Evening Republican, Volume 18, Number 275, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 20 November 1914 — CIRCUIT COURT. [ARTICLE]

CIRCUIT COURT.

Civil Causes. - Gregg vs. Ellis et al. John W. Tilton files cross-complaint, and demurrer sustaified to same. Tilton files amended cross-complaint, making new parties and publication notice ordered returnable first day February term, 1915. This is an action by Gregg to foreclose a mortgage on 80 acres of land in Kankakee township,on which land Tilton ‘holds a tax deed. AH defendants except Tilton were defaulted and Tilton files his cross-complaint to quiet hi's title. The question involved will be whether or not, the tax deed conveyed title. If it did the are void and Tilton will get the land. If the deed does not convey title, then in that case Tilton will have a lien for amount paid and all subsequent taxes paid by him. Moses Leopold represents the plaintiff and Chapman & Blue the cross-plaintiff. Levi A. Hopkins vs. Caleb and Nehemiah Hopkins. Tried before a jury and verdict returned for defendants. This was an action to recover a balance claimed by plaintiff for the care of the father of the parties, the plaintiff claiming that the defendants agreed to pay him their proportionate part of such expense. While there was evidence that defendants said they would do what was right, there was a lack of (positive testimony to establish an agreement, although there may have been a moral obligation on their ‘part to pay, yet such moral obligation would not have legal effect of contract. G. A. Williams for defendants and J. A. Dunlap for plaintiff.