The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-01-02
Suit is Filed by Anna McMsnus
Against J. c. McManus construc.
tion Company ct al for
$4,000.
LAWYER ASKS DAMAGES
q. A. DoIan Claims to Have Been In.
jured In Fall from Porch--In-
surance suits
Filed.

Several suits OF interest and some
lof them involving big sums Of money
have been filed in the clerks Office
lat the court house. Anna McManus
has brought suit against J. G. Nc
Manus Construction company. part
/ nership; j. C. McManus, e. II. Coch.
ran. r. F. McManus and Company, a
partnership. praying for an account
ling and for judgmetn for the sum of
$13,228.11.
The plaintiff claims that during the
operation of T. +. McManus Con-
struction company the j. G. Nc
Manus Construction company became
indebted to the first company for
money that it had received In the
sum of $7,577.71. Also that certain
money and accounts we're received by
u. G. McManus from the T. F.. Nc
Manus company which were to be
used for the benefit OF the j. c. Nc
| Manus company and which it is al
| legged In the suit were not turned
| over or accounted for by j. G.. Nc
Manus, amounting to 1854, and for
other money alleged to have been not
accounted for, amounting to the sum
of $5,650.40.
Bernard A. Dolan has sued George
| Keppel for $500 damages which the
petition alleges the plaintiff suffered
as the result Of certain negligence of
the defendants The defendant owns
Ia piece Of property located on the
corner of Reid and E streets The
plaintiff visited one of Keppers ten
ants, w. A. Williams, who lived in
part of the two story house which
Is located on this property, and when
me left he departed by way of an in
side stairway, landing on the porch.
which is six feet from the ground.
He fell from the porch which has no
railing around 1t, onto the ground
below which was covered with ice
AS a result of the fall, the plaintiff
claims to have received severe in
juries which made it impossible for
him to continue his law profession
for some time.
He asks the court for $1,000 and
also asked for writ of attachment
against the property Of the defend
ants.
A suit for $500 has been brought
against the Royal Neighbors of Amer
lea by John Howell. plaintiff for the
late Rose Howell. his wife. The petit
ton alleges that in July, 1918, his
wife made application for member
ship and paid the first assessments
into the Royal Neighbor lodge. In
August, 1918, the society issued GER
tifcate for $500 to Rose Howell.
The plaintiff alleges that his wife
paid all her assessments up to the
time of her death, August IL. but
that the lodge has failed to pay the
plaintiff the $500.
Aiimony Not Allowed.
The petition of Thomas c. Balaam
in the divorce suit Of Balaam VS..
BALKAN for temporary alimony has
been denied the defendant by de-
cision of the court.
divorce petition has been filed
with Victoria Poland, plaintiff, and
John r. Poland. defendant, on the
grounds OF cruel and inhuman treat
ment. Palintiff alleges that defend
ant struck her and beat her. They
were married in 1898 and lived to-
gether utnil September, 1919. The
plaintiff asks for the custody of the
four minor children, temporary all
mony and Ave dollars week.
Tho Pop,an CathoIir Mr,tilaJ pr0tec.