Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1920-01-05
MRS. hyatt SUES
WILLIAMS BANK
Asks Return of Bank Ger
tificates Belonging to
her and Sold by her
Husband.
OTHER COURT CASES
0. w Kennedy Sues for
Custody of his Minor
Daughter.
OTHER COURT CASES

DduSHleI.
Mrs, Edith NJ. Hyatt in petition
filed in the Office of the county clerk
has brought suit against the First Ma
tional bank of Williams and T.. +.
King for the return of certain certifi-
Gates of stock in that bank which were
purchased by Mr.. iKng from her hus-
band, Col. n. =. Hyatt.
According to Mrs. Hyatt's petition,
l6 shares Of capital stock in the bank
had been taken out originally in her
husbands name, but they We're later
Endorsed to her as she had paid the full
purchase price. In July, she states,
her husband obtained possession of the
certificates without her knowledge and
made pretended sale Of them to Mr..
King. The certificates were presented
to the bank officers. the transfer record
ed and new certificates issued to Mr..
King although. she claims, the bank
had full knowledge of her rights of
ownership. She asks that the sale of
the certificates be set aside and that
they be delivered to her with any divi-
dens which may have been declared.
Sues for Child.
Another case of interest which will
come up at the January term of the
district court is that of o. w. Kennedy
VS.. Ida j. Plymate and j. Il. Plymate.
AKennedy's petition states that he is the
father of Virginia Kennedy, Is years
old, who is now in the custody of the
Plymates and for whom the defendants
claim they have taken out adoption
papers. The father asserts that the
child was born Aug. 81, 1904, and that
he and his wife later separated. The
mother died Oct. IL, 1916, leaving the
child in the care of the Plymates, who
say they adopted the child Dec. 5, 1916,
by taking out papers before William
Gerber, mayonof Williams. The father
claims the adoption was void as he
had first rights to the child, because
Gerber issued the papers in his indivi-
dual capacity and not as mayor, and
also that Williams is not city but
only town and as mayor of that
town Gerber had no authority to issue
or execute the papers.
Insurance Case.
Mrs. Martha Morgan in suit
brought against the brotherhood OF
: hallway Employees asks judgment for
81 600, the amount of insurance her
husband carried in the Brotherhood.
She asserts that her husband, who was
employed on the railway here as Il sec
ton man, was killed by falling from
u moving car. and that insurance he
carried with the brotherhood has not
been paid, although he was member
lin good standing.
A. II. Bringolf is suing the Park
hurst Auto company and 5. s. Park
hurst for the return Of certain of his
notes which he claims they are holding
illegally. He estates in his petition that
he purchased from the defendant Il Re
public truck to be used in gravelins
roads, and on which he paid $9J4.S1.
The truck, he says, proved unsatisfac-
tory and was exchanged for Master
truck which also proved unsatisfactory
and was returned. He had paid total
of 81, 1OO.13 on the truck and given II
notes in the sum of $175O3 each. In
spite OF the return of the truck, he
i says, the defendant still holds six of
the notes. and he asks that they be
turned over to him.
Other Petitions.
Other petitions which have been
fled are:
f. H. Smith VS.. Il. L. How'd, asking
for Judgment in the sum OF $392.W
which the plaintiff claims is due him
on Il primissory note.
State Bank of Stratford VS. John
Longhenry and G. NJ. Longhenry, also
for the payment Of a promissory note
in the sum of SlO6.N.
Commercial Jewelry company VS..
Ben Highland, for payment OF $500 the
company claims due on bill OF goods.
Orville Il. Olson VS.. Otto .. Holland,
asking payment Of a promissory note In
The sum of $500.
Farmers Savings Bank of WOODSTOCK
VS.. G. l.. Wood, for payment OF $SS4.VO
due on promissory note.
Webster City Implement company VS..
!. d. Hutchinson, suit for the pay
ment of n promissOry note in the sum
of $3.50.
Webster City Implement company VS..
Z. l.. How'd, asking Judgment in the
sum Of $1O7.33 on prOmissory note ana
$SO.45 on bill of goods.
Farmers Savings Bank of Woodstock
VS.. O. NJ. Doolittle, for payment OF two
promissory notes in the sum OF $2lS.If
and $SG.97.
A, Il. Kalsem vs.. Ben i. Johnson and
Tom Guam, the plaintiff, praying for
damages in the sum of $1,000 which
he claims he incurred when the de-
PENDANTS refused to allow him to do
their threshing after he had secured
a machine and prepared to do the work.
Frank ii. Black and Jesse +. Black
VS.. w. @. Workman, for payment OF
S117.49. due, the petition says, on a
bill of merchandise.
BUYS Farm Near Lehigh.