Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-01-15
0wa State News
DAVIS CO.. COUPLE
ARE NOT DIVORCED

Des Moines, Jan. IS. - BY reversing
the order of the Davis county court
granting a divorce to Bell Seabury and
o. Fl. Seabury, the supreme court has
made them husband and wife again
without the Formally Of a wedding
ceremony. The court declares in its
ruling that the decree herewith in
this court shall reestablish the martial
rights of the parties in this action
After Mr.. and Mrs. Seabury had Sc
cured a divorce in the lower court they
decided they did not want 1t after all
and so effected a reconciliation. Sea
bury, who was the defendant IN the
case, had appealed the case to the
higher court. He instructed his attor-
neys however to explain to the nlsn
court when the case came up for trlai
that he and his wife had made up n
If the supreme court would reverse the
lower court thus making them nus
band and wife it would save them the
formahty of getting married again.
The high court further discouraged
divorce in another opinion handed
down Wednesday in which 1t sustained
the Buchanan county court In refusing
a divorce to Bernice L.. Young and Geo.
A. Young. The high court advises ms
husband and wife to continue their
married life. '.~ .
The opinion in the case was written
by Justice Preston.
Other decisions follow: u
Henry Mueller VS.. Westerly Union
Telegraph company, appellant; Lee
county; w. 8. Hamilton, judge; dam
e suit: reversed and remainder;
opinion by Preston.
H. A. Nagel VS.. Gus Meier, appellant
Allamakee county; A. N. Hobson,
Judge; action on contract; affirmed;
opinion by Preston.
c. George S~tockehausen VS.. Andrew
Johnson, appellant; Webster county;
G. G.. Lee, Judge; action on promlssory
note: affirmed; opinion by Preston.
William Spillett VS.. Clear Lake Boat
ing & Amusement company: Cerro
county: J. J. Clark, judge; &C
ton to recover damages for false I'M
modified and atlrmed;
opinion by Preston.
Charles Hayden VS.. Modern Brother
hood of America, appellee, Ashna Nc
Hayden, appellant; Cedar Rap
ids superior court; action to enforce
collection of benefits on policy of lnsur-
ance: C. B. Robbins, judge; affirmed;
opinion by Weaver. Il T."
Belle Arnold. administrative of"es-
tate Of J. l.. Arnold VS.. Douglas & GO.
appellant; Linn county: Milo P. Smith
Judge; action to recover damages for
the plaintiffs intestate; affirmed;
by Weaver. !
Marshalltown Light. Power & Rail
way company an dothers, appellants vs.:
A. H. Welker, county auditor Marshall
county; Clarence Nichols, judge; &C:
ton on tax assessment: modified and
affirmed; opinion by Weaver ~ 81
The Gable Co. vs.. Charles II. Miller,
Cedar Rapids superior COURT
B. Robbins, Judge; action to recov-
err possession Of piano; affirmed; opln-
ion by Weaver.
State of Iowa ex rel, George Cosson,
attorney general and w. c. Edison.
county attorney, appellants, VS.. Ter
Thomas and others; Buena Vista
D. F. Coyle, judge; action to
restrain alleged taking Of sand from
Storm Lake; affirmed, opinion by
Weaver. "
Cedar Rapids & Marion City Ry. Co.
7s. CITY of Cedar Rapids, appellant;
linn county; action on special assess
nent; F. O. Ellison, Judge; reversed;
by Weaver.