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LIE CIRCUIT COURr.-Sincc our
last report the Court has bccncngagcd
in the trial Of civil causes. OF those
the following is synopsis:
W. II. Sykes vs.. James Moore
Messrs. McCants & Douglass for
plaintiff, Colonel Rion for defendant.
This was an issue made up under tho
agricultural lien law, to determine tho
amount due by the lienor to the liencc.
The plaintiff had advanced to tho de-
fendant, aud had levied upon the lat
ter's crap under Gil agricultural lien.
The plaintiff had tho question Of
amount due brought to court. The
amount involved was between seven
ana eight dollars. The matters in dis
putc between the parties wero tho
prices for supplies advanced, the ratc
of interest, and the application Of ccr-
tain moneys paid by the plaintiff. The
jury were instructed to bring in a
special verdict. The jury found as
follows: eve find that there was no
agreement as to tho price to bccharged
by the plaintiff, and that corn must no
charged at $l.10 per bushcl, bacon at
II 1-2 cents per pound, and coffee at
rs cents per pound; aud we further
find that the ten dollars, payment
made by defendant, be applied to the
second lien"
w. II. Kennedy VS.. jeff. j. Posey-
Mcssrs. Gaillard & Reynolds for
plaintiff, lIr. a. M. Mackey for de-
fendant. This wasan action togct pos
session Of real property. The plaintiff
claimed tho land in question by virtue
Of a decd Of conveyance from the Sec
rotary Of State. The defendant al
legged that he had gone into possession
under "cortificatc Of purchase" from
the Land Commission, had paid cer-
sums in part Of the purchasc-money,
aud had assigned to the plaintiff the
"ccrtificato Of purchase" as collateral
security for certain advancos-which
advances, the defendant claimed, had
been fully paid for. The PLAINTIFF
evidence showed that in his purchase
from the Secretary Of State the Sccre-
tary had made allowance for the sums
of money paid by Posey-notwith-
standing the fact that, under the terms
Of the "certificate Of purchase" Poscy
had forfeited all claim whatever to tho
land. Upon this turn in the case, his
honor the presiding judge ruled that
Kennedy was mere mortgagco of
Posey, to the e1tent of any money due
by the latter out Of the transaction
wherein the certificate Of purchase
had been pledged, in addition to the
amount paid by Kennedy to the
Secretary Of State, with interest from
the date Of the deed. His Honor,
holding that the question of title was
not before the Court, ruled that the
only matter before the jury was tho
determination Of the amount due by
Poscy to Kennedy OH the entire
transaction involved in the case. The
evidence Oh Doth sidos was then
heard-the case consuming the entire
day. The jury returned the following
verdict: "We find, OH the mortgage,
Judgment for tho plaintiff in the sum
OF one hundred and ,hirty-three and
sixty-three onc-hunircdths dollars"-
this being the amount paid by Ken
ncdy to the Secretary of State, with
interest, and the taxes paid by tho
former on the land in question.
Sarah Carman, Administrators of
Daniel Scott, Deceased, vs.. Frank
Lcitncr-Mcssrs. McCants g. Douglass
for plaintiff, and Colonel Rion for
defendant. This was al appeal from
a decision Of Trial Justice Glenn.
The action was brought to recover
possession Of certain COW. The
trial justice decided for the plaintiff,
and tho defendant appealed. The
jury in tho Circuit Court found for
tho defendant.