The diamond drill., 1921-12-03
CASE MAS H0Tly CONTESTED FOR
NEARLY TWO DAYS
AMAsA WOMAN GETS $1,000
Children's Quarrel Had a Very
Costly and Interesting
Sequel

SSaSol NdHtdBBl VS. Il ne t1Tkt Nation
al Bank of Iron River was called for
hearing. The attorneys in the case
were NJ. S. McDonough representing
Vantaggi, l.. A. Yyon and Frank Bell
for The First National Bank.
This was a greatly involved case
The story is that VanTaggi made q
contract with Chicago fruit vend-
ing concern for the purchase OF sew
eral cars OF grapes. This Chicago
concern turned the order over to
California purchasing Organization
which latter concern purchased and
shipped the grapes from California to
the Chicago concern at Iron River,
Mich. with instructions to notify Van
Taggi.
vanTaggi paid 5000 cash with order.
When the grapes were ready to be
shipped the Chicago concern notified
VanTaggi that he must have the bal
ance OF the amount due on each car
guaranteed. vanTaggi took the mes
sage TO the First National Bank Of
Iron River, requesting that bank 10
wire guarantee. The bank according.
ly wired It's correspondent the guar
antee and the Chicago concern got Il
money from the Chicago institution.
Five cars were shipped each one
being guaranteed before the shipment
was diverted. One car was wrecked I'm
transit and VanTaggi refused to ac-
cept another claiming that the
grapes were not what he ordered.
In the mean time the Chicago bank
had paid the Chicago dealers SO that
they didn't care what happened. A
controversy arose between the Chi
cago bank and the Iron River bank.
Mr.. Coe got legal advice upon the
subject and claims that he was advis-
ed that the Chicago bank had q valid
claim against the First National so he
paid his correspondent and charged
the amount up TO the account OF Van
Taggi in the First National. The
amount totaled about $4,000. Van
Taggi brought suit against the bank
for the sum which he claimed was
illegally charged to him.
The case was fought as hard as any
one heard In the circuit court in
many years. Every inch of the ground
was contested bitterly, the attorneys
consuming almost all OF Tuesday
with their pleas to the jury.
After long deliberation the jury
reported to Judge Flanagan that 1t
was impossible for them to agree so
they were discharged.
II was understood that the damage
suit brought by the heirs OF the two
men killed at Mastodon crossing was
10 be called ON Wednesday but II was
set over the term on the representa-
tion OF the compliant that a very
important witness ives ILL.,
A damage case from Amasa held the
attention OF the court most OF the
day Wednesday and until noon on
Thursday. The case is docketed as
that Of John Grace vs. Mike Skiba.
Clarence ID. Dwyer represented the
complaint and NJ. III. Moriarty the ie-
fendant.
Both parties 10 the action live In
that part OF Amasa know as Pork
City. II was originally an assault and
battery case in justicee court The
primary cause OF the action was
quarrel between the children OF the
two who are neighbors in this suburb
OF our northern village The children
got to qunrrelling and their quarre
drew In the mothers and then thf
fathers. although the husband OF "a
defendant was not Joined In the ac'
ion. In the melee that followed the De
fendant picked, up a stick and IN some
way struck the complainant so tha
she emerged from the action with
broken leg. Defendant was hrough'
into Justice court at Amasa and fnea
for assault An action for damages
was then brought in the circuit court.
Witnesses galore were put on the
stand each side sticking by It's colors
The fury deliberated long time and
finally returned a verdict OF $3.50
damages for the complainant
Pick The Live Ones
q. Z. Moyle OF Marquette Will have
charge OF the new Deli theatre al
iron River. Mr.. Moyie has been In the
Def employ for number OF years
Or. Bertil Larson came down from
Ironwood last Sunday to spend tho
day in Crystal Falls.