The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1915-04-15
COURT HAS ADJOURNED
Jury Awarded $1,000 Damages for
Death Of W. W. johnson, Killed
at the Lamont Ice Plant.

three weeks session. There are a
great many cases on the docket
awaiting trial and Judge Maxwell
will return to Leon again on May
31st to hold an extra week of court
in an effort to clear up the docket as
much as possible.
The major part of last week was
occupied in the trial of the case of
Marion Woodland administrator of
the estate of w. w. johnson VS.. The
Herald Publishing Co., ct al. The
administrator of the Johnson estate
Brought suit for $4,000 damages
for the death of Mr.. Johnson who
was killed by taking hold of an cleo
trio light wire while engaged in
working on the ice plant at Lamont
owned by the defendants. The
plaintiff was represented by c. w.
Hoffman and R. L. Parrish and. the
attorneys for the defendants were V.
r. McGinnis and A. P. Olsen. The
case was tried to a jury composed
of Frank Caster, J. E. Tener, Willis
Reno, Glenn Mitchell, c. o. Wander
pool, C. S. Murdy, John Frost, j. A..
Martindale, F. H. Morgan, NJ. p.
Simpson, Roy Wood and II. S. Penni-
we'll. The case went to the jury Fri
day afternoon at 3:15 O'Clock, and
that evening at 1850 o'clock the jury
returned verdict giving the plain,
tiff $4,000. The, defendants immed-
lately asked for time to file a motion
for new trial. and Judge Maxwell
granted them ten days to file their
motion, which will be passed upon at,
the adjourned session OF court which
.couyenes; In Leon on Mays lat. ftsis:
reported that the piaintfh IN tits +ac-
tion offered to settle the case before
trial for $4,000, but the defendants
refused the offer. $s
The following cases we're disposed
of since our report last week: Il
, LAW AND EQUITY !.
Assignment of DEMO Grocery Co.
Final report of G. E. Blair assignee
approved and assignee discharged. :,
Clinton Bridge Works VS.. Decatur
County. Defendant has leave to
withdraw answer and file motion for
more specific statement of plaintiffs
cause of action. In the meantime
plaintiffs motion to set aside trans
fer of cause to equity docket is held
in allegiance.
Price & Teeple Piano Co. VS.. c. L.
and Mary Axes. Tried to court.
Judgment for amount of contract
and costs.
Harry l.. Oldfather vs.. A. L. Stag
gers. Tried to court. Decree quiet
ing title.
j. B. Dague VS.. r. NJ Marshall ct
al. Dismissed.
T. M. Riddle vs. Thomas R. Kon-
kiln ct al. Tried to court, decree OF
foreclosure.
Farmers & Traders State Bank VS..
j. M. Caster ct al. Decree of fore
closure.
PROBATE
Guardianship of Mabel Weable.
Final report approved, guardian dis
charged.
Estate of Margaret Rutter. Final
report approved, administrator dis
charged.
Estate of John ]. Smith. Widows
allowance fixed at $500 for support
pending administration.
Estate of Lavina Osborn. Order
for sale of real estate.
Estate of Mary Boyer, insane. Mar
ion Woodard appointed guardian,
bond of $1,000.
Estate of VIM. Day. Order for re-
fund of portion of collateral inherit
tance tax.
Estate of C. E. Gardner. Objec-
tions to appointment of C. S. Gull
ford as administrator sustained. On
application of A. E. Gardner and
by agreement of parties Stephen
Varga appointed administrator with
bond of $4,000.
Estate of r. D. Gardner. Admin
istrator authorized to sell personal
property and to pay allowance to
Mrs. C. E. Gardner.