The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1915-12-23
IOWA SUPREME
COURT DECISIONS

Des Moines, Dec. 1S.-The supreme
court has upheld verdict of $4,000
damages awarded by the lower court
to Melvin A. Ingebretson of Sheffield
against the NJ. & st. l.. railroad for
injuries received in a wreck at Steam
boat Rock. He was riding on stock
train which was struck by another
train while standing on a side track.
He claimed 100000 damages. The
jury gave him $4,000, which was cut
to $4,000 by the court. Other cases
decided by the court are:
Joseph Mickelek VS.. Cedar Rapids
e Iowa City Railway and Light Co,
appellant. Linn county. Judge Milo P.
Smith Action to compel road to pro-
vide adequate private crossing. Affirm
ed. Opinion by Evans.
J. B. Bruckshaw, adm. estate of
Grover G. Adams, VS.. Rock Island
railroad, appellant Appanoose county.
Judge F. M. Hunter. Action for dam
ages Reversed and remandcd. Opin-
ion by Preston
Matilda Tenant, ct al, appellants,
VS.. L. H. Smith, administrator. KeO-
kuk county. Judge Henry Silwold. Ac-
tion for construction of a will. Dis
missed. Opinion by Preston.
Edward Flood vs. board of super
visors of Dallas county, appellants
Judge w. H. Fahey. Appeal from &C.
tion Of District court reducing drain
age assessments. Affirmed. Opinion
by Preston.
Samuel Arnold. appellant, VS.. the
school district of Norwalk Warren
county. Judge J. H. Applegate. Action
to test legality of school consolida-
ton. Affirmed. Opinion by Preston.
John Steberg, VS.. Vincent Clay Pro.
ducts company. appellant, Webster
county. Judge C. G Lee. Action to re-
cover damages for personal injury.
Affirmed. Opinion by Weaver.
John d. Wolfe, ct al, VS.. Iowa
Railway and Light company, appel
liant. Linn county. Judge F. o. Ellison.
Condemnation proceedings. Affirmed.
Opinion by Evans.
Des Moines, Dec. 20-The Iowa SUI
preme court has announced the ap-
pointment of w. D. Evans as chief
justice for the year 1916. H. E..
Deemer who has served as chief JUS
tice for 1915, will turn over affairs to
the new chef justice on Jan. /. The
change is made in compliance with
the statute which provides for rota-
ton in the Office of chief of the court.
No decision was reached by the
court in the Ford habeas corpus case.
This ruling may not be handed down
until court convenes for the January
term on Jan. II. Charles Ford of
Sioux City seeks in this action to be
admitted to bail He was refused
his liberty on bail by the Woodbury.
district court. He is held on four
indictments, charging murder, at.
tempt to murder. bank robbery and
conspiracy to rob. This case is of
great interest in western Iowa.
The court did not hand down an
opinion In the case of the State VS..
Mathew ODonnell, who is sentenced
to hang for the murder of his wife.
This gives O'Donnell another month
at least, to enjoy life. The original
date for the hanging was fixed by the
district court at Sent. s. O'Donnell
formerly worked with street fair
gang. he, was convicted on circum-
stantial evidence, it is said.
Among the opinions handed down
by the court we're decisions in two
POLK county cases. In affirming the
lower court in the case of w. w.
farmer, appellant, VS.. ]. A.. Kratzer,
In which Garner sued for thirty
shares OF stock which he claimed he
mad contract to purchase, the su.
preme court said:
The case is an attempt to acquire
something for nothing and probably
put Tor the phenomenal dividends of
ne kratzer Carriage company, would
never have found It's way into court"
Justice Ladd wrote the opinion.
The second Polk county case de.
;ideds was George "A. Steele. appei.
ant, VS.. Mrs. IS. M ngraham. The
over courts ruling was reversed
the action was TO recover on note
'aid to have been given as commits.