Evening Republican, Volume 18, Number 3, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 3 January 1914 — ROBINSON LOST SUIT IN LAFAYETTE COURT [ARTICLE]

ROBINSON LOST SUIT IN LAFAYETTE COURT

Judge Found That Verbal Agreement Would Not Bind Horner to Pay Commission. • . . ‘\ • ** Lafayette Journal. Judge Isaac Schoonover, of the Fountain county circuit court, who has been occupying the bench of the Tippecanoe county superior court in the case of Alfred C. Robinson, of Rensselaer, vs. Cornelius M. Horner, of Monon, yesterday decided the case in favor.of the defendant.

" The suit originated-in the White county circuit court in 1899. Both Robinson and Horner were living at Monon at that time. Robinson was engaged in the real estate business. He bought a farm and paid SSOO with the understanding that he Was to pay the balance within a certain time. He could not raise the money and interested Horner In the deal. The latter bought the farm/ and took the deed. There was a written agreement that Robinson should raise the balance of the money within ninety days. He failed to do so and Horner held the land for several years ahd then sold it.

After he sold the land, Robinson /claimed a half interest in it, insisting that there had been a verbal agreement that extended the limit that was-set in the written agreement. Robinson brought suit at Monticello and the case went to Logansport. When the court indicated that he would decide in favor of Horner, Robinson dismissed the suit and it was sent to the Tippecanoe county circuit court. After the evidence for the plaintiff had been submitted Robinson again dismissed the ease. Suit was filed for the third time and the case was sent to the Tippecanoe county superior court. A demurrer was sustained and an ap peal was taken to the appellate court. The local court was reversed and the case was sent back tor another trial. This ended yesterday in a verdict for the defendant, the judge holding that there had been no verbal agreement. Mr. Robinson was represented by Charles R. Pollard and nephew, Robert Pollard, of Delphi, and Thompson & McAdams, of this city. Horner was represented by Emory Sellers, of Monticello,, and Stuart, Hammond & Simms, of this city.