The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1916-06-09
Something About Cases That
Will Be Tried Very Soon
LEGAL TANGLE FOR COURT
Jurors Are to Be Asked to Listen
To Number of Stories of
Different Kinds
Prom Thursdays Daily


that used to be located here, are the
bone of contention in one of the law
suits that is on the June term cal
endar of the district court. This
property has for some time been
stored in the Jessup house and is
under punishment.
The suit is that of John B. Rich
ards and David Richards against
the Mankato Expert school of BUSH
ness, and Paul Skarstad, doing bust
ness under the firm name and desig-
nation of the University of Southern
Minnesota and Mankato Expert
School of Business. The action is
brought by the Richards brothers to
recover $500 claimed for six months
rent
o. C.. Heilman, president of the
University of Southern Minnesota at
Austin, was the original proprietor
of the Mankato Expert School of
Business. 1t is claimed that he sold
out to Skarstad, who now lives in
Mankato. Skarstad on March IA
claims to have sold out to man
named Henry Miners, who is now
proprietor of the University or
Southern Minnesota at Austin The
furniture and equipment was packed
for shipment, and was in the hands
of the c. w. Jessup storage house,
when the Richards brothers discov-
cred what was going on and garn-
ished these things for the purpose OF
collecting what was claimed to be
due them for rent.
Skarstad sets up a counterclaim OF
S25. claiming to have been damaged
in that sum by the Richard brothers
renting their rooms out to the Man
kato Commercial college.
Ivan Bowen is attorney for the
plaintiffs and ]. w. Schmitt is attor-
ney for the defendants.
Another case that will come up
this term and will probably excite a
great deal of interest is that OF f.
B. Clements, doing business under the
firm name of the Clements Auto
company, against the Chicago and
Northwestern Railway company.
Want Mortgage Set Aside.
On the calendar of the district court
is a civil suit that is an echo OF the
case of the United States against John
N. Deglmann, now serving sentence
of five years at Fort Leavenworth for
misappropriation of the funds of the
National Citizens Bank Of Mankato.
The suit is entitled: Anton Degl-
mann and Louisa Deglmann against
the National Citizens Bank of Man
kato,, Mimi.
1t is understood that relatives of
the former assistant cashier of the
bank came to his assistance in making
good the money that had been mis-
appropriated. 1t was hoped at the
time that there would be no prosecu
ton.
In this suit the plaintiffs ask the
court to set aside mortgage for
about $4,000 given by the plaintiffs
against some North Front street
property. The plaintiffs claim that it
was on account of misrepresentation
that they handed this mortgage to the
bank.
The attorneys for the plaintiffs are
Kerr, Fowler, Schmitt and Furber. S.
B. Wilson is attorney for the bank.
Stranger Appears On Scene.
How stranger from Wood Lake,
Mimi, by the name of Manecke, one
pleasant summer day not long ago
created quite commotion by taking
an automobile without permission
out of the Clements garage and dam
aging it a. great deal in so doing is
still fresh in the memory of the peo-
pie here. That was a 1915 Roadster
Buick, a green car, belonging at the
time to F. w. Hunt. Mr.. Manecke
at the time was laboring under the
INN set hot ha hoI fl,0
car and he settled up the trouble by
buying it afterwards.
That car is still making trouble 1t
was sold later by Mr.. Manecke to
DR.. ]. H. Vogel of New Ulm Last
January Northwestern train hit the
auto at CORTLAND and wrecked it.
1t is alleged that the railroad COM
pany wished to settle DR.. Vogel's
claim by making contract with the
Clements establishment to repair the
car, making it as good as it was be-
fore. 1t is. said that the railroad
company was to pay 5000 for this
service. 1t is further alleged that a
different settlement was afterwards
made by the railroad company with
DR.. Vogel, the company paying him
$1,000 and letting him keep the
wrecked car. The result was that
the Clements Auto company sued for
$780, claiming breach of contract
Ivan Bowen is attorney for the
plaintiff and Brown, Abbott & Som
sen are handling the case for the
railroad company.
Troubles of MiIkman.
Another suit that will probably at
tract attention is an action brought
by Ida M. Briggs against Leroy
Keene, a milkman. The milkman for
a time boarded horse for the wom-
an, and it seems that the horse
stepped on nail, injuring his foot.
Suit is brought for 5000, it being al
legged that the efficiency of the horse
has been permanently impaired
through the negligence of the milk
man. c. ]. Laurisch is attorney for
the plaintiff and Ivan Bowen for the
defendant.
The suit of Tom Lulich as special
administrator of the estate of George
Lulich. deceased, against the Chica-
go, Milwaukee and st. Paul Railway
company, a corporation, Louis Nell
son and E. r. Terry, is on this terms
calendar. 1t will be remembered that
George Lulich was killed one night by