Show DECLINED TO PAY I BUILDING SITE PLEDGE POCATELLO Ida Dec 5 An 5 An Interesting interesting interesting inter Inter- esting question of law Jaw arose in the case caso of Mrs 1 A. A L. L Cook vs YS W. W F. F Kasiska The new now federal ral building which is is' is promised promised prom prom- Pocatello Is located beaten on certain lots purchased from Mrs Cook just back of her drug store on the corner corner of Arthur and Lewis streets and near the Bannock hotel of which Mr Kasiska a is the owner In order that these lots might be furnished the government free a subscription subscription subscription sub sub- list was circulated among property owners that would be benefited b by this location to reimburse Mrs 1 Cook who was the owner o of the lots Mr Kasiska Kasiska Kasiska Ka Ka- siska subscribed 1000 to this fund but subsequently claimed he withdrew from the subscription The defense however was not not obliged to put in any testimony as to whether Mr Kasiska had withdrawn withdrawn withdrawn with with- drawn legally or not for at tho the close of the plaintiffs plaintiff's case caso defendants moved the court to peremptorily instruct the jury to render a verdict for the defendant defendant defendant defend defend- ant on the ground that such a contract ct as had been made between Mrs Cook and Mr Kasiska was void as against public policy Judge Stevens held with the defendants defendant's counsel and directed the jury to find for the defendant ConsIderable Considerable Consid ConsId- erable interest was as manifested in this case here |