Jasper County Democrat, Volume 19, Number 60, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 25 October 1916 — COURT HOUSE NEWS IN BRIEF [ARTICLE]

COURT HOUSE NEWS IN BRIEF

Interesting Paragraphs From the Various Departments OF JASPER COUNTY CAPITOL The Legal News Epitomized—Together with Other Notes Gathered from the Several County Offices. County Treasurer May and.family visited their farm near Remington Sunday. The Rensselaer schools will be closed Thursday and Friday of this week while the teachers are attending the state teachers’ meeting.

City Clerk Charles Morlan, who is also acting as a deputy in the county clerk’s office, goes to Indianapolis today to get the state ballots for the coming election.

Newton circuit court item in Kentland Democrat: David Halstead vs. Walter Adams, temporary restraining order, in replevin of about 400 bushels of onions, dissolved and judgment for costs assessed against plaintiff Wednesday.

Marriage licenses issued; October 21, Marshall F. French of Blue Island, Illinois, aged 24 July 19 last, occupation draftsman, to Lois Lucile Meader of Union township, aged 22 January 18 last, occupation school teacher. First marriage for each.

County Superintendent Lamson and Superintendent C. R. Dean ofi the city schools went to Indianapolis yesterday afternoon to attend the state meeting of county superintendents and city school superintendents and also the state teachers’ association meeting.

Elzie Grow is circulating a petition and the same is being generally signed to have the mile of road in northwest Marion connecting up with the Union township road, improved from the Union school house north to the Union township line, and also for the improvement of the mile of road running west from Union school and connecting up with the Postill stone road. The petition will be filed for action by the county commissioners at their November meeting. The county commissioners have appointed Charles J. Dean as election inspector in precinct number three, Marion township, in place of Clarence P. Fate, who declined to serve, and W. A. Lake for Walker township in place of Trustee Salrin, who was disqualified, Stephen A. Brusnahan, Democratic candidate for county treasurer, being a brother-in-law of Mr. Salrin. The other appointments heretofore published in The Democrat stand as published.

Squire Dean and a jury heard the Marlatt-Ward case at the court house Monday. John Marlatt had sold John Ward a second-hand automobile and some time thereafter one of the axles broke on the car and Ward ordered a new one. When he came after the axle Mr. Marlatt wanted the pay for same before he took it out, and Ward then claimed, it was stated, that the other axle was defective and Marlatt ought to give him this one free. The car was sold on payments, and

Ward becomnig delinquent Mr Marlatt sent the sheriff out and got the car. Mose Loepold represented Marlatt and John A. Dunlap represented Ward. After the taking of evidence was begun it developed that there was no basis for the replevin suit, and the court instructed the jury to bring in a verdict for the defendant "Ward. It seems that when Marlatt first sent his men after the machine Mrs. Ward would not let them have it, but Ward came before they w r ent away and told them to take it. They did not do so. however, and Marlatt begun an action in replevin, with the above result.

New suits filed: No. 8684. David L. Halstead vs. John Hansson; action to set aside contract and for temporary restraining order. , -

The complaint alleges that the plaintiff purchased a second-hand Auburn automobile of the defendant upon his representation that the auto could be converted into a truck, that it had been rebuilt at the Rensselaer garage and was in first-class condition. At the time that the automobile was bought Halstead purchased some hogs of Hansson. The price of the automobile was S3OO and the hogs S4O, and Halstead gave his note to Hansson for $340, due one year from date with eight per cent interest after maturity. Halstead alleges that he started to convert the car into a truck at the residence of Hansson when he discovered the auto was not in good condition and that the cylinders were worn to such an extent that there was no compression and that it would not develop power to any extent. He then ceased work and informed Hansson of the condition of the automobile and demanded the return of the note, which was refused, and the present suit is the result. The plaintiff asks for a temporary restraining order restraining the defendant from negotiating or otherwise disposing of said note during the pendency of the suit, and that upon a final trial that the contract for the purchase of the automobile be rescinded and the note ordered delivered up and cancelled. Both the auto and the hogs were left in the possession of the defendant.