Jasper County Democrat, Volume 22, Number 90, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 7 February 1920 — BIG SUIT TO START MONDAY [ARTICLE]

BIG SUIT TO START MONDAY

Stockton vs. Makeever Damage Case Will Begin in Benton Court. The $50,000 damage case of Jay W. Stockton, of Rensselaer versus former County Commissioner Daniel S. Makeever of Newson township will open in the Benton circuit court next Monday. This action is for damages for alleged malicious prosecution of plaintiff in a state case against him, charging perjury, and tried in the Newton circuit Court some two years'ago, it being alleged that the defer ’ant was in reality back of the x tcution and that the state was a passive tool. Mr. Stocktdn was acquitted of the charge after a trial lasting several days and in which there was a large arjgy of. legal talent on ” both sides and scores of witnesses w&re heard. ' In the case about to be tried the plaintiff will be represented by Fraser & Isham of Fowler, W. W. of Indianapolis and A. Halleck of Rensselaer, while the de- « fendant’s attorneys . are Charles Snyder of Fowler, W. H. Parkison of Lafayette and George A. Williams and M. Leopold of Rensselaer. Charles Snyder, Who is now defendant’s Fowler attorney, sat as special judge in the state case tried at Kentland in which Mr. Stockton was acquitted of the pen jury charge. It is expected that there will be no hitch in going to trial with the case Monday. K The cause was filed in the Jasper circuit court, but was taken to Benton on change of venue.