Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1916-05-20
CONCLUDING DAY OF
COURT BUSY ONE
All Records Broken on That Day
Is orders and Al De-
crees.


On the concluding day of the last
term of the circuit court there was
nearly as much business transacted
sc far as the records are concerned,
as was transacted all the other days
of the term. twenty-five orders were
entered on the law side of the court
and forty-one DEGREES on the chancery
book. Many of these involved the
decisions of the Judge handed down
at intervals during TIL progress of
the court, and have been published
heretofore. The others consist mainly
of the following:
State of w Va. VS.. Victor Stokes,
order authorizing defendant to ex-
eeute bail bond before the clerk
State VS.. A. M. Grim az cases from
Falling Waters district under truancy
laws of the state). Dismissed by a.
greement.
j. A. Meadows VS. Adam Orris,
| judgement in favor of plaintiff for
| s1S3.54, and costs before magistrate.
Each party to pay their own costs in
| circuit court.
State 'vs. G. c. Grove, order dis
missing cause, appeal having been
from decision of magistrate who had
no jurisdiction to try case originally,
City VS.. Maggie Sullivan, motion
for new trial overruled and judge
ment for original amount of fine and
costs.
w. w: Downey VS.. Stewart Vehicle
company, decree directing the distri-
button of So per cent on claims OF
| the creditors.
In the cases of Allen B. Noll trus-
tee VS.. A. G. Perry; Peter Turner VS..
Annie Busey; Mile Taylor VS.. Char
| les Taylor; J. H. Zirkle admr. VS..
| George Anderson; Wesley Welshance
admr. VS.. F. X. Welshance; John Cas-
ey VS.. Regina Grady; ]. P. Masters
| admr. VS.. Isabelle Moreland; Charles
| E. Williams VS.. G.. II. Harris ct al,
| B. M. DeHaven v. ]. M. Rothwell and
Nora B. Lynch vs. Susan M. Harris,
ct al; DEGREES were entered direct
| ing the bonded special commissioners
therein to pay to the various partits
the funds in hand to tht credit OF
said suits.
Rosetta w. Couchman VS.. Obed
VanMetre and Hetzel admr. VS..
Hetzel ell at, DEGREES were entered
authorizing either public or private
| sale of the real estate, the bids there
for to be reported and confirmed
by the court.
Alice Heberlig admr. VS.. Ripley
Heberlig ct al, decree auditing and
confirming debts against the real
estate and appointing special commits
| oiOAClo W nldhC odlC VI
City of Martinsburg VS.. C. H. VOL
fes ct al; decree referring cause to
a commissioner to ascertain the real
estate owned by the defendants, its
value, the liens against the same, and
to report other matters in interest.
Lee NJ Bender VS.. w. E. Crawford
| and Lee M. Bender VS.. L.. E. Hedges !;
DEGREES establishing mechanics liens
as set up in the bills of complaint
and directing special commissioners
tc make sale of the real estate to sat
isfy said liens.
/ w. w. Downey VS.. S. n. Myers Ell
all order filing amended bill, demur-
rer thereto and submitting cause to
| court for decision thereon.
M. L. Dorm VS.. o. NJ. Ramsey. order
submitting cause to the courc for
final decision, with leave to attorneys
to file written briefs.
Fannie B. Weaver VS.. A. L. Lehman
et al, decree confirming sale of real
estate and making distributor of the
proceeds.
In the divorce cases of Dora Moran
VS.. Jno. T. Moran, Perle Powell VS.
Herman Powell, and Jennie Fletcher
VS.. 7. E. Fletcher DEGREES were en-
| tered referring the cases to commits
| sioner to take the testimony and
make report thereof to a future term