The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1917-01-18
New Court Cases.

II. A. Graves VS.. Horace and Sadie
Millsap. Suit is brought claiming
real estate commission of $50, earn
ed by securing PURCHASER chaser f4r ~
ey for plaintiff.
J.. w. Scott VS.. j. A. Caster and
Millard F. stookey, Justice Of the
Peace. Defendant j. A. Caster Sc
cured a judgment for $40. IL against
Art and Sophia Scott before Justice
Millard F., Stookey, and garnished
Irene Buchanan who had in her pos
sale of the household goods of Art
Scott and wife. Plaintiff claims the
goods sold were his property and
asks for an injunction restraining
defendants from levying on same to
satisfy the Caster Judgment. Y. X.
McGinnis, attorney for plaintiff; =,
Perdue. Suit is brought on two
promissory notes on which there IS
due the sum of $55S.92. Marion F.
Stookey, attorney for plaintiff:
Bushnell Tank Works VS.. w. II.
Heaton. Suit is on an account for
goods sold defendant on which a bal
Baker & Parrish, attorneys for plain
tiff
Walter Beck, Charles Kelley and
Henry Street VS.. #. L. Hembrey. De-
fendant is president of the rural in
dependant district No. OF Grand
River township and after the school
house in his district was was destr9yed 3;ss.
ed to be unsanitary and unfit for
school purposes. Plaintiffs and 9TH
ers appealed from this order OF the
school board to the county superin-
tendent and on hearing the superin-
tendent reversed the order of the
board and held that the children of
the district. should attend school in
school house was erected In said dis
trict. That in defiance OF said order
defendant employed a teacher and
held school in the building, paying
the teacher out of his private means
and on July 9Th, caused himself to be
reimbursed in the sum of $S6:OO::
this suit plaintiffs demanded the re-
turn of the money, so illegally paid.
and bring suit to recover the amount
SO paid out. Baker & Parrish, attOr-
neys for plaintiffs.
Gooch Milling & Elevator 20: vs.: vs.
PENDANTS contracted for 210 barrels
of flour at $6.10 per barrel to be de-
livered within 60 days. That on May
|27, 1916, defendants cancelled the
order, and plaintiffs ask for damages
in the sum of $231.OO. Baker q Par
rish, attorneys for plaintiff
c; B. & Q. K. R. Go. VS.. F. c. Mul-
tice of the peace. Defendant secured
a judgment against plaintiff before
a justice of the peace for $40 and
costs and it is claimed afterwards
secured payment for the two barrels
of beer. sued on from the firm which
shipped it and plaintiff asks that the
judgment against hsnns them Pc declared
for plaintiff.
! Rock island Plow CO.. VS.. E. w.
Hamilton. Suit is on four notes
amounting to $4,000. S. A. Gates,
attorney for plaintiff.
Barber 4 Weldon vs.. W. H: Hazlet
and Rolla Chastain. Plaintiffs al
lege they are the owners of 80 acres
of land which defendants took pos
session of in the year 1915. and used
as pasture and suit is brought to re-
cover $4,000 as rental for the prop
plaintiffs.
G. E. Smith VS.. F. l.. Grimes. Suit
is brought on two notes for $5o.CO
lien on lots and g., Smiths addi-
ton to Leon. Amos P. Olsen, attor-
ney for plaintiff.
William Henderson VS.. Josephine
Henderson. Plaintiff and defendant
were married on April 20, 1914, and
lived together in Franklin township
until October 25, 1914, when he
claims she deserted him and he has
never heard from her since. He asks
for a decree of divorce on the
grounds of desertion. C. w. Hoffman,
attorney for plaintiff.
G. Ancil Barry VS.. w. A. Hill. Suit
is brought on promissory note for
5000, and an attachment is asked
against the property Of defendant.
Marion F. Stookey, attorney for
plaintiff
Representative Garber's Committees.