Jasper County Democrat, Volume 18, Number 65, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 13 November 1915 — COURT news [ARTICLE]

COURT news

Items Front (lie Circuit Court Pocket Arcliilles Uavis vs, John Roorda; defendant files motion for new trial, which is overruled and judgment rendered for $149. Defendant prays for appeal to appellate court. Bond fixed at $300; 30 days given for bond aiid 60 days for hill of exceptions. David James vs. Pittsburg, Cincinnati, Chicago & St. Louis R. R. Co. ; defendant tiles motion for new trial. State vs; A. W. Graham (2 cases); set for argument second Monday, and for trial third Monday. State vs. Orville Grim; plea of guilty entered and defendant fined S3O, sentenced to the reformatory for from one to fourteen years and disfranchised for two years. Samuel Smith vs. Patrick Halligan: cause dismissed at plaintiff's cost. Bayard Taylor vs. Carroll C. Kent et al; motion to re-tax costs' overruled. State vs. John Tilton; cause dismissed. State, ex rel. Brook Terra Cotta Tile and Brick Co. vs. Hugh L. Gamble et al; cause dismissed at ’.viator's cost. Walter k. Johnson \*k W. E. Smalley et al; plaintiff files answer to demurrer of defendant's answer, and cause is set for argument ovf second Wednesday. Minnie Comer vs. V. .T. Crisler & .Co., defendants appear, waive iissuo and service of process and file demurrer to complaint, Same entry in case of Dominic 1 Lerne vs. same. Joseph E. Eichelberger vs. Ralph W, Bin ford; plaintiff moves to reopen issues. Granted. Additional paragraph complaint. William 11. Boyle ditch; Contractor Felix R. Erwin files' bond in sum of $20,000 with Fidelity & Deposit Co. of Maryland as surety. • . A. C. Pancoast ditch; set for trial second Friday. .1 ungles-Dayis .ditch; engineer granted until third Monday to file report.