Evening Republican, Volume 20, Number 103, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 29 April 1916 — CIRCUIT COURT. [ARTICLE]

CIRCUIT COURT.

Gwin v. Match Co. Dismissed at costs of plain tiff. Lowman v. Estate Harrison Wasson. Dismissed at exist of plaintiff. Herath v Atlas Co. Dismissed at cost of'plaintiff. State v. Fairchild. Fined $5 and casts for intoxication and judgment suspended during time defendant does not become intoxicated, but in case he again becomes intoxicated or guilty of any misbehavior, upon motion otf prosecuting attorney, judgment at once 'becomes operative without further order of court. v Baker. Cause dismissed and costs paid. Grim v Oliver. Appealed from justice court and tried .before a jury. Judgment for defendant on his set off. This was a case where Grimm 'bought land otf Oliver on crop payment plan and brought suit to recover for work and labor and board otf men. Oliver filed set off on account of seed furnished, house rent, etc., and after an all diay trial the jury found a judgment in favor otf Oliver for $7.55. C. H. Sands represented plaintiff and Dunlap & Inwin the defendant. Schriber v. Turner. Tried before a jury Thursday and Friday and judgment for plaintiff for $75. This case grew out otf removal otf a house from land of plaintiff upon land of the defendant and plaintiff asked damages otf SI,OOO. The parties were heiis at law of one Ciarisso Turner, who at time otf her death owned the 80 acre tract of land. The plaintiff, Gertrude Schriber, was an adopted daughter of Clarissa Turner and the defendant. After death of Clarissa Turner plaintiff and defendant divided the land, thfe plaintiff getting the north forty and defendant the south forty. The buildings were known by parties to be on or near the dividing line otf the forties but defendant testified that he deciedd to take the south forty believing the buildings were on that forty, the plaintiff taking the north forty, which was much the better land. Later quit claim deeds were exchanged and thereafter the piamtff, who at time of division otf land, was living with the defendant, who is 77 years of age, moved with her husband to LaCrosse, where they now live. Defendant then moved the house’ about 100 feet south so as to put it wholly upon hrs land. Plaintiff then caused a survey to be made and the line tas run by the surveyors showed the house almost whoflly on the plaintiff’s land, except about 3 feet otf one wang of the house. The evidence disclosed that the house was partly log, having been constructed by the defendant 54 years ago and the frame part was built 34 years ago and was in a bad' state otf repair at the time it was removed. The evidence placed the value of the building as SI,OOO and as law as $l5O, but the jury having all the facts before them decided that it was not worth more than $75 and rendered verdict accordingly. G. A. Williams appeared for the plaintiff and A. Halleck and P. R. Blue for the defendant. John Schriber v Turner. Continued by agreement to September term. Michal v Logan. Complaint, cost bond for writ of attachment, returnable September term. 'State ▼ Polen. Fined $lO and costs for visiting a gambling place. Jail sentence suspended during good be havior. . The jury was excused Thursday