Jasper County Democrat, Volume 11, Number 76, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 24 February 1909 — THE CIRCUIT COURT. [ARTICLE]

THE CIRCUIT COURT.

Jhe jury came in Monday and heard the Martin-Morton case, deciding in favor of the defendant, F. P. Morton, now of Goodland. This action was based on a note given for a patent right, the Star Vice, of which several hundred were sold throughout the country here last year. The plaintiff was an innocent purchaser of the note, some $204, was contended, while the defense set up the plea of misreputation and fraud. ‘ The assault case of Keister vs Mitchell, from Jordan township, was up yesterday.

In the appealed case of F. E. Babcock vs. the Board of Commissioners, the court held that it had not jurisdiction in the questions that plaintiff wanted decided, so the matter resolved itself down to the point of whether or not the publication complained of had been made voluntarilly, and the later O. K. of the claim. As this was not the question that a decision was most desired on, the case was dismissed by plaintiff.