Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1934-03-15
Court House News
COMMON PLEAS COURT
Sues on Note

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with interest at six percent, from
Dec. 20, 1892, on a promissory
note. In order to secure payment
the petition states that defendant:
gave the plaintiff their mortgage
deed on certain oil and gas lease
in Penn township. Plaintiff asks
that said leasehold be sold subject
to the royalty of the owners in the
fee simple of said real estate, and
that proceeds be applied to the pay.
ment of said judgment.
Transcript Filed
Transcript from the docket oi
Will T. Smith, justice of peace
Marion township, in the case of M
L. Cole VS.. Chester A. and Mayme
Ewart, in which judgment was Civ
en- on note against defendants,
for $81.55, has been filed in com
mon pleas court, for execution.
Case Settled
The case of S. e. Bone VS.. Rocky
Glen sanatorium, for money only,
has been dismissed at the cost of
plaintiff. Plaintiff is in poor health,
and rather than stand strain of
case, decided to dismiss it.
Mrs. Beard Files Answer
In the damage case of John An.
derson as administrator of the es-
tate of Sarah Anderson, deceased,
VS.. Emma Beard, administrators of
estate of Charles Beard, deceased,
and Russell H. Beard, a minor, de-
PENDANTS, file answer in which they
admit said Sarah Elizabeth Ander-
son while attempting to cross Main
street, negligently and carelessly
walked into and against motor
vehicle operated by defendant, Rus
sell H. Beard, and thereby receiv-
ed any injuries or damage of which
the plaintiff complains, and aver
that any injuries Or damages to
plaintiff herein, Or of said Sarah
Elizabeth Anderson, were caused by
no neglect on the part of this de-
Beard. For her second defense, de-
fendant says plaintiff is not en-
titled to maintain an action against
both defendants named, and should
by order of court be required to
elect as against which answering
defendant plaintiff will proceed.
For third defense, answering de-
fendant says that there is mis-
joinder of parties defendant De-
fendant prays petition of plaintiff
be dismissed Emma Beard is ap-
pointed guardian ad litem of Rus
sell H. Beard, minor, for the
purpose of conduG sing the defense
of Russell H. Beard in this action.
In the case of Addison J. Tooley
VS.. The State Line Oil & Gas Trust,
Fairmont, w. Va, and Others
writ of attachment on cross petit
ton is issued for The Ohio Fuel
Gas Co
Transcript of the matter of the
State of Ohio VS.. Chester Carr, as
sault, heard in Mayor MERGERS
court, has been filed in common
pleas court.
PROBATE COURT
Inheritance tax in the sum of
$500 is found due in the estate of
Nettie Henderson, deceased. Gross
value of estate $1,000, composed of
$3.50 personally. and $3.50 real es-
tate. Debts are s379.5O. Net ac-
tual market value is $62O.5O,
which passes to sister, Neva Hen
derson.
The estate of Clara Horn Bader,
deceased, is not subject to inheri-
tance tax. Gross value of estate is
$1,000; debts and costs of admins
tration are $525; net actual market
value which might be subject to
tax is $475, which passes to Chas.
E. Bader, the surviving spouse.
Chester Reed, Eugene Derwacter
and T. A. McLain are appointed as
of the estate of D. w.
Jackson, deceased
Edwin G. Settle is appointed ad-
of the estate of G.. w.
Settle, deceased. Bond, $4,000,
with Racie Settle and A. J. Frash
sureties. Appraisers are G. B.
Smith, B. S. Harris and Frank
He'll. Probable value of estate is
$4,000, of which $1O,80O is per-
sonal and $2,5O0 real estate.
James b. Price Will Probated
The will of James B. Price, late
of Penn township, is admitted to
probate. By it's terms all property
is bequeathed to his wife Lois C.
Price, and at her death to be equal
ly divided among their four chill
dren-Della Dawson, Rose Abel,
(now deceased) Riley w. and Err
nest Price. The will provides that
in the death of any heirs named,
before deceased's and his wife's
death, then his or her portion is to
be divided equally among his or her
children. (The wife is now de-
ceased). The will which was wit
messed by J. F. Dougan and H. L.
Dougan, bears date Of June 7,
1922. r. w. Price is named in will
as executor. The will states that in
the event the son named cannot
serve as executor, then the son Err
nest is to serve. The beneficiaries
are the sons r. w. and Ernest
Price, daughter Mrs. Dawson, and
the children of Mrs. Rosa Abel, de-
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