Switzerland County Circuit Court – Nov 1870

The Switzerland County, Indiana Circuit Court report appeared in:

Vevay Reveille – 19 Nov 1870 – Page 2, Column 3

Law Report.

Circuit Court
Is in Session in this place—Judge Berkshire presiding. The following Attorneys from a distance are in attendance:

John Denton, Prosecuting Attorney, Vernon; Hon. H. W. Harrington, Judge Walker, C. A. Korbly, Madison; Hon. R. N. Lamb, Indianapolis; Hon. A. C. Downey, Rising Sun; J. G. Gurley, Patriot; J. K. Thompson, Moore’s Hill; J. Orem, Florence.

Over 100 cases are on the Docket for trial. The following cases have been disposed of:

State vs. Wm. A. Graham—Desecrating the Sabbath. Acquitted.

Robert N. Lamb vs. Eugene A. Dumont—To Foreclose Mortgage. Judgment for Plaintiff.

Wm. G. Krutz vs. Moses Bronson et. al.—To Foreclose Mortgage. Judgment by default.

Wm. C. Vaulter vs. Samuel J. Schofield—On Contract. Judgment by default.

John Stratford, et. al vs. Isaac McKay—To quiet title to real estate. Change of Venue to Ripley County.

Emily J. Cole vs. Joseph Cole—Seduction. Change of Venue to Jefferson County.

13 cases have been dismissed.

Vevay Reveille – 26 Nov 1870 – Page 3, Column 2

Law Report.

Circuit Court—Judge Berkshire.

Since our last Report the following cases have been disposed of:

Northwestern Christian University vs. Alexander Harper—on contract. Judgment for Plainfiff for $163.25.

The same vs. George Harper and Alexander Harper—on contract Judgment for plaintiff for $151.25.

The same vs. Geo. H. Fry and William Dalgleish—on contract. Judgment against Dalgleish for $95.70; against Fry for $139.25.

Robert B. Messick vs. John L. Golay and James Cowan—on Note. Tried by Jury, and verdict for defendant.

Gideon Shaw vs. John L. Golay—on Note. Judgment for plaintiff for $102.21.

Augustus Wexelburg vs. C. A. Thiebaud, Administrator of Balser Noa’s estate—on Note. Judgment for $446.00.

Charlotte E. Cadwell vs. Mary Norisez et. al.—for partition. Granted.

Frederick Struby vs. George Muret—to replevy 2 yoke of oxen. Jury found that the property he longed to the plaintiff, and reordered judgment accordingly.

Thomas Gray et. al. vs. Robert Clements et. al.—for partition. The land ordered to be sold and Wm. R. Johnston appointed Commissioner to sell it.

James A. Heart vs. Joseph E. Heart et. al.—on contract. Judgment by agreement for plaintiff for $700.

Ann E. Reynolds vs. James D. Reynolds—Divorce. Granted.

State vs. A. Y. Parkinson—Carrying concealed weapons, 2 cases. Plead guilty and fined $2.50 in each case.

Motions were made for new trials in two cases.

Vevay Reveille – 3 Dec 1870 – Page 2, Column 2

Law Report.

Circuit Court—Judge Berkshire.

State vs. Steven Stewart and Charles Schmied—On Forfeited recognizance. Judgment for plaintiff for $50.

Eda Edrington vs. Lucinda and Elias Miller—To recover Real Estate. Tried by Jury. Judgment rendered for the defendants. Motion for a new trial overruled, and an appeal taken to the Supreme Court.

Michael Platt vs. Wm. G. Krutz. On account. Judgment for the defendant. Motion for a new trial overruled, and an appeal taken to the Supreme Court.

State, on relation of David Shull vs. Jonathan McMakin and James M. Cotton—On official bond. Judgment for plaintiff for $76.50. Motion for new trial overruled, and an appeal taken to the Supreme Court.

David Hinman et. al. vs. Joseph M. Lientz—Partition for land—Granted, and David Lee, Jacob Leatherbury and John W. Morrison were appointed Commissioners to divide the land.

John F. Leap et. al. vs. Nathan Waldon et. al—To replevy a crop of Barley. Tried by Jury. Verdict for the defendants. Motion for a new trial overruled, and an appeal taken to the Supreme Court.

State on relation of Emily J. Cole vs. Joseph Cole—Bastardy. This case was tried at the May Term, 1870, of this Court, and a Judgment rendered giving Emily J. Cole $400.00. The defendant was granted a new trial at this term of the Court. The defendant took a change of venue to Jefferson County.