Jasper County Democrat, Volume 3, Number 52, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 14 April 1900 — An Important Decision. [ARTICLE]

An Important Decision.

We see by the Kosciusko County Standard, says the Logansport Times, that Judge Biggs has rendered an important decision of interest to saloonkeepers. It was the case of Jones vs. Wittenberger et al., appealed from the commissioners’ court. Some months ago Jones applied for license to run a saloon in Claypool. A remonstrance was filed. The license was defeated. Jones had a number of the remonstators subpoened before the commissioners’ court to swear that they signed the remonstrance. These witnesses, about fifteen in number,claimed their fees as witnesses, and the commissioners chaged the fees to Jones. Jones appealed to the circuit court, claiming the remonstrants being Crties to the suit, could not claim «. Judge Biggs, however, did not take this view of the case, and rendered a decision against Jones for the costs. Saloonkeepers therefore should be a little cautious after this as to the number of witnesses subpoenaed.