Hager v. Falk

The following opinion was filed May 24, 1892:

ObtoN, J.

This action was first brought before John Shannon, Esq., a justice of the peace of the town of Clyde, *645Iowa county, by the plaintiff against the defendant, for setting a fire on his own land, and allowing it to run on the lands of the plaintiff and destroy his property, damaging him $200. The defendant filed his affidavit for a change of venue to another justice. The affidavit was as follows: “ That from prejudice or other cause he believes that the above-named justice, before whom this action is brought, will not decide impartially in the…