The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1916-11-14
Court.

Court.
: On Wednesday the case of Fran
+ Dusine against the Turner Concrete
Steel Company, which was on whe
s court adjourned the day before election
= was again resumed. The suit resulte
s because of injuries sustained by Du
e sine, who was working for the compan
! on building in Philadelphia. HI
: was on the fourth floor. BY reason @
e defective platform he fell to tn
street, breaking both legs and injurin,
himself otherwise. The case was set
tied without going to the jury.
James Mercer Davis for the plaintiff
and Lewis Starr for the defendant.
The Moorestown Supply Company
brought suit against Eugene L. Burns
to collect sum of money that was in
dispute over the settlement of a con.
tract to build house in Moorestown.
The contractor for the house failed be-
fore finishing his work and did not
pay the Supply Company for the
materials furnished, although Mr..
Burns had fulfilled his part of the con-
tract. The Supply Company put a
stop lien on the property and then
brought suit to recover. The question
resolved itself into legal one and it
was decided to submit the proposition
on brief. George M. Hillman was
counsel for the plaintiff; GaskiII g.
Gaskill for the defendant.
John Q. Adams brought suit against
Clifford Godfrey for damages sustained
by being thrown from wagon he was
driving along Washington street, Bur
lington. Godfrey was going in an OPP
posite direction in an automobile and
his machine collided with the wagon
on which were three men, all of whom
were thrown to the ground. The de-
fence showed that Godfrey was not re-
sponsible for the occurrence as a dog
ran under the wheel of his auto just as
he met the wagon and the collision
was the result of an unavoidable acct
dent. The jury rendered a verdict of
no cause for action. Howard East
wood for plaintiff; George B. Evans
for defendant.
In the criminal court Thursday the
case of Walter Weaver was considered
by Judge Lippincott. This young
man has been in Jail for some time.
He stole small sum of money from
store in Moorestown. He is evident
ly of weak mind and Judge Lippincott
deferred sentence until he can reach |
some conclusion where to send the
prisoner.
John Hackett, Of Riverside, who had |
pleaded guilty to stealing from the
Riverside Watch Case Company, was
brought in for sentence. The court
sentenced him to four months in the
county Jail and he was ordered to pay
a fine of $25. Judge Lippincott said
that while he made the Jail the place
of confinement he intended to recon-
mend that Hackett be sent to the
county farm at New Lisbon where he
could be kept employed and be given
a chance to get the liquor out of his
system.
Clarence Roberts pleaded not guilty
to stealing from store at Green Tree.
Robert Truitt and Eugene Kendall,
who were indicted with Roberts, had
pleaded guilty but had placed the
blame on Roberts. The latter, while
being taken back to jail, broke away
from the constable and was captured
after being shot.
In the case of Joseph B. Rowen
against Laura Bowen the claim was
made that Mrs. Bowen had contracted
for some repairs to a house and the
suit was brought to recover the amount
due for the work. The evidence show
ed that the arrangements we've made
by the husband and the jury evidently
thought he should be made TO pay the
bill, as verdict of $115 was rendered
against him. Gaskill & Gaskill for
plaintiff; George B. Evans for defend
ant
The last case that was tried was that
of Joseph S. Butterweck against Ezra
c. Engle, to recover the commission
that was claimed for selling a farm.
The amount sued for was over $500.
The defence was that the sale was not
effected within the time specified in a
written agreement and therefore But
was not entitled to any com
The jury returned verdict
of $S45 in favor of the plaintiff, which
was three per cent. on the sum paid for
the farm. George B. Evans for But
Sharpless & Gray for Engle.
In both Of the above cases there is
much dissatisfaction and they will
probably be appealed. In the Rowen
case the suit was against the wife but
the jury returned a verdict against
the husband who was not named in
the complaint. In the Butterweck |
case it was claimed there was an agree
ment in writing covering the time al
lowed for the sale and the commission
to be allowed. The defendant is not
satisfied with the verdict. He feels
that the whole amount of the commits
sion or nothing should have been al
lowed. In each of these cases the YER
dict was taken by the clerk. He knew
nothing about the complaints or the |
facts of the cases and did not have
anything to do but to receive and |
record the verdicts.
Formal proof was all that was nee
essary to get two verdicts recorded |
against Edmund l.. Hoey, for some
time in the liquor business at River
side. Both claims were on liquor bills. |
One verdict was in favor of ]. S. Per-
rine & Son Company for 1878. The
plaintiff was represented by William
8. S. Roray. The other was in favor
of A. Updike & Son for $711. Francis
]. Smith was counsel for plaintiff in
that case.
Kills Wife
Thomas Davis, colored, Killed his