Jasper County Democrat, Volume 14, Number 96, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 13 March 1912 — TWO APPEALS; LOWE LOSSES. [ARTICLE]

TWO APPEALS; LOWE LOSSES.

Appellate Court Says Last Suit Was Brought in Wrong County.

The appellate court, for a second time, has reversed a judgment in | ; favor of John C. Lowe for money’ j which he alleged was collected for him by George A. Willia'jns of Jas- ; per county. • Lowe brought the actioh against . Ulysses M. Baughman and Williams' as a 1 law firm, they having' collected some money for, Lowe, and the last day the McCoy bank was open for business they gave him a j check for the amount,. but Lowe , took the check home with him to Monon instead of cashing it here. | The McCoy bank never opened again, hence the suit. After the decision of ' the lower court he dismissed the appellate court he dismissed the case against Baughman and filed , a new complaint against Williams. | who filed a plea in abatement, showing that the suit was begun in Newton county while he was a resident ( of Jasper county. The lower court ( refused to recognize this defense and proceeded to trial and rendered judgment against Williams for $673. The appellate court holds that I when Lowe dismissed as against , Baughman and filed a new oom- ' plaint against Williams, it was in ' reality a new suit and that it should have . been begun in the county where Williams lived.