Evening Republican, Volume 22, Number 49, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 27 February 1919 — SQUIRE MOORE, OF BARKLEY, DECIDES RENSSELAER SUIT [ARTICLE]

SQUIRE MOORE, OF BARKLEY, DECIDES RENSSELAER SUIT

Squire John Moore, of Barkley township, decided a case from Rensselaer Wednesday. Jesse Gates had (brought suit against Sam Karnowsky, the hustling junk dqaler, for $13.50, alleged to be the balance due for hauling cinders on the street in front of Karnowsky’s place of business on McKinley avenue. The evidence dis, closed that Sam, who is an enterprising citizen, availed himself of the offer of the city council of free cinders if he would pay for the hauling, and hired Gates to do the hauling for 35 cents per load. When settlement time came around Gates claimed the hauling was worth 50 cents per load and refused to accept a check for the balance due for hauling 37 loads at the contract price, he having already drawn $5 before the work was completed. Gates at the trial introduced expert testimony from other teamsters that the work was worth 50 cents per loiad. Sam introduced witnesses to the contract and the court gave judgment for $7.95, the balance due for the hauling at 35 cents per load, which was paid into court and then applied on the costs of the case.