The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1916-04-06
COURT ADJOUR NED
Tuesday Morning-Jury Finds for
Herdliska in Personal Injury
Case on Trial Last Week.
Case Against Village of Princeton
not Shown the Court Rules.

The district court completed it's
labors Tuesday Morning, and Judge
Parsons and Reporter Woodward left
for their respective homes at Fergus
Falls and St. Cloud, by way Of Elk
River, on the morning train.
The case of Catherine A. King VS..
J. C. Herdliska and Fanny Herdliska,
on trial at the time the last issue of
the Union went to press, resulted in a
verdict for the defendant. The plain
tiff in this action sought to recover for
injuries alleged to have been sustained
last fall, when the defendants auto
mobile collided with a street car in
Minneapolis just as the plaintiff was
to leave same. The gates were forced
in. it was alleged, ard the defendant
sustained a broken rib, was bruised
and suffered nervous shock. Raj
eigh Herdliska was driving the car at
the time, and the defense satisfied the
Jury that the accident was not a re-
suit of negligence on his part. The
defense also introduced evidence to
prove that the injuries, if any were
sustained, were of minor character,
and the jury decided that the plaintiff
was not entitled to recover. Attor-
ney E. L. Mcmillan appeared for the
defendants, and handled the case in
an able manner. Elmer G. Patterson
Of Minneapolis and S. P. Skahen, at
torney Of counsel, appeared for the
plaintiff.
The cases Of Geo. A. Barrett, as adj
ministrator Of the estate of William
Otis Barrett, deceased, and Louis E.
Jesmer, as administrator Of the estate
of Willard J. G. Jesmer, deceased, VS..
the village Of Princeton, came on for
trial as one action, by stipulation, Fri
day afternoon, but did not go to the
jury. Samuel A. Anderson and W.
E. Prescott appeared for the plain
tiffs, and Mclaughlin & Mclaughlin
and Village Attorney Skahen for the
defendant. This was suit to recover
$4,000 for the death of the Barrett
and Jesmer boys in cave-in of the
sewer pit in this village last summer.
The village was protected against ac-
cidents in the sum Of $4,000 and Nc
Laughlin & Mclaughlin were retained
by the bonding company. The plain
tiffs' side of the case was presented
and the attorney for the defense then
moved that the action be dismissed
on the ground that actionable negli-
gence on the part of the village had
not been shown. The motion was
granted, which ended this particular
case. A transcript of the proceedings
was Immediately ordered by the plain
tiffs' attorneys, and the case may be
appealed to the supreme court. The
case was dismissed Saturday after
noon, and court then adjourned to
Monday morning.
The case of the state Of Minnesota
VS.. Lee Scott, L. E. Balow and P. R.
Chance was argued before the court
by County Attorney Myron for the
state, and H. E. Poseley for the de-
PENDANTS, and it was taken under ad-
visement. This was an action to
recover on bail bond provided by
Balow and Chance to insure the ap-
pearance of Scott before a justice of
the peace on a charge of disposing of
liquor to Indians. Scott appeared be-
, fore the justice, but a change of
venue was taken and he failed to pre-
sent himself before the second Justice
The bondsmen held that his first
appearance relieved them of further
responsibility, as the bond was not a
continuing one.
The case of Hans Petrin VS.. Johr
Won Groensven came on for trial be-
fore jury Monday, and verdict fol
Petrin resulted. This was an actor
to determine the ownership of {
heifer and calf. w. H. Stewart of St
Cloud appeared for the plaintiff, anc