Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1927-06-16
Court House News
COMMON PLEAS COURT

Deed and Contract Declared Void
In the case of Raymond Monrot
as guardian of Elizabeth Barr an in
competent VS.. ErviIl Shrivers ant
John T. Barr, for equitable relief
the courts ruling is that the deco
and contract be declared null. vote
and of no effect, and same ordered
cancelled. Title is cleared of cloud
Defendant is ordered to vacate
premises, but to be allowed to har.
vest his crop now in ground. De.
fendant is to be paid for clearing
brush on farm before filing of this
suit, at 81 per day, and to be re-
imbursed for grass seed used on
farm. Each party is to pay his own
cost. Appeal bond is fixed at s4O0.
\ In the action of G.. c. Crider VS.
The Daily Oil Co., for money only
motion of defendant is overruled
Defendant excepts
i Sues on Cognovit
/ ]. Fl. Stalker has filed suit on q
cognovit note and inter st. against
Perl Potts, in the sum of $208.82.
Protests Assessments
C. E. Dougan files injunction suit
against the board of Morgan coun-
ty commissioners and Harry Gordon,
as auditor of Morgan county, in
which he asks that defendants be
enjoined from taking any further
steps to enforce the collection OF
tentative assessments on Sec. HI
No. 354, McConnelsville-Ne Lexing-
ton road, made by county commits
sioners on June z, 1927, which ac-
tion petition of plaintiff states was
wrongfully and illegally made. AS
sessment against plaintiffs lands is
| s619.49, which plaintiff alleges is
grossly in excess of benefits accruing
| to lands of plaintiff, by reason of
said improvements The petition
states at some length, reasons of the
| plaintiff to show that assessments
are excessive. Plaintiffs prayer in
petition is that the confirming and
approving of tentative assessments
against plaintiff may be found and
decreed by the court to be null and
void and that the mmissoners
and auditor be enjoined from taking
any further steps to enforce the col
lection of tentative assessment and
and from placing or causing to be
placed on the tax duplicate said
amount, and asks for temporary
injunction order issued against de-
PENDANTS, to remain IN force and eff
feet until final hearing. A similar
action has been filed by Joseph E.
CoTan, Howard :. CowaD, Edna S.
Cowan, Fannie Z. Barr, Walter
Ross, Marguerite Ross. E. S. Martin,
J. T. Mccall, Gale Mccall. Ernest
Mccall, C. E. Dougan, E. R. and
Rena Thomas, Jessie 0. and F. P.
Finley, protesting assessment on
same road. The assessments as
fixed follow: Charles Earl Dougan,
$61949; A. B. Cowan heirs, STAG
Sc; Ebert S. Martin, s564.S5; Jes-
sic O. Finley, s4S3.3S; J. T., Gale
and Ernest Mccall, $341.S6; F. P.
Finley, s134.46; Edward E. and
Rena Thomas, $12402
tefdEct OF Guilty.
Wilmer E. Sheppard is found gull
ty in the bastardy case of Augusta E.
Smith VS.. Wilmer E. Sheppard,
heard Monday by jury.
Judgment by Default
Judgment by default in favor of
plaintiff against defendants, Albert
and Pearl Kidd, in the sum of ST.
757.76 and costs, in the foreclosure
action of j. S. Taylor as admins
traitor of the estate of VIM. Filkill,
deceased, VS.. Albert Kidd ct ano.
Mortgage is foreclosed, and premises
ordered sold, if judgment is not sat
isfied in five days.
Errett Il. Smith Seeks Partition
Errett L. Smith has filed a parti-
ton suit against Ethel E. Smith. The
plaintiff desires to have his interest
in their real estate of $3.50 acres in
Homer township set off to him in
severalty. The Citizens Savings
bank of McConnelsville has a mort
gage lien on the property, and plain
tiff asks that the bank named be re- /
quired to set up its interest in the |
premises.
Case Settled
The case of the Stockport Milling /
Co. VS.. H. T. Green and the Stock !
port bakery, for money only, has !
been settled out of court.
The case of the State of Ohio VS..
Harry Andrews for possession of ma
.erial, was heard Tuesday in part.
and it will likely be concluded this
forenoon.
Today the case of The State of /
Ohio VS.. Henry Kloh, for possession
material, is posted for hearing, and
Friday the State of Ohio VS.. Wright
Eveland, possession.
PROBATE COURT
Mary Shepard is appointed admin
strator of the estate of Park ID.
deceased. Bond, $4,000.
.. M. Watkins, Roscoe McLain and
silas Cain are appointed appraisers.
Inventory filed in the estate OF
Annie B. McInturf, shows total as
ets of $36,9S867. Of the sum
s757.50 is personal goods and chat
els: securities, $17,S63.37; other
claims and accounts, S10,367.S0;
eal estate. $4,000
Marriage Licenses
Raymond Embree Birch, ceramic
engineer, son of H. E. and Rosa Nc
Donald Birch, and Grace Opal Mar
in. teacher, daughter of Frank /.
md Gertrude Ross Martin, both OF
NcConnelsville, Rev. o. j. Moore Of
iciating.
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