Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1921-09-29
CASES HEARD In
CIRCUIT COURT
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farm was sold for more than it was
really worth they would waive all
commission in excess of the $500.
'Fhey did not desire to receive COM
i. mission in excess of what they should
, have received had they sold at $3.50
per acre,
Twice during the trial there was "a
motion for non-suit but both were
denied by the court.
Special verdict
The case went to the Jury in the
form of a special verdict, the one In
terrogative being as follows:
Question: Was the buyer to whom
defendant sold his farm furnished
directly by plaintiff?
Answer, NO
This means that Mr.. Bunker wins
the case. All he will nave to pay the
Portage firm is $3.50 or 81 an acre
as agreed to in the contract.
The witnesses: Frank S. Bunker,
Charles Roberts, Dyson Roberts, Har-
ley r. Bement Charles Van Schoyck.
The Jury: Peter Geier, B. F. Coll
mar, Frank McKune, Jessie Ballinger,
N. A. Cushman, Earl Thomas, Ernest
SceaIes, L. L. Case, John Babb, John
Accola, F. G. Dubois, Herman Kasiska
Vacate Land in Delton
1t was granted to vacate certain
land in the village Of Delton, j. L.
Huntington was the witness.
Frank S. Bunker won the trial in
the farm suit The jury answered
mo" which means that Mr.. Bunker
will only pay the Portage firm the 81
= per acre, $3.50 in all, as agreed to
in the contract.
(From Mondays daIly.)
Fairfield School Case
There was a non-suit in the case
of Mrs. Esther Caflisch against school
district No. 8, Town of Fairfield. The
defendants included William H. Mill
ner. G. M. Clark, w. H. Burton, and
Albert Cline, all of which were mem
hers Of the school board except Mr..
Burton.
Mrs Caflisch sued for $4,000 on
account of alleged damage to her
health-nervous headaches reputa-
ton as a teacher, humiliation and the
like. The members of the school
board were not sued as school Off
GERS but as individuals, although the
acts of the officers in the performance
of their duties entered into the case.
Mrs. Caflisch claimed there was
malice on the part of the defendants
which rendered them liable. They
claimed the teacher punished the pu-
pills unreas onably, that one boy was
compelled 10 sit on an organ stool
with his feet from the floor for more
than a week, that she struck one boy
with a strap, and that she kept sever
al in at recess for a long time in
order to make some one reveal the
name of a youth who pushed another
boy into the mud. A sister" of the
youth who got into the mud claimed
he was not pushed.
Board Visits Teacher
When the situation at the school
did not appear to be satisfactory the
would be pleased to have the facts,
that complaints had been made, that
they had come to her concerning the
conduct of the school.
Before the parting came there was
an exchange of sharp words and the
upshot was the board asked the teach
er to resign, at that time or at sub
seQuent meetings. They offered her
full pay for the remainder of the term
but Mrs. Caflisch stated she did not
desire to take money she had not
earned. She then came to Baraboo
to consult an attorney as to her
rights. Later fourteen persons in the
district. including the school officers,
signed a complaint to the county
superintendent of schOOls-at that
time A. H Martin-and day was set
for a hearing. For some reason no
hearing was held, several persons
meeting and discussing the matter,
however.
Later steps were taken for tenn
porary injunction to keep the teacher
out of the school house.
About this time all of the children
quit school except those who had not
attended the full 120 days as requir-
ed by law.
In the meantime the teacher held
the fort and still later the board re-
fused to pay her salary. She then
brought suit to recover something
less than $200-three months pay.
Became Nervous
Mrs Caflisch declared that as a
result of the worry, criticism, and
annoyance she was on the verge of
a nervous breakdown case Of
neurasthenia. Dr. L. w. Sayles testi-
fed as to her condition.
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