People's Pilot, Volume 3, Number 32, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 26 January 1894 — Circuit Court. [ARTICLE]

Circuit Court.

The Jasper Circuit Court for January, was one of the dullest terms known for several years. There were but two jury trials during the entire term. The most important case was that of the heirs of Mrs. Knicely Bennett, against the estate of Knicely Bennett, This old couple was killed at a railroad crossing just east of town about two years ago, and now the heirs of the old lady claim that she survived her husband longest after the accident, and they demanded 8500, which they claimed was due her as her portion of the estate. It was a very peculiar and interesting case, and was decided in favor of the plaintiffs. Chas. Harrington brought suit against Peter Johnson for damage done last fall during the heavy prairie tires. The case had been in the Justice's court, and Harrington received a verdict for 875 damage. Johnson wasn’t satisfied and appealed the case to the Circuit Court and which decided the case in his favor. The remainder of the cases tried were only of minor importance and hardly worth mentioning.