The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1923-11-30
MUCH BUSINESS IN
...... PROBATE COURT
TWO DAMAGE CASES AND MANY
ESTATE MATTERS CONFRONT
JUDGE NELSON

While the office of Probate Judge
Adrian Nelson is always a busy place,
Wednesday was a day of more than
ordinary activity, with hearings in
two damage cases and with a num-
ber of estate matters up for consid-
Grafton.
The case of Donald Jain, a minor,
by his guardian, Walter Jain against
the Idaho Fire Brick Co., of Troy, in
which the plaintiff claimed damages
in several causes of action in the
amount Of $3785 was dismissed, un-
der a stipulation between the parties
settling all damages alleged in the
complaint for the sum of $780,
The causes of action arose out of
injuries received by the plaintiff over
a year ago, when a mule team which
he was driving home became fright
ened at a motor truck driven by an
employee of the defendant company
on Reitman hill east of Troy, and
ran away, injuring young Jain.
AtchisOn Estate $4,000
w. E. AtchisOn of Lewiston filed a
petition for letters of adm inistration
in the probate court ON the estate of
Edward P. Atchison, a pioneer resi-
dent of Kendrick, and who died in
Portland, Oregon, September "a, 1923,
following an operation.
According to the petition, the
estate consists of real and personal
property in Latah county, to the val
ue of $4,000. The deceased left sur
viving him as heirs, the petitioner,
w. E. Atchison; Elvia, daughter 1iv-
ing at the lockwood apartments, at
Spokane; and George, son, living at
Kendrick.
Mr.. Atchison owned property in Nez I
Perce county, which will be separat-
the petition has been fixed for De- +
cember 10.
Judge Nelson appointed Emma N.
Driske1, as executrix of the estate of
her deceased husband, Daniel W.
Driskel. The estate has been inven-
toried and appraised by the apprais-
ers and found to total $25, ,658, con-
siSting of a ranch located three miles
northeast of Moscow +
Under the terms of the will the es-
tate is to be distributed to the sur
viving widow and two children by
former marriage, in approximately
equal shares. Mr.. Driskel was a pio-
neer of Latah county, but for the last
few years had resided at Medford !
Oregon.
Judge Adrian Nelson, has appoint j
ed Olive G. Kennedy executrix of the |
estate of her deceased husband, Alex
E. Kennedy. The estate involves 40 {
acres Of stump land near Harvard,
which is held under contract by the {
Potlatch Lumber company and invo1-
wing the interest paid in the sum of s
$780,
Albert F. Daniels Wednesday filed (
q petition upon the estate of Betsy I
Daniels, who died May 5, 1923. The
estate consists Of liberty bonds and
cash in the amount of $400.
Says Guarantee Never Made
The case of John H. Delvin versus
H. Kalinowski was heard by Judge
Adrian Nelson in the probate court
Wednesday. The testimony was of
fered by the plaintiff to show that
he plaintiff leased and hired to the {
defendant team of horses to be used d
sy him with his threshing machine 1
Turing the season of 1928; that the l
defendant was indebted $12 on the
hire of the team; that on account of 1
the plaintiff contended,
made by the defendant for the re-
urn of the horses in as good a con-
lition as before they were leased, the !
plaintiff seeks to get damages in the l,
mount of $143.74, as the horses were q
INJURED by an explosion of the thresh-
ng machine.
A number of witnesses testified on G
,ehalf of the plaintiff, while the de- a
endant testified in his own behelf, j
Ienying the making of any such o
,uarantee. The cause was taken un- W
Ter advisement and the arguments =
will be submitted on brief by the P
ounci1 of both parties. u
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