Evening Republican, Volume 17, Number 290, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 5 December 1913 — Proceedings of the Jasper County Circuit Court. [ARTICLE]

Proceedings of the Jasper County Circuit Court.

The case of W. P. .Michael vs. John Knapp, resulted in a verdict for the defendant. The plaintiff had bought two horses of Mr. Knapp and a little later claimed they were suffering from heaves. One of the animals was placed in Leek’s hitch barn by Mr. Michael, Knapp having refused to take it back when returned by Michael. The evidence was clear that the horses were sound when sold to Mr. Michael, and the verdict could not have been otherwise. The case of Hallagan vs. Blankenship is being tried before a jury today. The case was commenced Thursday, evening at the close -of the Michael-Knapp case. This is an action on two notes and the defendant is defending on the ground that one of the three horses purchased was taken backjby Hallagan and that Hallagan took other property, on which he had a mortgage, in satisfaction of the purchase price of the other two ihorses. Defendant is also claiming that all of the horses were unsound at the time of ale, one having heaves, one a “broken knee’ and the other blind staggers. The case will probably be concluded this afternoon. Saturday is the last day of court and there is yet another jury case to try and it looks as if the jury might be held here until late Saturday evening. The case of W. Frank Osborne, superintendent of the Jungles ditch, against John Hack and bondsmen is to be heard before Judge Reiter in the superior court at Hammond. J. A. Dunlap, who is one of the attorneys for the plaintiff, expected to go to Hammond today to endeavor to have the case set for trial.