Evening Republican, Volume 18, Number 148, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 24 June 1914 — JOHN JUDY PAYS JESTER JUDGMENT [ARTICLE]

JOHN JUDY PAYS JESTER JUDGMENT

Alleged Land Fraud Case in Which Former Tippecanoe County Man Was interested is Ended. Lafayette Journal. The last chapter in an alleged land fraud case tried at Frankfort three years ago, was written Monday when County Clerk Cue, of Clinton county, received from John F. Judy, well known horse buyer of Judyville, the sum of $3,849. William P. Jester, a former Tippecanoe county 'farmer, who brought the suit against Judy, will receive the suim of $2,977.70 with interest at the rate of 6 per cent for three years. The suit against Judy was originaMy taken to Clinton county from this county. Jester was the owner of rfn "Eighty-acre farm in Tippecanoe county and Judy succeeded in making a trade with him, giving Jester a farm near a lake in the northern part of the state. The land was Shown practically worthless, there being about three inches of top soil with sand beneath. Later Judy traded the northern Indiana farm belonging to Jester for another farm in Georgia which it was learned later never belonged to Judy. Jester was given a judgment at Frankfort for $2,707. Judy appealed the case to the supreme court, which upheld the decision of the lower court and added a penalty of ten per cent on the grounds that the appeal was taken merely to delay justice. The costs and judgment then totalled $3,651.81. Accrued interest brought the total Up to $3,489. Mr. Jester is mow living in Colorado.