Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1917-03-22
CASES HEARD IN
CIRCUIT COURT

In the case of ]. Van Orden, admin
istrator, VS.. Andrew Nelson, the no.
ton for continuance was denied.
The cases brought against Sank
county by Casper Roser, Louis p. Rel.
BILE, L. V. Raymond and Luella Ray
nond have been continued. These
are damage cases brought against the
county for injuries on the highway.
1t is desired to show the jury the con-
dition of the road, and this cannot be
done with deep snow on the ground.
A motion was made to change the
answers to some of the questions in
the case of Mrs. Mary Finkleston VS..
Frank Core, L. F. Wells and S. I.
Hoover. The motion for Wells was
denied and the others held in abey-
ance.
In the case of Charlotte Parks and
others against the Royal Neighbors
of America, which was brought to
recover on the policy on the life Of
Evelyn Parks, in the sum of One
thousand dollars, was dismissed this
morning on the paymentSof the NOM
jnal sum Of one hundred dollars. The
action was brought upon benefit
certificate issued to Evelyn Parks
and the company defended the suit
Hpon the grounds that the answers
made in the application were I'M
true and that many of the statements
of fact made therein were known to
the applicant to be false. Also that
at the time she received the policy
IN question she made a written state
Ment that she was in good health,
whereas she was in fact sick in bed
and had been for some time prior
thereto.
The company also raised a serious
question as to how she came to her
death. She had received the policy
twenty-four days before she died
The company contended that because
OF the condition she was in at the
time the policy was issued, and the
cause by which she came to her
death, and such false answers, rem
dered the policy void.
1t also held that she had practiced
apOn the company a fraud and that
because of these facts there was no
liability. The plaintiff was the
daughter of Evelyn Parks, who
brought the action by her guardian.
Although acknowledging no liability,
and conteGding that they had a COM
plete and just defense to the recov-
cry, the company offered the plain
tiff one hundred dollars to assist in
the payment of her costs, ETC., which
the plaintiff accepted, and the action
was dismissed. 1t is said that had
the case proceeded it would have
brought forth some rather startling
facts in connection with the matter.
Mrs. Parks died at Merrimack.
Bentley, Kelley & Hill represented
the Royal Neighbors
The case of the Reedsburg bank VS.
A. G. Baumgarten was held in abey-
ance. The same resulted in the case
of J. Van Orden, administrator, VS..
Andrew Nelson.
The jury has been discharged until
April 4, when the Thompson-Thom-
as case is to be heard.
(FroIn Saturdays daily.)
The case OF the City of Baraboo VS..
Emmett Dryer, fast driving over the
high bridge, is held in allegiance. The
attorney for the city contended the
city had right to pass an ordinance
not in accordance with the state law
the speed according to the state law
being Is miles an hour, and the ordi-
nance limiting to ten miles-when a
bridge is not safe. The other side
held to a different opinion. Briefs
will be filed.
Dismissal was granted in the case
of Otto Krause VS.. Carl Christopher,
ct al
The action was dismissed in the
case Of J. Van Orden VS.. Andrew Mel
son.
In the case of Josephine Carlin VS..
Thomas Carlin the judgment was for
the defendant-no cause for action.
The couple resides in Winfield and
the suit was for divorce. The wit
Resses were Josephine Carlin, Roy
Coates, Nelson Stcmpaugh and Thorn
as Carlin.
(From Mondays dany.)
There was judgment for the plain
tiff in the case OF Robert Lacy VS.
Frank Camp. The witnesses were
Frank Camp, Glen \ Rowland, Ellen
Sweeney, H. J. Bohn, John Claridge
and Row Mpnham