Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1938-08-25
Court House News
COMMON PLEAS COURT
Cases Dismissed

COMMON PLEAS COURT
Cases Dismissed
The alimony case Of Lillian Stein
metz VS.. Oliver Steinmetz, has bee
dismissed.
! The divorce action of Essie Davi
VS.. Virgil Davis, filed March IL
1898, is dismissed.
COgnOvit Note Judgment
l.. E. Greer, administrator of tn,
estate of John NJ. Greer, deceased
is given judgment on a cognOvi
note, against B. E. Roberts, in tn,
| sum of $142.
Divorce Action
| Clarence E. Musgrove has filel
suit for divorce against Mary e
| Musgrove, on grounds of gross neg
| lect of duty. They were married
Aug. Fl, 1920, and have three chill
dren, from ages Of 16 to sever
years. Plaintiff states that abou,
four years ago, plaintiff and defend
ant then living together as hus-
band and wife, on farm Of plaintiff
after request of neighbor, ARA
Musgrave moved into the home OF
said ARA Musgrave, to care for his
wife, who was then ill, and later
died They continued to reside in
said home until the latter part of
September, 1886, when plaintiff
states he requested his wife to move
back to their own home, which she
refused to do. Plaintiff and chill
dren returned to their home in Sep
tember, 1886, and since that date
defendant has remained away and
in the home alone with said ARA
Musgrave, and she has wholly fail
ed, neglected and refused to assist
plaintiff in any way in keeping up
his home, or caring for their chill
dren, and has continued, over the
protest of plaintiff to remain in the
home OF said ARA Musgrave. Plain
one year prior to his moving away
from the said ARA Musgrave home,
defendant has refused to return to
his home or live with him and re-
fused to live with plaintiff at an
other home which he offered to pro-
vide for her. He asks for custody
and care of their minor children.
Transcript of proceedings of State
of Ohio vs. Denzil d. Elliott, heard
before c. N. Williams, J. P, Marion
township, charged with driving
while intoxicated, has been filed in
common pleas court When arraign-
ed in said j. P. court, defendant
pleaded not guilty.
Suit for Damages
Opal Garvin, minor 20 years
of age, by B. G.. Garvin, her father,
and next of friend, files action
against Albert Mcconnell, in which
plaintiff asks for damages in the
sum of $500, as result of injuries
she sustained in an automobile acci-
dent, and in addition thereto she has
incurred doctor and dentist bill in
judgment for $500. Plaintiff states
that on March %, 1888, at about
five o'clock, B. G.. Garvin, plaintiffs
father was driving a Chevrolet Sc
dan on state highway IS, in Rein
ersville, in an easterly direction;
that she was passenger with her
father, and while driving, an auto
owned and driven by defendant, AL
bert Mcconnell, struck plaintiffs s
auto with great force. Plaintiff al
leges defendant. was driving his
auto carelessly in that he was on the
wrong side of the highway; that he
failed to keep a careful lookout for
other persons; that he failed to keep
his auto under control, and that he
made no effort to bring his automO
bile to a stop before said collision.
Plaintiff AYERS that as result Of
said collision she suffered the fol-
lowing injuries: Six teeth were
broken and driven up into her gum,
aking necessary the extraction of
said teeth at great pain and suffer-
ing, and the substitution of false
teeth therefor; that her chin was
struck a severe blow and her gum
was cut, broken and torn requiring
five stitches to close, at great suffer-
ing to plaintiff; that she suffered in
juries to her left eye; that her
nerves and health suffered severe
shock and produced a severe occur !
renee of heart trouble. Plaintiff al |
so says injuries are permanent and |
she will suffer DISAGREEMENT for
life.
Fred Mcdaniel Asks Divorce
Alleging gross neglect of duty, |
Fred Mcdaniel files suit for divorce !
against Anna Mcdaniel. Petition |
states they were married Feb. 2, !
1921, and have three children, the |
oldest, Pansy Mcdaniel Perry, aged /
16, is married; the others are Le-
ona, IA, and Richard, nine. Plain
Tiff AYERS that defendant during the I
last four years of their married life, |
has gone to dances, associated with |
other men, returned to her home in
an intoxicated condition at a late |
hour at night, and such dissipation
caused her to sleep late and to neg
ect her household duties; that she !
has frequently cursed and abused |
plaintiff; has refused to associate
with him and has repeatedly said |
she did not want to live with him
and would never live with him
again Plaintiff says he left their
home in March, 1898, and that he !.
las contributed to support of said
children, and agreed that she should
nave the children in her care, but he
lvers that in the past two weeks de-
'endant has ordered their said
Leona Mcdaniel, to find
mother place to live, at the instance
If Helen Berry Lawrence, and other
of her family; that the son
has for number of weeks
'emained with his father, rather
han with his mother; that said An
la Mcdaniel is not and does not
maintain proper home for their
minor children. Plaintiff asks for
custody Of minor children, Leona
md Richard Mcdaniel.
Asks Partition of Property
J. w. Godfrey files suit for parti-
ion against Lucy e. Godfrey. Plain
iff states he has legal right to an