A Change Of Venue

The supreine oonrt handed down sevjral declsions last Tnesday of interest in this oounty. A mandamus was ranted íd the case of Stockwell va. Wasbtenaw Uonnty Jndge, whioh prac;ically reverses Judge Kinue's decisiou refusing a ohange of venue iu the oase Df Stookwell vs. Judson, Canfield, Doane et al. The case grew ont of the fact that the plaintiff was once arrestad on a charge of atterupted crimiual assault upon Airs. Doaue, a woman about 60 years of age, and through the efforts of "Sheriff Judsou tbe case was settled up supposedly satisfactory to all parties by tbe defendant delivering up a $300 note held against his einployer and some money besides. After he was released, Stockwell claiined he was frightaued into settling the case and coxumenoed snit to recover tbe rnoney nnder the above title. He tben applied for a change of venue on the ground that the oase had excited suoh pulilioity that he could not secure a fair trial, and the faot that the leading defendant were the sheriff and his ohief deputy, into whose hands the drawing of the jury and sumruoning of talesmen was left, was also held out as a jnst ground for a change of venue. The case will now be tried in some contiguous cirouit. The case of Mensing vs. the Michigan Central Railroad was affirmed. The plaintiff is a travelling man living in Chelsea. Soine time ago he started to alight from the train at Dowagiac. The train ordinarily stops at a platform, bnt this particular train pulled on beyond it a few feet. The grouud was oovered with snow, and as Mr. Mensing stepped down to tbe gronnd his foot struok some nioveable object hidden in the snow and he slipped back. The result was a rupture. He sued the company and obtained a judgment for $2,000. The oompany appealed bnt the judginent was afSrmed . The case of Wadhams, Ryan & Reule vs. the Western Assuranoe Co. was reversad. The plaintiff's stook of goods oaught flre last Deoember. The flames were subdued and the greatss datcage suff6red was "smoke damage.' Tbey were insured in 11 corupanies Ten of theru settled. The Western As suranoe Co. refused to. Case wa brought and the jury returned a verdio of 4Ü2. The Assurauce Co. appealed The case beiug reversed it will neoessi tate a new trial. There are uo fear whatever but that the plaintiffs ca again secure a verdiot. Michael Seery and Mrs. Kellogg hav been appoiDted sohool census enninerat I oís.