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COURT HOUSE DOINGSTrustees Meet and Talk Over Road QuestionsSupreme Court Hands Down Decision* In a Number ef Cases From Sioux CountyA meeting of the township trustees was held with Auditor Wissink and County Engineer Aardappel and some of the members of the board of supervisors at Orange City last Friday to discuss road work and the laws relating thereto. There was a good attendance from all parts of the county and a very interesting session was had. Among other matters discussed was the law relating to the removal of obstructions from the public highway, especially trees. It appeared to be the opinion of a number of the township officials present that the law relating thereto is not very specific in some instances, and the following resolution was adopted:Be it Resolved, That our State Senator and Representative be instructed to see that the law relating to the removal of obstructions in the road be changed, so as to clearly designate whether the owner of the adjoining land or the township or county officials shall have the disposition of trees after they are cut down.Bui! and the plaintiff alleged that she destroyed the domestic happiness of the Warrens and broke up their home. Damages in the sum of $10,000 were asked and after being in session for about nine hours the jury brought in a verdict for $4,875 in favor of the plaintiff, together with the costs. The supreme court deemed the judgment excessive and reduced the same to $2,000.The supreme court has affirmed the decision of Judge Wm. Hucthinson in the Witt case, in a decision handed down last week. This was an action in which Herman Witt Sr. sought to recall several deeds to Sioux county farms which he had made to his children and grandchildren as grantees. He sought to recall the deeds upon the ground that he simply considered them in the nature of a will and that he did not understand the full nature of the instrument he was signing. Under these deeds Witt retains all income from the farms during his lifetime, but the property goes to the grantees at his death. Judge Hutchinson held that the deeds were valid and could not be recalled and thesupreme court has affirmed this decision. *The supreme court last week affirmed the decision of the district court of this county in the case of Phelps vs. Linnan. This was an action in which Supervisor John Linnan of Maurice refused .to pay twice for an electric lighting plant which he installed in 1914, The firm of Hunter C hall man took the contract and installed the plant, and Linnan paid them when the job was completed. Later A. S. Phelps brought suit against Linnan for $275 claiming an assignment of the contract. The court held in favor of Linnan and charged the costs to the plaintiff. The supreme court has affirmed this decision.As an outgrowth of the divorce suit of Wm. R. Moir vs. May Moir which was tried at the last term of court, a big alienation
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Hawarden Independent
Hawarden, Iowa, US
Thu, Feb 17, 1916
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