Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-08-25

| One hundred seventy seven new
cases had been filed for the September
term Of the district court, which opens
Sept. 8, when the time for filing petit
lions closed Friday evening. Attic
some of these cases have since been
stricken from the docket, most of them
remain on it and nearly half of them
have been filed within the last two
weeks.
Included in the last fifteen actions
filed late Friday were seven cases
against railroads for loss Of property
and for personal injury, one against the
city and several others based on ac-
| tons on contracts and notes.
Is Sued and Sues.
! Among the railroad cases are two
brought for George f. Smith and his
minor son Claude against the NJ. & St
L.. in which claim is made for $4,000.
/ The cause for these suits was the acct
dent at the Twelfth street crossing
! July Is. 1916, when Smiths automobile
colided with a work train. The rail-
road filed suit against Smith for run
ming into the train, derailing it and
| killing Waterman who was aboard
! Smith brings suit for $4,000 for in
| jury to members of his family and his
! car. His son Claude claims damage of
$4,000 for personal injury.
Other Railroad Cases.
August Osterhagen, of Melbourne,
has filed suit against the c. NJ. & st. P.
for $1e7.60, alleged damage sustained
| by delay of shipment of cattle from
Melbourne to Chicago.
NJ X. Buck, of Rhodes. filed a SINH
lar petition against the same road for
s179.S4.
| Buck & Wignall of Melbourne. in a
petition filed against the G.. G. W..
claim damages of s141.39 for delay to
a shipment of steers consigned to Chi
cago.
F.. J. Neiman alleges a Main street
car of the Iowa Railway and Light
| Company ran into his automobile at
Main street and First avenue, in June.
1917 and damaged it to the extent of
1927.
City Is Defendant.
The city is made defendant in an ac-
ton begun by w. B. Hassler, who owns
a residence property at Sixteenth and
Main streets 1t is alleged the city
water department opened a fire hy-
| drant near Hassler's home and that the
water flooded the lot and caused the
foundation of the house to crack and
settle besides doing other damage.
Claim is made for 5000.
| John C. Coughlin alleges in a petit
ton that J. H. Watson's automobile
struck the plaintiff while he was in the
| intersection of Main and Center street.
Nov ,. 1915, and injured him. Claim
| for 5000 is made.
Other Petitions Filed.
| Bradford and Johnson have filed suit
against George W. Smith, ct al, on an
assigned claim of Torey Mayhews,
whose property was attached by Smith,
| it is alleged. The attachment was with
out warrant. the petition AYERS, and re-
suited in damage to Mayhem of 800
! John Ewing alleges in petition that
| he traded city property for a grain ele
vator and sheds at Rinard. owned by
| William Nowry. It is alleged the Ri :
nard property was not as represented
| and ne seeks damages Of $500.
Anna c. Petit has brought suit on a
promissory note given by ". H. Bailey
and endorsed by Sarah NJ. West and
W. NJ. Petit. who are also made de-
| PENDANTS. The note and interest
amount to $3.50, according to the Pc
titon.
| A contract for the sale Of property Is
the basis of a suit filed by Peter Sloan
against E. L. Walkup. ct al The
amount of the claim is s505.47. and the
petition asks that the contract of sale
be foreclosed and the property sold to
satisfy the claim.
Mrs Antonio Brand alleges in pc
tition that she furnished her daughter,
Mrs Antonio NJ. Morse. and the lat
ters husband. John Morse, with 5000
to invest in Ferguson property, where
| Mrs. Brand was to live and be cared
for by her daughter. 1t is alleged this
oral contract has not been carried out
satisfactorily and Mrs. Brand has sued
to have the deed to the property set
| aside and the title vested in her.
f. r. Streeter alleges r. E. Keyser
employed him to find farm which the
! latter purchased. so Streeter has sued
for s275 commission in the transaction.
Anna f. Loney has brought suit to
foreclose on a mortgage to city prop
erty~ given by o. NJ. Loney and Ruth
Loney. ct al. The claim amounts to
| $3.50, the petition says.