjoining lands owned by the plain
tiffs. v. r. McGinnis, attorney for
plaintiffs.
]. P. Maxwell adm. of the estate
Of VIM. Woodland vs. ]. Wesley
Chew. Plaintiff asks for Judgment
against defendant in the sum of
$50. 900 alleging in his petition that
on Jan. 1, 1906, VIM. Woodland and
defendant j. Wesley Chew entered
into written contract to run pri-
yate bank at Pleasanton, Iowa, UNI
der the terms Of which defendant
was only interested in the net in
come of the bank Plaintiff in his
petition alleges that at the time the
bank was turned over to Woodland
there was a shortage in the accounts
Of the defendant in the sum Of
81 ,601.29. He also alleges that
Chew fraudulcntly sold certain 80
acres of land to one S. D. Ross, the
land being the property of Chew, for
an amount largely in excess of its
value and took notes for balance
on which he drew the money from
the bank, defrauding Woodland Of at
least $4,000. That he traded an
auto which he owned for an equity
in farm which he. then sold to H..
b. Oiler for q large amount in ex-
cess of its value and took Oilers
notes and secured the money on
them from the bank, thus defraud-
ing Woodland out Of the face value
of the notes It is claimed Woodard;
also suffered loss Of $500 in a,
transaction with one o. S. Heasley,
structions he loaned one Kerrins
more than $4,000, when he had rea-
son to know that Kerrins was
worthless, so that Woodland lost
more than $4,000 in this transac-
ton. That he sold farm to H. e.
Oiler and took second mortgage:
which was practically worthless so
that Woodland lost about $1,000
That he made numerous loans for
the bank and got q commission when
he knew the loans would cause q
loss to the bank, the total amount
being in excess Of $4,000. That he
furnished Ed Seymour $1,000 to
purchase land which he. was agent
for. and this loss amounted to $500.
It is also claimed that defendant in
violation OF his contract drew GER
tain sums out OF the: bank for his
own use as pretended profits. Where
fore plaintiff asks for Judgment In
the sum OF 81 0, 90 with costs. C.
w. HohmAn and N. Woodland, attor-
neys for plaintiff. st IS z.