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Balance Due Plaintiff Is ST.
334.24, According To
The Verdict
CONCLUDE CASE OF
HARROD VS.. GREER
Two Answers Are Filed In
Common Pleas; Other Items
From Court House

jury in the case of Eva fIarrod ct al.
VS.. James r. Greer returned verdict
at 4:35 Thursday afternoon whereby
the plaintiff obtains the sum OF ST..
334.24.
The jury returned verdict for the
plaintiff in the sum of S1,497.56, and
verdict for the defendant in the
sum Of $1G3.32, leaving balance due
the plaintiff of s1;33424, for which a
verdict was returned.
The suit was brought by two sis.
ters against their brother for an ac.
counting, and was spiritedly contest.
ed all the way through.
Criminal Court Monday
At the conclusion of the case OF
Harrod VS.. Greer, the members of the
petit jury were excused until Mon.
day, Feb. 2S, when the trial of GRIM
inal cases VIII start in the common
pleas court of Knox county.
Leave to Answer
In the case of Frank Riley VS.. Ef-
fie +. Bedell ct al, the plaintiff has
BEEN granted leave to file an answer
instanter in the common pleas court
Can File Answer
In the case of John Hawn VS.. viii.
liam M. Rooms, leave has been grant
ed to the building and loan company
to file an answer within 20 days.
Files Answer
An anwser. and cross-petition has
been filed in the Knox county COM
Black ct al. VS.. Samuel Wharton. The
defendant admits the automobile ac-
cident mentioned in the petition of
the plaintiff, but denies that he was
driving fast or carelessly. On the
other hand, he AYERS that the plaintiff
was careless and negligent in his
driving and the accident was due to
his fault. He denies all the other
allegations. On cross-petition he says
the plaintiff was responsible for the
accident and that his machine was
damaged to the extent of $59.15, for
which sum he asks judgment. Lot
c. Stillwell is the attorney for the
defendant
Answer Is Filed
In the case Of John Sellers vs.. the
First National bank of FredericktOwnt
an answer has been filed by the de-
fendant in the Knox county common
pleas court. The defendant denies
that the plaintiff executed or deliver
ed his not as mentioned in his Pc
tition and that the same remains un-
paid. The defendant also denies that
Ralph Sellers note mentioned in the
plaintin's petition was given as col
lateral to the payment of the plain
tiff's note, but says the same was an
entirely different transaction All
other allegations are denied and the
defendant asks that the plaintiffs Pc
tition be dismissed Lot C. Stillwell
is the attorney for the defendant.
Inventory Filed
An inventory and appraisement has
been filed in the probate court of
Knox county in the estate of Albert
w. Fehndrick, showing the following:
Personal property $437, securities
$11,OOl.Sp, claims $745.sO, real estate
$500. Total $15,2S4.70
%
Application Made
Application has been made in the
probate court of Knox county for the
appointment of guardian for Sarah
J.. Kidd, an alleged imbecile. The
matter has been set down for hear
ing in probate court on Monday, Feb.
%.
Real Estate Transfers
j. Il. Anderson to c. ii. George, lot
in vernonview, 81.
C. H. George to Wallace Porter, lot
in Vernonview, 81.
Frank l.. Wolfe to Willis p. Bebout,
parcel in Howard, 81.
Lydia A. Moore to b. b. Salisbury,
parcel in Monroe, 81
Bert Merriman, indicted by the
last grand jury OH a charge of as
sault and battery, and who entered q
plea of not guilty, appeared in com
mon pleas court before Judge Blair
late Friday afternoon and changed
\ his plea TO guilty lie was given