Rensselaer Republican, Volume 28, Number 15, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 12 December 1895 — A Celebrated Case. [ARTICLE]

A Celebrated Case.

The trial of the replevin case of L. Zea vs. W. D. Sanders, the latter the landlord of the Nowels House, took place last Friday afternoon, before Squire Burnham and a six-man power jury. .-Sanders got a hack.a while back, and set Zea to running it for.him. Zea furnished the team and harness, and took care of the outfit. He had to make all trains, carry hotel guests to and from the depot, and other par ties aay place about town. He was to have two thirds of all fares collected and Sanders one third. Sanders and Zea did not hitch very well, and pretty soon Sanders made a contract with C. W. Duvall to do his hack business, and told Zea to hand over hiß (Sanders’) hack. Zea declined ts> give it up and Sanders took it by replevin action. Zea sued for possession of the hack, and for damages.

At the trial a verbal contract, covering the points above given, was proven, but for no definite length of time, except by implication. It was proven by other hackmen that Zea was a great hustler and took their fares right from under their noses; and was therefore a good man for Sanders. On the other hand, evinence was introduced showing that Lyman’s propensity to use his ofgans of articulation freely and without price, was not always strictly agreeable about the hotel. The verdict of the jury was in favor of Mr. Zea. He was given the custody of the hack, and damages of one cent. This throws the cost of the suit upon Mr. Sanders. The latter has perfected an appeal to the circuit court, and will therefore hold on to the hack until the appeal case is decided.