Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1924-10-02
VERDICT MORE
Than ASKED


ter C. Kidd the jury in circuit court
brought in a verdict of $43l Tor
the plaintiff. The sum Of $500
was asked and a motion will be
made to amend the complaint to
cover the amount fixed by the jury.
The Judge makes the final decl-
sion. Before the accident the Pos
ter car was worth S1046 and after
S615, making the loss $431.
The accident happened early IN
July on the Baraboo-Kilbourn road,
the Poster car, containing father
and two sons, going from Rockford
to Plainville and the other ma
chine, also an Illinois car, coming
from Delton to Devils lake. This
machine contained several ladies'.
Selma Banta driving. She had
driven other cars considerable but
had been at the wheel of this ma
chine for only eight miles. About
the time the Rockford car was met
the Kidd car swerved in some gray
ell and struck the Poster machine.
Special Verdict
The special verdict follows:
Question 1. Did Selma Banta, tn"
driver of the defendants car, fail
to exercise ordinary care in the
management of the automobile she
was driving at or Immediately
prior to the collision.
Answer, yes.
2. If you answer the first ques-
ton Eyes" then answer this ques-
tion Was such failure to exercise
ordinary care the proximate cause
Of the collision?
Answer, yes.
8. Was David jarrett, the driver
of the plaintiffs automobile, guilty
of any want OF. ordinary care which
proximately contributed to produce
the collision.
Answer, No.
4. What was the reasonable
value Of the plaintiffs automobile
just prior to the collision?
Answer $1O46.
5. What was the reasonable
value Of the plaintiffs automobile
after the collision but before it was
repaired?
Answer, $615.
Questions 6, 7, s, and 10 per-
tanned to David Jarrett and the car
he drove, none OF which was an
swered by the jury, this not being
necessary.
The witnesses: G. G. Kidd, David
Garrett, A. II. Rotzoll, Romeo Schroe-
der, David jarrett, Jr., Wallace Tab
ison, Joubert Swanson, Selma Ben
ia, Marion Mcdonald and Glen
Allen.
The jury: Henry Goetz, w. =.
Egerer, Mary Sullivan, Charles
BOIL Julia Scallon, Adolph Haiti,
William Kinney, Mrs. Henry Foss,
Minnie Mather, Fred Oil, Mrs. c..
A. Clark and F. J. Holtz.
DeIton Farm Case
In circuit court several Witness
es were examined in regard to the
partition suit Of the Thomas Bell
homestead in the town of Delton.
Thomas Bell resided on the place
for many years and now that he
is deceased an effort is being made
to divide the estate. William Bell
has brought an action against
Arthur T. Bell who has farmed the
place for many years. There
are six heirs in all and the Ques-
ton is whittier to divide the seven
forties or sell the land and Apr ~
ton the proceeds, The court will
decide later.
The witnesses who testified were
VIM II. Bell, Frank Gloyd, Julius
Goebil, S. S. Squires, Arthur Bell
and Emma White,
rutland Case
In the case of Henry Reuschlein
against George Rutland of Plain
the jury brought in verdict adj
verse to the defendant. If the
court renders judgment in ac-
cordance with the decision of the
Jury. Rutland will lose the suit.
Az noted by the special verdict be-
low Rutland turned over personal
property to his son in order to de-
fraud his creditors. The son pro
ceeded to have an auction and this
brought an attachment. 1t was
then decided to proceed with the
auction and deposit the money in
the Loganville bank, the amount
being S181716 This will no doubt
be turned over to the trustee, Hen.
ry Reuschlein, for the creditors.
Special Verdict
The special verdict in the case
follows:
Question /. Did John Rutland on
the goth day of April 1923 give the
bill of sale of the personal prop
erty in question to his son. George
Rutland, with intent to defraud