Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1938-01-06


uary terms of court:
Grand Jurors
Evart M. Davis, Bert Berry, Car
Van Horn, Union; Vernon Brokaw
Fred Scott, Windsor; Edward De.
wore, Clyde Anderson, and Lee Van
York; G. 3. Conn, ". B. Eubanks
Stallsmith, McConnelsville; Austin
Newburn, Homer; w. L. Hardesty
! Bristol. They will convene Jan. II
Petit Jurors
Fred McInturf, Hiram Hart, Mary
Hill, Marion; Frances M. White,
Hester Dougan, Malta; John B.
Shell, Bloom; n. 7; Moody, Homer;
windsor: r. Howard Hooper, J. w w.
Carder, G. N. Hooper, McConneis-
Vile; Russell Harrison, Union; Ode
| Cordray,, Malta route; Irene Noyes,
| Center: Homer Mccormick, H. HI.
[ Ritchey, Bristol: Chester Everhart,
| Albert Giles, York
MaDer Harrison is given Judgment
on cognovit note against r. F.
Miller in the sum Of $524.01.
Asks Judgment for $19,35O
Lorenzo e. Baker of Chesterhlll
has filed suit against Harry A. Trip
! lett, Chesterhill route, in which
| judgment is asked in the sum Of
! $19,35O, as the result of injuries he
alleges he sustained, when thrown
from a load of hay being hauled OIL
! a truck by defendants son Carol
Triplett, then a minor of Is years Of
age Petition states that plaintiff
truck under public utilities cer-
| tificate for the purpose Of hauling
and carrying. On July Is, 1887, de.
fendant was hired by E. N. Viii.
liams to haul hay on said truck,
| from Williams farm three miles west
| Of Chesterhill to Williams place in
| Chesterhill. The truck was loaded
with about 1900 pounds of hay, and
plaintiff and other workmen board
ed the loaded truck. While said
Carol Triplett was driving the
truck over route 555, it partially
overturned at a sharp turn in the
| road, and boom pole stretched
| across the top of the loaded hay to
hold same to bed of truck snapped
and broke, and that plaintiff who
was riding atop of the hay was
body struck against the side Of a
| bank, and his neck struck a fence
post, breaking his neck in the
| cervical region. Plaintiff states the
| injuries have rendered him totally
disabled, and he has not been able
to perform any labor since the in
Jury; that he has been at two hos
pitfalls for treatment. Because of in.
| juries, plaintiff states he has par
tial paralysis OF the nerves OF MS
! throat and arms; also states he has
been put to great expense; has suf-
fered much pain; that he will likely
always be disabled from perform
| ing manual labor, that he is cont
PEELED to make frequent trips to his
physician, and to pay doctor bills
and other expense. Petition states
defendant was careless and negligent
in permitting his son, minor un-
der Is years of age, to operate said
truck, and says minor did not own
or possess a license to operate or
drive a motor vehicle; and that he
did not exercise ordinary care in
the operation of said truck. Plain
tiff also states the negligence of de.
fendant and negMgence of his SAID
SON were the direct cause of plain
tiff's injuries: He claims he mas
been damaged in the sum of $19,-
900, and has incurred for hospital
expense, and doctors services the
sum of $3.50. In all, he asks judg-
ment against plaintiff for $19,350.
Action for Divorce
VIM. F.. Cody files suit for divorce
against Ida L. Cody, on grounds Of
gross neglect of duty, and extreme
cruelty They were married in 1909
and have six children, ranging in
age from nine to % years. Petition
states defendant is quarrelsome,
jealous of plaintiff without cause.
Dags him most of the time. He says
she is high tempered and makes no
effort, or fails entirely to govern
her extreme outbursts against him
curses him. calls him mean and pro-
fame names, and often threatens to
kill him. Petition states they have
not lived together for more than
eight years Defendant lives IN
Washington county and plaintiff in
Windsor township. Plaintiff states
the repeated threats of defendant
convinces him she would take his life
if she had the opportunity to do so,
and he does not consider it safe for
himself to be in the home with her,
or to eat the things she cooks, all
Of which causes him great worry
and mental distress. anguish and
suffering, and has interfered with
bis ability to earn a living for him
self and family. Petition says that
neither parties had property when
they were married. They have since
accumulated some property, consist
ing of a farm of Isl acres, house.
hold goods, livestock, ETC., and
plaintiff owns some bank stock, all
Of the value of about $4,000. Pc
tition states there are membranes
against part of the property in all
about $4,000 In 1897 plaintiff ac-
quired another farm in Windsor
township, which came to him from
his father and brothers and sisters.
The right of plaintiff to have this
farm is questioned by plaintiffs
father, o. w. Cody. It is appraised
for taxes at $2,625. Petition states
defendant recently sold some feed
she lives, and she breaks locks to
procure and sell the farm products.
Plaintiff states she disposed of live
stock in the night time, and made
no effort to get a fair price for
same. Plaintiff asks that the de-
fendant be enjoined from disposing
of said property; that her interest
in the real estate and personal prop
erty which he owns be barred; that
awarded him; that he be granted
absolute divorce.
PROBATE COURT
Final account is approved in the
matter of the estate of l.. D. Walk
er, deceased. Mona Walker, ex-
ecutrix, is allowed compensation in
the sum of $52.96.
Harlan Williams, as administra.
tor of the estate of Maynard Will
liams, files final account, which is
approved.
A. B. Mercer as administrator of
the estate of j. M. Taylor, deceased,
files final account, which is found
correct and approved. Account is
duly balanced.
Jesse j. Worthington as admins
traitor of the estate of Louisa Worth.
ington, deceased, is allowed cOmpen =.
satiOn in the sum of $184.25. Els
tate is fully settled and administra-
tor discharged.
Il, In the matter of the guardianship