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IMPORTANT JURY
CASE Is PASSED.
UNTIL DEC. 10th.
Case Of Spittle VS.. Allen, Ad-
ministrator, Goes Over
Until Monday
ANOTHER CASE IS
TAKEN UP TODAY

tOoAV UuHA tlCW Al I IOV0tC
Court; Other Items From
The Court House
The case of Harry T. Spittle VS.. B.
M Allen, adminiFrator Of H. H.
Greer, ct al, which was scheduled to
start before the jury in common
pleas court Thursday, was passed
until Monday morning, Dec. 20, owing
to the fact that parties were not
ready for trial.
The plaintiff was given leave to file
reply. The reply was filed in com.
mon pleas court Friday in which the
plaintiff denies each and every alle-
cation in the answers of the defend
ant. A. A. Stasel is the attorney for
the plaintiff.
O.
Judy Case Starts
The case of Rinehart VS.. Alien
berg was started before the jury in
common pleas court Friday morning.
The plaintiff sued for commission for
the sale of property.
Sale Bill Filed
In the assignment of Robert j.
Monroe, the assignee Harry w. Rooms
has filed sale bill in the probate
court of Knox county. The sale bill
shows stock sold to the amount of
$17S70
Marriage Licenses
Jay G. Weekley farmer, Center.
burg, and Bernice Irene Barrett, Gen.
terburg. Rev. A. ID. Mink
Paul B. Fawcett, laborer, Martins
burg, and Allie P. Funk, Martinsburg.
Rev. Elliott Funk.
Real Estate Transfer
William r. Jones to Oren Folk,
parcel in Morris, $25.
o.
After deliberating over six hours.
and half the jury IL the rasc Of tIif-
ford F. Rinehart vs. Claude e. Alien
berg failed to arrive ut a verdict in
the Knox county common plsss court
and the members Of tlie ti"y were
discharged from furthe: work in the
case at 1850 Friday night.
The case started in common pleas
court before the jury Friday morning.
The plaintiff brough. suit asking for
a judgement in the sum of $500 as
commission on a real estate transac.
tion. The case was fought out in
court during the day and was given
to the jury at 4:05 in the afternoon.
At 1850 last night the jury report
ed, the foreman stating that the men,
bers had been unable to arrive at a
verdict. The jurors were discharged
from further duty in this case.
To Contest WILL
suit for the purpose of contest.
ing the last will and testament Of
Fannie Burklew, was filed in the COM
mon pleas court Of Knox county late
Friday.
The action was instituted by Caro-,
line Ling against the trustees of the
Methodist Church or Danville, G. M.
Rice, executor of Fannie Burklew and
others. The plaintiff states that on
December IL. 1920, an instrument
perporting to be the last will and test.
ament of Fannie Burklew was filed
and admitted in the probate court of
Knox county. The plaintiff alleges
the document was not the last will OF
the said Fannie Burklew; that the
said woman was not of sound mind
and was mentally incapaciated to
make will. The plaintiff asks that
the will be set aside by the court
Frank o. Levering is the attorney for
the plaintiff.
Schedule Filed
A schedule of debts and liabilities
has been filed in the probate court of
Knox county in the matter of the
assignment of Robert ]. Monroe. The
schedule shows liabilities amounting
to $2,OOl.31.
Account Filed
A second and final account has
been filed In the probate court of
Knox county by Lowell M. Newell,
guardian of Lulu Newell, which
shows the following: Received $685..
40. paid out SIG, leaving balance Of
s2.1O.40.