South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-09-07
DIVORCE SUITS
ARE NUMEROUS
About Half of Cases in Two
Courts Brought to Sep
arate Couples.


that already have been filed in the
superior and circuit courts. 10 be
heard during the September term
are suits for divorce. All Of these
have been filed since the two courts
adjourned for the summer vacation
making an average OF more than
one divorce suit a day Thirty OF
the divorce cases viii be heard ir
the circuit court while AZ viii
come up in superior court along
with two suits 90 have marriages
declared void.
Judge Walter A. Funk Of the cir
cult court. and Judge George Ford
Of the supeior court. face eXcep-
tionally heavy dockets for the com
ing term A total OF 10l civil cases
has been filed IN circuit court since
the closing OF court while SIS are
recorded in superior court. Be
sides the civil cases on the circuit
court docket. there are at present
Is criminal cases listed most OF
which are assault and battery ap-
peals from the city court. Along
with these cases will he those that
probably viii result from the
grand jury indictments
Court Opens Monday.
Circuit court viii open next Mon
day and the grand jury will start
its Investigations the same day.
Superior court opens on the follow
Ing AJondal Sept IS.
one Of the most important Grim
inaI cases to be investigated by the
jury is the shooting of Patrolman
Hans Brandt by John DeBean who
was bound over TO the grand jury
from the city court Brandt died
at Epworth hospital several weeks
after the shooting as result of
the wounds. Brandt is supposed TO
Rave had some trouble with DeBean
and Harry DeWolf. his companion.
on the night Of the shooting. Later
i'm the evening the policeman again
met them and i'm The trouble that
followed Brandt was shot
Although the Judges dockets are
heavy for this term. there are few
big cases to come up. Among the
most important are the suits or the
New York Central railroad co. and
the Chicago. LAKE Shore and South
Bend Railway Co. against the In
diana public service commission 20
have the commissions order for the
erection OF a subway under the
companies tracks. near New Car
Isle either modified or revoked. The
commissions order requires the
elevation of the tracks Of the New
York Central. the South Shore and
Northern Indiana lines over Lincoln
highway just east of New Carlisle
TO avoid a dangerous crossing.
Two Big Damage suits.
Two suits totaling $4,000 against
Andrew DuShane alias Senior \. Del
Gaddo, one for $4,000 in superior
court and the other for $4,000 in
circuit court. as a result of an auto
mobile accident i'm which Elsie
Zielke was injured. will be heard.
Miss Zielke was seriously injured.
she charges. when DuShane care
lessly struck lumber wagon with
his automobile ina which she was
riding with him. She alleges that
DuShane asked her 10 ride with him
and refused 90 allow her 10 get out
when she wanted to.
\ claim OF S49.999 against the
estate OF Frank c. Nippold. one of
the officials of the oliver Pillow Co.
who died Aug. 15 1915. will he
heard i'm circuit court According
20 the claim. Mr.. Nippold promised
Minnie Christman S5O.0 for tax
ing care OF his fatherC Andrew Nip
pold. from Dec. T. 1890 until his
death. Andrew Nippold resided at
her home in California from that
time until his death i'm 1894 Ii ia
charged i'm the claim that only 81
was left 90 Minnie Chustman by Mr
Nippold i'm his Will
From a legal standpoint the quiet
title suit hled by Harry y. Barnes
against the South Bend Wooden Co.
and other property owners along
the Hydraulic az. race is expected
10 prove interesting According to
attorneys for Barnes. Il contractor
who bought the race because OF the
refusal of property owners to pay
assessments for paving the street
running beside the race. the suit
will determine whether property
along the waterway can be assessed.
They contend that an easement given
when that addition 90 the CITY was
opened eNempts them from paying
assessments The case viii come