Evening Republican, Volume 20, Number 60, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 10 March 1916 — SEVERAL CASES SETTLED IN COURT [ARTICLE]

SEVERAL CASES SETTLED IN COURT

Price Will Case Resulted In Verdict For Defen dan t s—Some Other Cases. The Price will case occupied the attention of the circuit court Wednesday and Thursday. The action was brought by Joseph W. Price et al to break the will of the late Thomas Price who left about $4,600 in money to his brothers, Samuel and Newton, and his sister, Mrs. Ellen Culp. The will was made about two and a half years before Mr. Price was found to be insane and was taken to the asylum. He was after furloughed from the asylum and spent considerable time in this county. Later his dementia asserted itself and he was again taken to the asylum, where he died about a year ago. •Other relatives, mostly nephews and nieces, brought an action to break the wall but the jury Thursday night found for the defendants, thus leaving the provisions of the will intact. Another case that attracted considerable attention was that of Emma and Earl Williams against the estate of the late George Stemble, of Wheatfield, and involved a claim for hay. The amount sued for was $366.36. The jury returned a verdict for $l4O. Another case came up for trial this Friday morning. It was .orought b. T William Clapham, of Ft. Wayne, as receiver for the American Steel Dredge Co., of Ft. Wayne. The defendants are Hanaiwalt & Ackerman, of Monticello. The plaintiffs sold.the defendants a dredge for $4,000. Of this sum SSOO was to be paid in ca*h and the balance in notes. The notes were all paid but the SSOO that was to have been paid in cash was not paid and is the amount sued for. The defendants admit not paying it but contend that there are claims to offset the amount. William Clapham, the receiver, is being represented by Attorneys Thos. J. Hanna, of Monticello, and J. A. Dunlap, of Rensselaer. The defendants by L. D. Carey, of Monticello, and G. A. Williams, of this city. Mr. Clapham was formerly an in structor in the law school at Bloomington and Attorfieys Mosee Leopold and William H. Parkinson, of this city, were in his classes.