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Show FIRST DISTRICT COURT. , A Verdict Set Aside Because of Error A Spanish Fork Land Case Dr. Pike Sues Provo City Other Business. In the case First National Bank of Provo vs. X. Williams et al. virtually against the Provo co op, the jury rendered ren-dered a verdict in favor of plaintiff. This morning the court, upon its own motion ordered that the verdict be set aside and that plaintiff and defendant have leave to amend their pleadings. This acti?n was taken because of evident evi-dent error committed by the court because be-cause of ?n erroneous impression having hav-ing been gathered by the court from a statement of the pleadings in the case by the attorney for plaintiff. Both plaintiff and defendant excepted to the the order of the court. Jamei E. Duun of Frisco was in court and was examined on proceedings proceed-ings supplemental to execution in the Provo Commercial & Savings bank vs. Elizabeth Stubbs et al suit and he was ordered not to transfer notes in hia possession. pos-session. The case of Harriet Hopla vs. W. J. Thomas, suit to recover possession of a fraction of an acre of ground in Spanish Span-ish Fork occupied the greater part of the forenoon. At 11:30 the point of law was raised by the defense that the ad verse claimant had failed to prove that she had paid the taxes ou the particular ground in dispute, or that no one else bad as the statute required. The judge ruled in favor of the defense and ordered a verdict against the plaintiff, no cause of action, returned. Tne case on trial this afternoon is W. R. Pike vs, Provo city, suit for $2,600 damages sustained on December 13, 1893, through alleged carelessness on the part of the city in not having a better crossing over the mill race on Eighth street. |