Switzerland County, Indiana, Circuit Court report appeared in:
Vevay Reveille – 22 Oct 1885 – Page 4, Column 3

LAW REPORT.
Switzerland Circuit Court.
J. Y. Allison, Judge; E. G. Hay, Prosecuting Attorney; John T. Ellis, Deputy.

R. T. F. Abbett, Clerk, vs. Board of Commissioners, etc. Motion to strike out complaint overruled.

State ex rel Holland, Auditor, etc., vs. Isaac McHenry et al. Order of publication and continued.

State ex rel Holland, Auditor, etc., vs. Thomas Lawton. Dismissed. Costs paid.

State ex rel Holland, Auditor, vs. Crawford Miller et al. Judgment for plaintiff for $946.17 and foreclosure.

S. Q. Howe et al vs. Harvey Jack. Judgment for $245.30.

Ed. P. Jeffreys et al, partners, etc., vs. Robert G. Ormsby, surviving partner of Ormsby & Dunbar. Judgment for $259.05, with relief.

James M. Kellar vs. Wm. B. Daily et al. Dismissed at plaintiff’s cost.

John L. Thiebaud vs. the Board of Commissioners, etc. Motion to dismiss overruled.

State of Indiana vs. Henry M. Fallis, Nat Fallis, et al. Forfeited recognizance $500. Demurrer to complaint overruled.

Bell D. Grisard vs. Hannah Walden et al. Judgment for plaintiff for 244.74.

Geo. B. Butler vs. the estate of Eliza Butler. Judgment for $235.00.

Julia Froman vs. Mary Walden; slander. Jury disagreed.

Mary E. Atwood vs. Mary Walden. Same.

State ex rel Margaret Baily vs. Rose Cole. Bastardy. Dismissed for want of prosecution.

Samuel Lauschner vs. Emma Lauschner; divorce. Granted.

State vs. Wm. Spencer; larceny—Motion to nolle sustained and defendant discharged.

State vs. Wm. R. Williams; assault and battery. Verdict of jury, not guilty.

State vs. Charles James; assault and battery with intent to murder. Fined $100.00 and set to penitentiary for two years.

Webster Cotton vs. Louisa Putnam et al; partition. Granted—John H. Brown, John Archer and Geo. W. McKay, appointed to partition land.

State vs. Wm. E. Burton; assault and battery. Motion to nolle sustained.

State vs. William Spencer; obtaining receipt under false pretense. Verdict of Jury, not guilty.

State vs. Irvin Peters; assault and battery. Motion to nolle sustained.

James S. Jelly and William R. Johnston vs. Margaret Snyder and Parvis F. Snyder; to enforce lien on real estate. Judgment for plaintiffs.

Ulysses P. Schenck vs. Justine Schenck; partition. Granted—John Gill, William Hall and Alfred Shaw appointed to divide land.

Hiram Jennings vs. Nancy Jennings; divorce. Not granted.

State vs. Sam Fallis; selling liquor to minor. Tried by Court, not guilty.

State vs. George J. Thiebaud; provoke. Verdict of Jury, not guilty.

State vs. Charles Wiseman, carrying concealed weapon. Plea of guilty, fined $1.

Charles Dibble vs. Silas Dibble et als; foreclosure. Judgment for $174.21.

Ralph T. Butler vs. Theodore Bonnell et als; on note. Judgment for $295.75.

Theodore H. Wells vs. Adolpheus E. Merit; on note. Change of venue to Jefferson County.

Andrew J. Schenck vs. William C. Robinson, Treasurer S C; injunction. Injunction dissolved and judgment for defendant.

Andrew J. Schenck et al vs. Ulysses P. Schenck et als; partition. Granted. David Armstrong, George W. McKay and David Lee, appointed to partition real estate.

Nancy Lampton vs. William Lampton; divorce. Granted.

Susan Peelman vs. Ira Peelman; divorce. Granted.

Theodore Livings vs. Lewis A. Lanham; for purchase money. Judgment for plaintiff.

State vs. James S. Girard; selling liquor to a minor. Motion to nolle sustained.

State vs. William Turner; assault and battery. Motion to nolle sustained.

State vs. James S. Girard; allowing minor to play pool. Plea of guilty, fined $5.

State vs. John Edrington; assault and battery. Motion to nolle sustained.

 

HON. SCOTT CARTER, JUDGE PRO TEM.

Phillip A. Bettens vs. Philip Bettens, Jr., et al; partition. Granted—Chas. Markland, Americus Benedict, and John Porter, appointed to partition real estate.

Selar Mead vs. Hiram Mead, The Phenix Insurance Co. of Brooklyn; foreclosure. Judgment for plaintiff.

State ex rel P. C. Holland, Auditor vs. Timothy I. Porter et al; foreclosure. Judgment for $329.92.

John C. Scott vs. Laura J. Martin et als; foreclosure. Judgment for $107.78.

John D. Harwood vs. David G. Weaver; on note and on attachment. Judgment for $64.94.

First National Bank of Vevay vs. William H. Vauter et al; on note—Judgment for plaintiff.

Eliza J. Thiebaud vs. John Gill et al; foreclosure. Judgment for $1010.80.

James W. Lewis et al vs. John E. Williams; replevin. Judgment for plaintiff.

State ex rel P. C. Holland, Auditor, vs. George Gordon et al; foreclosure—Error in mortgage corrected, and judgment for $1864.00.