Evening Republican, Volume 19, Number 285, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 2 December 1915 — REMINGTON AUTO CASE WAS DECIDED [ARTICLE]

REMINGTON AUTO CASE WAS DECIDED

Plaintiff Fails -to Get Judgment On Claim Against Auto Sales Co.— Other Court Notes. The case of James H. Gilbert vs. Bonner, as receiver of Auto Sales Co., occupied Tuesday and Wednesday, being tried before a jury. The suit was on a claim of Gilbert against the partnership on account of rent v amounting to about $l,lOO, which was offset by an account making the total amount demanded $563.46. The defendant filed a croes-complaint alleging that James H. Gilbert, who assisted his son, who was one of the firm, in the sale of automobiles, had collected a large amount of money and notes and failed to account for same to the partnership. The evidence was a mass of papers and figures principally and one difficult for a jury to understand. Mr. Lough, cashier of the Bank of Remington, who was one of the witnesses, had to have a trunk to carry bank books, deposit slips and so on and brought the trunk into the court room. Out of all the evidence there were several disputed items aggregating about $2,500. The jury after about two hours' deliberation, rendered a verdict against the claimant. Neither did they give any judgment on the cross-complaint so the result is that the plaintiff gets nothing on his claim and the Auto Sales Co. thereby profits to the extent of $563.46. The plaintiff was represented by Jasper Guy and George A. Williams and the defendant by ChapWn & Blue. There is still an accounting pending between the partners in the Auto Sales Co., the firm being composed of Harry W. Gilbert, a son of the claimant in the case just tried, and Luce Bartoo. * , The Auto Sales Co. is still continuing business, James H. Gilbert hal - ing bought the stock of the receiver last spring and the business is now being conducted by James ff. Gilbert and his son, H. W. Gilbert, in the large brick garage on east side of the main street in Remington. <3. I. & S.*tt. R. Co. vs. McLaughlin. Cause continued by agreement. Hints vs Fess. Cause continued by agreement. ■Dunlap vs. Cochran. Cause continued by agreement. Dexter ditch. Commissioner files report and notice ordered re- I tumable Dec. 4, 1916.