Richmond daily register. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1917-1978, 1920-03-12
SUITS FILED ON
CATTLE SALES HERE
Seller Claims 'sCoIdD Checks Were
Given Him Other Actions
Filed In Circuit Court

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Two suits for the value of live
stock sold at Richmond court day
have been filed in the office of Cir
cult Clerk Jas. w. Wagers, and
because of the fact that feed is
high and the value of the stock
might deterioriate while they are
! being held for final adjudication
of the cases, Judge Shacke1ford
has entered orders for their sale
by the sheriff, if satisfactory in
demnity bond is given by the
plaintiff.
Gilbert Smith brought suit
against w. M. Campbell, to whom
|, he claims to have sold 23 cattle
for $1,000. He alleges that
Campbell gave him. a check for
that amount upon the Fourth Ma
tional Bank, of Cincinnati, when
he had not funds to meet the
check. The petition says that the
stock is now at the East End
Stock Yards in Richmond and will
soon be moved unless attachment
was granted to hold them. This
attachment was granted pending
final decision in the case. Smith
asks Judgment for S816.20, the
amount he sold the cattle for.
Attorney G. Murray Smith who
) brought the above suit, also filed
a suit against Campbell, on behalf
of Ed Lawrence, who claims to
have sold him 10 COWS here court
day for $601 81, and that his check
for same drawn on the same Gin
cinnati bank, came back "cold." "
A similar order was issued in the
the above case.
Through Attorney A. r. Bur-
nam suit has been filed against w.
G.. Yancey, of Clarksville, Va, by
the Madison Tobacco Warehouse
Company for $629.85. The Home
Tobacco Warehouse Company is
made a party to the suit, which
alleges that Yancey moved five
baskets of tobacco, which he had
sold at the Madison House to the
Home House. and sold it there.
&The five baskets are alleged to
have weighed and sold as. follows:
one weighing 155 poundsoat 81 a
pound; one weighing 200 pounds
at TIC; one weighingOdz5opounds,
at Soc; one weighing lao pounds,
at soc; one weighing ;1f5, pounds,
at SOC; a total of $o28,86.oe4J Judg-
ment is asked for thisiaanount-lu
Through Attorney sfElsS. Wig
! gins, the J. B. Colt Company ref
New York, has filed suit in circuit
court here against w. ]. Gooch
of the Coyle section, for $279.l 10,
the price OF. an acetylene lighting
plant it claims to have sold him.
Cal White, storekeeper of the
iBrookstown section, filed a suit
against |. H. Woosley, for $223.9e
for merchandise furnished Mlrviil
Kirby, a tenant on Mcoslcv
place, which W hite .laims he did
upon. order OF Woosley. the sum
sought being balance iinpai1 for
for. A. r. Burnam is his attor-
ney.
= Attorney Buriam also filed suit
for r. M. Ross against C. Liking
and M. c. Coy, on twotnotcs. enc
for sos and the other for SiS2I5
Mr.. Coy is nal. party defendant
because Mr.. Ross alleges that he
has reason to believe that Mr. Coy
has some money bclonging te
King.
81 The stock buvil,g firm Of V, A
iLeer & Company. or Garrar,
county, which the petition say:
consists of Mcssrs. Y. a. I.eer
Joseph Robinson and Alex Do.v
file suit agains. the U. 5. Raiir IA;
administration and the l.. x \
railroad for 5000, alleged to b,
damage sustained by Car load 6
horses and mules shipped b,
plaintiff from Richmond to b L <
. KY, the damage being caused b,
negligence and delay i'll tlans
porting the animals Attorney
j. L. Walker, of lancaster. an,
C. c. Wallace, of Richmond, rep