Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1921-11-02
NEWLY ORGANIZED
APPELLATE COURT
IN FIRST OPINIONS
HANDS DOWN TOTAL OF THIRTY
FINDINGS, OF WHICH FOUR
WE'RE ON CASES FROM LA
SALE COUNTY TRIBUNALS.

The second district of the Appellats
| Court, which convenes in Ottawa
handed down forty-seven opinions to
! day, the first since organization OF
the present bench last spring These
were the first that have been handed
down since the reorganization of the
court of the second district.
Judge Dorrance Dibell of Joliet
| who has completed his twenty-fourth
| year on the appellate bench H. the pre-.
siding iurist. Besides Judge Dibbcll
| Judge Norman Jones of Carrolton, and
Judge Augustus A. Partlow of Dan.
vile. preside. The latter two are new
members who were assigned to the OF,
tawa court by the Illinois Supreme
Court
More opinions were filed in cases
from the 18th Judicial district than
from any other circuit This circuit
comprises the counties of Winnebago,
Boone, McHenry and Lake counties.
The number of opinions filed in
cases from each of the other circuits
are as follows:
9Th circuit Henderson, Warren and
Knox counties) Two cases.
10th circuit peoria Stark. Putnam
and Marshall Seven cases.
18th circuit Qroquois, Kankakee
and WilD-Three cases
18th circuit (Grundy, La Sale and
Bureau) Six cases.
14th circuit (Henry. Mercer Rock
Island and Whiteside) Six cases.
18th circuit Carroll 10 Davies, Ste
phcnson Ogle and Lee)--Two cases.
10th circuit CDe Kalb, Kendall,
Kane, Du Page -Four cases.
The La Sale County Cases.
The four La Sale county cases in
which opinions were handed down b.
the Appellate Court came from three
tribunals the Probate, County and
Circuit courts.
The higher court affirmed the YER
dict Of the Probate Court in the Du.
pee VS.. FOllett case Frank Follett
public administrator, was appointed
administrator OF the estate Of the date
Sarah A. Dupee Of Earlville. After
his appointment the Dupee heirs ask
ed heirs asked that Frank W. Dupet
be appointed administrator. The court
upheld the appointment of Follett and
the matters was appealed to the high
er tribunal.
Farrell VS.. Crawford.
The verdict was reversed and re.
manded in the suit of Francis Farrell
against Silas Crawford. The action
was affirmed as to Louis Martin, one
OF the defendants The suit was
brought for $4,000 for personal in.
uries received when the defendant
was hurt while driving along the road
when bull charged at her horse
The suit against Martin was dismissed
and a verdict of not guilty by the jury
who heard the case against Crawford
The plaintili aad tn defendant re-
side near Streator.
Carbone VS. insurance Company.
An opinion reversing the finding OF
facts in the suit of Charles Carbone of
Streator against the Pennsylvania III
surance company was handed down
by the higher court CarbOne brought
action against the insurance company
to a collect policy for a house owned
By him which was destroyed by fire
in Tonica, A jury in the County
Court awarded him a verdict of
1000.
Bane VS.. Prichard.
The case of d. II. Bane of Streatof
against r. NJ. Prichard Of the same
town was reversed and remanded. The
action was brought by Bane to have a
deed set aside th1t he was alleged to
have given the defendant in 1905 with
directions. He alleged that he be
lieved the deed was a mortgage The
case was tried in the Circuit Cour,
deed