The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1923-03-30
81 OF THE COURT CASES ARE CONTINUED

-T OF The COUKl
n;.triet Court Of the Twentieth
81 district in and for Sheridan
y .orvened at the Court House
sftemoon, March 9th, at 2
indge Leiper of Glendive,
10 n lieu of Judge c. E. Com
=. Sad been disqualified in sever
~. Nv 7. C. Kelly. There was
,alsndar Of cases. the most Of
4 we're disposed Of by cOntinu-
eases which aroused the most
- we're the cases Of T.. G. Kelly
"a The Plentywood Electric Com
n which the Plaintiff sued for
-.gss 10 a coal mine which she had
800 from Pierce & Wheeler
f was alleged F. J. Fishbeck,
sssnting the Plentywood Electric
ssrv. had injured by destroying
e and preventing her from min
A her own mine, and the case of
Kelly against the Sheridan Coun
Sste Bank for an accounting IN
she claimed that she had money
.1q from that institution in the
d several thousand dollars,
h that bank had defrauded her
d and the third case of d. w.
against the Sheridan County
/ Bank wherein Kelly sued for
mission for a large collection
By him for that institution.
Directed Verdict In First Case.
the case Of Kelly against the
ywood Electric Company, the
vas selected quickly Monday af-
-tn composed as follows: Niels
guson, Dagmar; P. L. Collins,
rnd; Simon c. Hanson, Ray
b; Albert HendTicksOn, Dagmar;
Writ Of Outlook; Peter o.
n, Yestby; John S. Collier, Med
Lake; E. o. Teigen, Antelope; G.
Iaesen, Reserve; c. C. Gronlie,
siead and j. M. Larson, Ante
Aahr LeSuer Of St. Paul and
l Blackwell Of Medicine Lake
counsel for e. C. Kelly and
peg Hurd Of Great Falls and On
& Greer Of Plentywood were
ssl tCr the Pientywood iilsetric
-lany.
hen the plaintiffs testimony was
defendant asked for a dismissal
q was overruled by Judge Leiper..
the defendants testimony and
MINIS rebuttal was completed and
Plaintiff rested, the defendan!ask-
10 a directed verdict for the de-
an Which motion was granted and
lly 50 directed. The case Occu-
ne at.eltlCn of the court until
lssdaI afte' Don.
Second Case NOnSuited
ease Of D. w. Kelly against the
aan County State Bank wherein
sued to collect commission for
4.eeton Of the Thompson paper
ne collected for that institu-
Early in the year of 1918 was
next and was nOnsuited as far
receivers of that institution is
sned. Chester Beiseker who was
ume Of the transaction men
N the suit, cashier of the
-an County State Bank did not
as a witness for the defense,
expected Kelly took the stand
e.3sRpleted the testimony for the
5II.' out after the Plaintiff had
me DEFENDANTS counsel moved
aohsalt ON the grounds that the
~ OF the Sheridan County
bank n. L. Nelson and Oscar
.1s0n mad been dismissed as re-
i ana were wrongfully joined
salt' The motion for a nOnsuit
sustained which will make it nee
iof Kelly to file suit again
l ! Is reported that he will do. A
5a1 been selected on the second
N. When the nonsuit was ent-
.r. was dismissed. After this case
, ae jury panel was excused as
Is s.. held after argument that
I -. case was a court case as
M we're ; no issue of fact to submit
M. Judge Diqualifes Self
~ the third case was called, af-
tsl preliminary legal sparring
H. / place, Judge Leiper dis
AS a himself from sitting further
III as an excuse that he was pre-
srs, r q the issue before him,
IA ' l Judge Conner mounted the
4 : eng vacated the case, set
H., III q new term which he called
,sn 5 !. eth, and designating Judge
n T" Try the case, he adjourned
4 r. Members Of the jury left for
seg 'Isp aestive homes today, and At
NJ s aeSqer and Hurd left for their
" The afternoon train.
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