Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-03-07
WILLIAM SPARKS 'BHNGS SUIT
AGAINST NORTHWESTERN
RAILWAY COMPANY.
HOGAN AGAIN FILES JulT
AGAINST mcohss BROS.
Action Is Based on Transaction by
Which Hogan Bought livery Bust.
ness-Judsment Asked For $4,000
Many Other New Cpss Filed For
March Term Of District Court.

Thursday was the last day OF SER
vice for suits filed for the March term
| of the district court and today was
the last day of fling. Tn most i'm
portant case filed THURSDAY was that
of William Sparks VS.. tie Chicago
Northwestern Railroad Company, in
which SIS, 600 is asked for D rsonal in
jury. The plaintiff alleges that on
Sept. IL, 1918, while travelling along
the public highway in Marion town.
ship, he was struck by train in cross
ing the tracks and sustained serious
injuries to his arm, back and body.
He alleges that the enginr men failed
to give warning of the APPROACH of
the train; that the train vas being
operated at an excessive rate Cf speed:
that the enginemen were not at their
proper places in the engine caband that
they failed to stop the train alter dis
covering the perilous position Of the
/ plaintiff.
Hogan Again Sues.
! NJ. Hogan. Of Iowa Falls ag,ln has
/ filed suit against McCombs B-os., ct
! al, asking judgment in the sum Of
$4,000 growing out of the sale Of the
! McCombs livery business in tbs city
! to the plaintiff. Hogan alleges that the
business was represented to be worth
more than $4,000, the sum paid for II.
| Burt r. Church has fled suit AGAINST
! W. A Mason. asking damages n the
sum of $1,000, for alleged false ,rrest.
/ Church was charged by the rantiff
| With selling mortGaged property was
unprecedented in Junction City. Kat, and
1 brought back to this city for tria. The
/ case was dismissed in a justice court.
| s. NJ. and w. L. Beatty az the
plaintiffs in an action brought AGAINST
/ Ray Griffith. in which judgment for
. So 025 is sought for ALLEGED violation Of
/ contract for rental of farm land The
plaintiffs allege that on June 20 1918.
they entered into contract with the
defendant for the lease Of 240 aces Of
| land, three and one-half miles moth OF
Liscomb. Under oral agreemest. it
is alleged, the plaintiffs plo7 ghed
thirty acres of land and PREPARED 10
take possession of the farm on tarch
I. About Dec. 10 last the defeIr liant,
it Is claimed, notified the PLAINTIFF ! hey
could not have the land.
Dunnire Renews Suit. i
The Old Reliable Drug Countly
again is made defendant in adult
brought by L. f. Dunmire, who axis
damages in the sum of $4,000, for al
legged wrongful and malicious alrg st
and confinement In the county til.
The plaintiff was charged with IN
lawfully uttering a check on the Iowa
Savings Bank for 81, when he hadln"
funds in the bank, and the defendant
company caused his arrest Dunnire
was tried in justice court or he
charge and discharged The origha
suit brought by Dunmire was DIS
missed.
Suit Over Land Deal.
A suit growing out Of the sale 81
land has been started by Harry Roo
crts VS.. Charles G. johnson, ct al,
Roberts alleging he entered into con-
tract for the purchase Of hand for the
cash price Of $3.50 and performed IN
der the contract. The title, however,
is not clear Sc he AYERS, and he asks
the return of the purchase price and
damages in the sum of $500.
W. H. Thomas VS.. F. w. Pothast -
the title Of an action by which the
plaintiff seeks judgment for s120.33, al