Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1924-02-28
Court House News
COMMON PLEAS COURT

SmlJn VS.. VI. M. McDOHdiu, IOI
money only, returned a verdict Sat
urday in favor of Smith. The case
arose over the sale of stock in the
Ohio Securities Co., by Mcdonald, an
agent, to Smith. The original
amount of stock was $4,000 for
which Smith gave in payment gov
ernment bonds. At the time of the
sale the defendant gave plaintiff a
written guarantee that if dissatis-
the bonds which had been given in
consideration, for the stock. The
Ohio Securities Company, following
the filing of the suit by Smith, made
payments to Smith of $4,000. For
some months the Ohio Securities
Co. has been in the hands of a re-
ceiver, and the action of Smith was
to recover from Mcdonald the ST.
900 he alleged was due him. The
finding of the jury was for $685..
This amount had been agreed upon
by the attorneys, in case verdict
was found. The amount was figur-
ed upon the market value of the
bonds at the time his dividends in
the Ohio Securities Co. ceased, less
the difference between the interest
on the bonds, and the dividends he
had received on his stock.
Motion has been filed for a new
trial
Earl J. Kimble has filed suit
against Walter Squires, for money
only The case is appealed from
John o. Days court, J. P. The
amount in question is $116, and in
terest on $54 thereof from Sept. 6,
1920, and $62 thereof from April
10, 1923. The action grows out
of the sale of four acres, in Malta
township.
The case of c. c. Dibbie vs. B. &,
o. railroad, damages, began here
Monday in common pleas court, to
jury. On May II, 1922, c. c. Dib
BILE, a travelling salesman, was on
his way to Malta in a Ford roadster,
which contained his sample trunk,
etc. When at the railroad crossing
at the Malta ball park, he was
struck by the southbound B. & o.
train, and while he escaped without
bodily injury, his machine was de-
molished, as was also his sample
trunk The passenger train was
closely following freight train
which was entering the switch, and
plaintiff claimed that no bell was
rung on the train, or whistle blown,
as signal for the crossing, and
that his view of the coming. train
was obstructed by the fence about
the ball park, which fence was built
on the railroad ground, parallel to
the track He asked for damages
in the amount of $444. Wednesday
afternoon the jury returned ver-
dict in favor of Dibble for $488.24,
which included the amount sued
for and interest from the time of
the accident till the beginning of
the January term of court.
The case of the Wilson Con-
struction Co. VS.. Howard Quigley,
for money only, which was posted
for hearing Feb. 27-28, has been
continued till the next term of
court.
PROBATE COURT
Della Robinson has been ap-
pointed administrative, with the
will annexed, of Sheridan Lyon, de-
ceased.
The will of Florence Rodeback,
late of Manchester township, has
been filed for probate.
RECORDERS OFFICE
The following have been filed for
record:
VIM. w. Lindimore to Frank
Montgomery ct ux, 81 acres, Wind
sor, 81.
c. B. McInturf and wife to The
Ohio Fuel Supply Co., right of way,
Penn, 81; J. A. Wood ct ux, The
Ohio Fuel Gas. Co., right of way,
York, 81.
The following leases in Penn and
Malta townships, to The Ohio Fuel
Supply Co., have been filed: C. B.
McInturf 10 acres; w. S. Ham, 8S;
John H. and Alice A. Drake, 105;
Emily l.. Ball, 60; r. H. McKitrick
and wife, 70; Geo. T. Perry and
wife, 81; w. w. Strahl, SIS; c. H.
Best and wife, 1862; same, 1913;
Hattie Hickerson, 72; Carl F.
Drake and wife, 40; Elizabeth E.
Gooding, 12; c. H. and Fannie Full
ton, 62; j. r. Best and wife, 1853;
Everett McInturf and wife, 220; J.
F. Sears and wife, so; Lydia and
Lawrence Parsons, AZ; T. M. and
Lydia Parsons, 80; Jno. E. Benja-
min and wife, 43; G. J. Kennard and
wife, 10; Shirley and G. p. James,
10; John H. Snearley, 43; ]. III.
and w. G. Snearley, As; c. w. An
derson ct al, 80, and A. B. Harper,
ct al, Manchester, 403 acres. Con-
sideration in each is given as 81.
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