Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1922-05-19
INSURANCE CO.
LOSES LAW SUIT
Must Pay S46S0 For Insurance
On Paul Jaeger Cheese Fac
tory and Contents
CIRCUIT COURT
STILL IN SESSION
Two Divorces Granted.-Bruce Man
His Own Attorney and Wins
His Case

The jury sitting in the case of Paul
Jaeger VS.. the Farmers Mutual Town
Fire Ins. Co. of Rusk county brought
in a special verdict Friday in favor of
the plaintiff. Plaintiffs cheese fac
tory in the town of Flambeau was in
sured by defendant company against
loss by fire. The factory and part of
it's contents were burned about a year
ago. The insurance company claimed
that the insured made alterations in
the building which increased the fire
hazard and that mechanics were en-
ployed in altering and repairing the
building beyond a period of fifteen
days at the time of the fire; thereby
violating provisions of the insurance
company, and refused to settle the
loss to the satisfaction of the insured
The court fixed the damage to the
building at $3640; the jury fixed the
damage to household furniture and eff
fects $500; to machinery, tools and
creamery equipment $500; total $46S0,
including interest. The jury found that
the alterations to the building did not
increase the fire hazard, but they found
that at the time of the fire mechan-
les were employed in making altera-
tions beyond period of fifteen days
Mrs. d. f. Manley was the fore
woman of the jury, which was made
up of the following other members:
Clarence Brown, Mrs. c. A. Beebe,
Mildred Calkins, Mrs. n Christman, e.
G. Hamilton, Richard Huxtable, Ward
Lofts, Sig Override, Pete Peterson, For
est Triplett William Wright.
The action of the state against Ed
Thompson, charged with violation of
intoxicating liquor law, was nOlled.
The case of Stephen Neumann
against Fred Austin was decided by
the jury in favor of the defendant.
The case attracted some attention be-
cause Of the fact that the defendant
acted as his own attorney in court and
defended himself cleverly and well.
It came to the circuit court ON appeal
from justice court, where Mr.. Austin
also acted as his own lawyer. The de-
fendant is resident of Bruce and the
plaintiff is a farmer residing in the
town of Atlanta. Neumann sued to
recover $50 for wood delivered to de-
fendant, but Austin showed that he
had agreed to take his pay for the
wood in a used automobile and later
got cold feet and refused to take
the car and demanded cash.
The cases of the State Bank of Cor
nell vs. the town of Washington and
Henry Stamper VS.. r. L. Hopkins and
others are now being tried, Jointly.
D. W. Maloney, as attorney for the
town and for Stamper, is opposed by
Sturdevant & Farr and W. III. FTaw-
ley. Eau Claire attorneys.
The action of the Lampert Lumber
Company against the City of Lady
smith was continued.
Edward Stoker, sueing George Rath-
sack for the alienation of his wife's
affections, is a case for the jury that
was continued for the term.
The dispute between the Flambeau
River Lumber Co., and Henry Wilson
was settled before it got to jury.
This was over a bill of materials fur
nished to defendant for residence
BUILT last year in Ladysmith.
Judgment for the plaintiff was Civ
en- in the action of Crandell & Kapp
against John MOller. Plaintiffs sued
to recover damages done to a car sus-
tanned when the cars of the parties
to the suit were in collision on pub
bic highway last fall
The result of the trial of the Chip
pewa Valley Telephone Co. against
the Hawkins Building Association and
others was a partial victory Tor the
association.
Adelaide Luke was given a decree
of divorce from Vene Luke and Olgie
Burie was granted divorce from
Joseph Burie.
The J. L. Gates Land Co. secured
a Judgment against Charles Doud ct
al in foreclosure action but the
defendant was given four months to
redeem.