Jasper County Democrat, Volume 6, Number 6, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 16 May 1903 — COURT HOUSE CASE APPEALED. [ARTICLE]

COURT HOUSE CASE APPEALED.

Mcnticello Journal Court Note: In the case of State ex rel Elmer R. Bringham vs Board of Commissioners of Newton county; plaintiff, by its attorneys, files seperate demurrers to each of the four paragraphs of defendant’s answer. Demurrers sustained by court to which rnling defendant excepts and refuses to plead farther and stands upon said answer. Adjudged by court that a peremptory writ of mandate issue to the defendant, the Board of Commissioners of the county of Newton, commanding said Board to proceed to let contract for and cause a court house to be constructed at the town of Goodland, Ind., without delay. Defendant prays an appeal to the supreme court, which is granted, and files a bond in the sum of SSOO. There were originally three suits filed against the Newton connty commissioners bat the other two were dismissed at the last term of court.