Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 35, Number 26, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 2 December 1902 — The Circuit Court [ARTICLE]

The Circuit Court

The oase of the Town of Gqod-->land, vs John G. Perry, a venue case from Newton oounty, was tried before Judge Hadley, Friday, without a jury. A cement walk 150 feet long was ordered in front of Perry’s property. He claimed the walk wouldbe on his land and refuged to build it on the line ordered. The town built it and brought this suit to foreclose on the property. The walk if built where Perry wanted it, would be 5 or 6 feet out of line with a straight-mile of walk, on the same street. There has been a walk maintained along the line where ordered for 40 years, and the town claimed that using for that length of time established the street line there, The court will render decision, Tuesday. Hon. Timothy O. Howard, of South Bend, an ex-judge of the Supreme Court, and one of the ablest jurists in Indiana, will be here Tuesday to try the oase of S. P. Thompson against the tax ferrets, and various county officers.