Rensselaer Republican, Volume 22, Number 22, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 30 January 1890 — THE COURT RECORD. [ARTICLE]

THE COURT RECORD.

CIVIL CASES DISPOSED OF DURING THE JANUARY TERM. A large portion of the last week was taken up by the trial of two threshing machine suits, in the circuit court. The first was a suit by the Rumleys, of LaPorte, against Mrs. Elvira Oglesby and her sons, Chas. and Ben, of Hanging Grove. The suit turned on the question whether Mrs. Oglesby was the purchaser of the machine or only a surety for the sons. The case was tried by a jury, and decided in favor of the defendants. The other case was from Carpenter tp., and was brought by the National Bank, of -Battle Creek, Mich., against Thos. J. Lock, to recover on a note for a threshing mneiunrt. Th* set up ti. vi ihe machine was no good ami .the.court, which tried the. case,decided in his favor.

Anson Wolcott’s fifty thousand dollar suit against the Fan Handle By. for damages resulting from refusal to supply cars for shipping hay and grain, has been sent to Cass county, on change of venue, taken by the railroad. No decision has been rendered in the Welsh divorce case, the judge having taken the matter under advisement until tho next term. In the case of James Snyder, administrator of the estate of Jas. Pickuer, killed on the hand-car, near DeMotte, against the I. 1. & I. By. the court over-ruled the motion for a new trial, and entered judgement for the $4,000 given by the jury in November, and the railroad then took au appeal to the Supreme Court. Chas. McCully, of Bemington, who calcomined a portion of the court house last summer, while a prisoner in the hands ot the sheriff, awaiting trial, and whose bill for the work was rejected by the county commissioners, took an appeal to the circuit cdhrt. The decision was again adverse to his claim, and he will now have the costs of the suit to pafT™ The case of Wm. Niles vs. Wm. Rinehart, a suit to recover S6OO, on n note given for a horse which the defendant claims had a “cooked up” pedigree, and was not otherwise as represented, was sent

to White county, on change of venue. C. & 1. C. By. vs. Theq. Fritchey et al, to condemn iight-of-way, settled by parties and dismissed. Jas. Pelfiey vs. John T. Pngh, dismissed at plaintiff’s cost on account <4 defective service. It. Sophia Chase vs. Moses French, settled by parties and dismissed. Jas. T. Randle vs. L. N. A. & C. Ry. Co. suit to recover for cattle killed by cars, dismissed by plf. at his cost. Geo. H. Brown, adm’r. vs. Nettie Hoover, in partition, sale of all real estate reported. Alkanah Galbreatb vs. Sarah J. Helsel, on note, judgment for plf., | $103.40 and costs. B. E. Ferguson vs. Dan’l. W. Mellon judg. for plf. 830 and defendant for cost.-, by agreement. Emma Retherford vs. Berry Retherford, on account, judg. for plf.. for $lO5 and costs. John H. Shoemer vs. Claus Harder, judg. for plf. $64 and costs. John Makeever vs. Amelia Downing, to enforce lein for atty’s fees, settled by parties and dismissed. =DI J. Thompson vs. Wm. Faris, title quieted in plaintiff, at his cost. Jas. C. Morrison vs. Martin L. Cheadle, decree same as above. Sherman S. Je wett vs. Jacob Parker, note, paid aud dismissed. Joseph H. Willey vs. Francis M. Goff, note, judg. for plf. for $55.05 and costs. • . _ M. J. Costello vs. Francis Klome on note, for plf. $247.38 and foreclosure; Robt. Parket receiver-. Noah Frame vs. John L. Town, note, for plf. $92.82, and costs. Seiberling & Co. vs. F. M. Goff, two notes, for plf. $62.85 and costs.

E. H. Applegate vs. John Whittaker, note, for plf. $115.63 aud costs. Willey & Sigler V 6. W. W. Kenton, note, for plf. $121.69 and costs. » Wm. B. Austin vs. Frank Kenton, two notes, for plf. $225.40, and costs. John Makeever vs. Mary E. Welsh, forjplf sl4, def. for costs, by agreement. Mitchell & Lewis vs. Mary E. Welsh, note, for plf., $73.86 and costs. A. McCoy & Co. vs. Ben Reynolds, et al, note,- for plf. $91.25, and costs.

Jas. Harmon vs. Geo. W.Hershmnn. on windmill contract, for plf. $163.22 and costs. Geo. O. Stemble vs. John M. Welsh, for ejectment, judg. foi plf. for $39 and possession of property. John M. Jost vs, O. S. Dale, note, for plf. $115.19. Finley A. Forbes v, M. J. Costello, et al, settled by parties and dismissed at plf’s cost. Claims allowed against estate of T. O’Conner: Gipps Brew. Co. $l5O. John B. Ruger& Sons S2O. John A. Tollman & Co. $l5O. The claim of Mary O’Conner, a sister of decedent, for sl, 200, for work, was dismissed at her own request Drabner & Rehfus vs. M. E. Lecklider, for plf. $119.32. I. N. Makeever, adm’r estate D. S. Makeever, vs. Dan’l. and John W ood, for plf. $23.70. Same vs. Feldman, note, for plf. $74.47.