The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-01-15
Making Up Of Issues the Program Just
Now and Judge Hamilton is
Pushing Cases Forward
Rapidly.
PETITIONS ARE AMENDED
Pleadings Being put Into Shape to go
to Trial as Soon as jury is
Called and Finished
Criminal Business.

Judge Hamilton is pushing business
in the district court, making UP Tue
issues in cases on the docket ana
getting them ready to be tried by
court ana jury.
He made a big hole In the probate
docket this morning, and prepared
for an unusually big shortening OF II
by the first week in February.
He found about fifteen final reports
on file with the clerk, but not called
to his attention by attorneys. After
seeing that all the costs were paid
and that no collateral Inheritance tax
was due. Judge Hamilton approved
these final reports of administrators
and executors without mentioning the
matters to the lawyers who were left
to discover his action through The
Gate City.
In fifteen other probate final re-
ports on file. with some Of the costs
unpaid, the court ordered notices TO
the administrators and executors to
pay up by January 81, or show
cause by February 8. why they should
not pay the costs and close the
estates in probate.
Getting PleadInos In Shape.
Amendments to petitions are the
principal form OF pleadings fashion
able in that court just now, and
number are filed every day.
In the case of q. T. Bott and o. G.
Bott against H W Thomas and
Eleanor Thomas to secure judgment
on note, an answer was filed In the
district court today. in which defend
ant states that large credits should be
made on the note because OF labor
performed, and he further asks that
an accounting be made to ascertain
the balance due. The defendant also
states that the amount OF attorneys
fees for foreclosure of any balance
remaining due should not amount to
s175, as the same Is controlled by
statute.
In the case OF Sebastian Maer1
against Roy Rein, an amendment to
petition was filed today. The plant
III states Just how the wagon in which
he was riding was broken and how he
was injured by an automobile driven
by Rein. The amendment states that
the bed OF the wagon was torn loose
from the running gears and that the
harness was broken by having straps
and buckles broken and that plaintiff
was injured by having muscles strain
ed.
About Some Real Estate.
An amendment to the petition In
the case of the Keokuk Savings Bank
against Edward s. Nodler, states that
the property conveyed in the mort
gage set out IN plaintiffs petition to
secure debt due is not sufficient in
value to secure the Keokuk Savings
Bank; that the property has been al
lowed to remain unoccupied and that
the property part of lot two In
block thirty-seven mas been allowed TO
depreciate in value for lack OF re-
pairs. The amendment further states
that the property, part of lot two in
block thirty-seven was sold for taxes
in December, 1917, and has not been
redeemed by defendants. The prop
erty, part of lot seven, block TWEEN
ty-eight, was sold for taxes in De-
cember, 1915 and is unredeemed by
defendants.
The Keokuk Loan and Building as
ISOLATION have filed an amendment to
their petition in the district court in
their case against z. S. Nodler and
Elizabeth Nodler, asking that s14.3G
be added to the sum prayed for in the
original petition. the same to cover
cost OF insuring buildings for 81 400
on certain property mortgaged to
them
Probate Cases are Ended.
Final reports OF the administrators
and executors were approved, and
they were discharged in the estates
OF Dennis Downey, William Danford.
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