Show DISTRICT COURT COORT DOINGS the regular term of the district ane t court tor for this county t y C convened 0 n at t the court room roam of the county november 18 1919 1 with all the officers ficeri of 1 of the he t court present from the calendar it appeared that there would beat be at least two wo weeks session as there were 1 six I criminal cases cams to be tried in a addition dd I 1 to large urge number of civo civil and probate cases but one of the criminal am cases cams was dismissed two enter ed atess of guilty one asked to have him hia appeal from the justice court dismissed which left but two jury ewes cases to be heard and the bus ineas was therefore finished as far as the parties were ready and court adjourned on monday the the following is a summary of the business transacted marine mamie va victor E an interlocutory degree decree of divorce was granted to the plain tiff with posts costs of court and 75 attorney s fee samuel M allison vs blanch allison interlocutory decree ot at divorce was granted to plaintiff who was awarded the sole right to the homestead G GL L williams vs david sharp jr demurrer to complaint overruled and defendant given 30 days day to answer in the matter of william and kate smith deceased report and account of the he administrator was allowed and approved the account and report of the state appraisers in said estate were presented to the court and the hearing hearin ff was continued to a later date that notice of the inheritance tax might be given to the attorney generals office in the matter of the estate of hyrum Un Uni hanks thanks deceased id this case came bea before to the court on petition for specific a performance and the he court authorized the administrator to r of baid d estate to execute e cute a deed of 1 C conveyance tu to certain real state estate as prayed for in ID the petition cedar city vs va ed grouse cranes upon of attorney fur for defendant the court enters its is order dismissing defend ants appeal from the justice court and remands demands the case back to the justice court of cedar city in the matt r of the estate of frank brenner juhn john M foster we was appointed administrator of said estate and his bonds fixed at state of utah vs va otto tullis tullia the defendant asked to withdraw his former ormer plea of not guilty and entered a plea of guilty to the charge of at grand larceny the defendant was afterwards afterward sentenced to ta the state prison for the term of a not less than one nor more than ten tea years yeara falls greek creek sheep co ca vs va samuel L fife et al judgment by default in favor of the plaintiff in the sum of 94 principle 94 32 interest attorneys attorn eyB fees feea 40 and costs cost 16 60 the state of utah vs wm win F sawyer im pleaded with wm win H sawyer the defendant having here hem tolore been convicted of grand larceny appealed to the supreme court which returned its ita remitta ture showing that the judgment dement ju of this court was waa confirmed and the said william F sawyer was now as sentenced t need to the state prison for not less lesa than one nor cor more the than ten years year henry gurr et al aa vs edwin adair et al defendants demurrer t ta plaintiffs plaintiff first cause of action was overruled and sustained mis aa to the second cause of action where it upon on plaintiff elected to stand upon his first cause ol of action and it w was understood that the answer would be filed and the cam cade mine come to trial at the next term of court A L watson va a thomas urie une demurrer to complaint overruled and defendant given 30 days day to answer I 1 state of utah va a leland leigh the defendant who had heretofore entered a plea of not guilty to the crime of burglary iti in the second degree appeared in court without council C he having stated that he did not want ant counsel an appointed for him asked permission itri to withdraw him ha former plea of not guilty and entered a plea of guilty the defendant we was afterwards sentenced to imprisonment in the state prison for a period tied of not less leas than one nor more than 10 years year state stale of utah vs v oscar omar berea bared in this case cam the defendant had been informed against for burglary in the second degree but after the information had been filed it was learned by the district attorney that the ads supposed to he have been stolen by the defendant had been sold by the wife of the corn cam clamons pla ining witness thereupon upon met motion n a of I 1 the states attorney the canovas case was dismissed the defendant discharged and his hia bondsmen ex hone rated cedar city vs va samuel bell james davis davia and wm win fretwell the defendants fend fen ants danta in this thia case cam had been convicted in the justice justi cs court in cedar city for the offence offense of ga gambling gibling and having appealed to the district court the ease cue came on for trial before a jury and the jury having considered the th cue case for six hours re ported to the court that it was impossible for them to agree and were therefore discharged and the case was continued for the term cedar city investment company vs va P P F bruhn on motion of conn se ael for the plaintiff the case cam was dismissed without prejudice at plain ciffo costs it having been compro comero mind a ane settled out of court peter S fife vs david harp jr the demurrer to the complaint was overruled and the defendant given thirty days within which to answer state of utah vs va horton D height the defon defendant dan t was arrested ad and d charged in the justice court of ce cedar dar precinct for the larceny of water and was convicted and fined 25 he appealed to this thia court and upon trial before a jary was again convicted of the same offense but the jury recommended the defendant to the mercy of the court it appeared in the trial of the case cam that aal the defendant put a dam in the matheson Va theaon litch fitch tot tor the purpose of Cat catchmer ehing flood water and failed to remove the dam so that the we water ter that had been to ow D n matheson Mathe soo was diverted onto deafen cants cants land in passing judgment the court stated that there appeared to be no criminal intent upon the part of the defendant but that the offense consisted of criminal negligence on the part of the defendant in failing to remove his dam and i 1 in view w of 0 the recommendation of the jury and the apparent ab series ence of any criminal intent the coort coart imposed a fine of 25 in the matter of the estate of rachael E decker deceased M M decker was appointed administrator and bonds bond fixed at in the matter of the estate of wm win E elliker deceased order entered confirming con firmine firmun the sal of certain real estate belonging to the ea tate and directing the administrator to execute a deed to ju the th purchaser in the matter of the estate of joseph L carbridge order approving and confirming sale aale of real estate final amount account of administrator the entering of a debroe d ft of distribution of the estate one half to the widow and one half to the two minor or children and directing the administrator t tor to furnish additional bond to make the total tot amount of his hia bond 1335 and for him to hold the money awarded the minor children until a guardian had been appointed and authorized to receive the same la in the matter of the guardianship of the person and estate of elva dow and wilber dow minors minore order was waa entered for approving the th third tel annual account of guardian and releasing the american surety co ca from the bond of said aid guardian fru ardian in the nutter of oe the of john J G webster family allowance of 70 a month and a decree directing the execution of a deed in a petition for specific performance and also an order confirming coD firming and allowing the account of the admin adain istra trix in the matter of the estate of wm win and rate kate smith deceased decea aed ordered entered allowing the guard mo lao a month for the support of the minor children IT in the matter of the estate of eva J reeves reaves order entered appointing frank E nick administrator of the estate and bonds fixed at sarah E vance vs jamea jame V vence vance final decree entered in ane matter of the estate and guardianship of roland jones jonea ei at a al hyrum app onite guardian of the minors minor and estate with bond at 1800 in the matter of the estate of james jamea W condie caddie demand deceased decree dearee of distribution entered zella ehrlich vs VB joseph A ehrlich order entered citing the defendant to show cause why he should not be punished for contempt for failing to comply with the order of the court heretofore made directing him to pay temporary jim ony any and suit money in the matter of the estate of bengt nelson deceased testimony taken and use case continued alexander adam a native of scotland was admitted to citizenship and his name changed to alexander adams court was adjourned till dec 31 19 1919 19 |