Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1883-03-16
Circuit Court.


HEAVY SUITS AGAINST THE CHEsAPEAKE
n OHIO r. R. COMPANY FOR DAMAGES
THE LowMooR IRON PRoPERTY--sUIT
FoR AssAULT--sUITs AGAINST THE
SHENANDOAH VALLEY r. R.. ="
&C &C., &C.. &c.
The Circuit Court Of Augusta commenc-
ed it's session yesterday, Judge, Mci4augh-
lin ON the bench. On the docket are .l2l
new law suits. SO ne chancery suits, 26
issnes and about $50 old chaHcery cases.
Many of the new suits are important ones
and nine of them are against the Chesa-
peake & Ohio Railway company for DANA
yes aggregating $32 900. The following is
list of the impor tant cases:
Charles E. HUI cheson's Admir- VS.. the
G.. &. O. Railway company. suit for Slo,00O
damages for the death of HutchesoH. who
was an employee of the road. in An acci-
dent near Waynesboro. about six months
ago. The deceased WIS brakeman, and
was brother Of Geo. A. Hutches IN, the
Constable of Staunton. The COUNSEL for
the plaintiff ara Sheffey Il Bumgardner,
and for the company, Henry Z. Wickham
of Richmond, aud Judge VIM. Robertson
Of Charlottesville.
Peyton E. Hutchins rs. the q. & q.
Railway company for IS Coo damages for
the loss of an arm in an accident in West
Virginia. The plaintiff in this suit was
| brakeman on the road. The counsel in this
case are the same as in the case of Hutch
eson . Adm II rs. the G. &c @. Co. In this
case the defendants set up the plea Of
want of Jurisdiction. the accident having
occurred in another Stale.
]. A. Fades, Us. Chesapeake & Ohio
| Railway Co.. suit for 5000 damages for
being injured 10 an accident at. or near
Waynesboro. Counsel for plaintiff. White
& Gordon, of Stanpton, and j. l.. Perkins,
of Fluvanna counsel for Company, Judge
Robertson and Wickham.
Jas. f. Thacker, u.s. Chesapeake & Ohio
Railway, for $4,000 dam gees for being
knocked off tha bridge at stanton. H.
st. Geo. Tucker, for the plaintiff, and
jude Robertson and Wickham for the
company.
j, q. Fulton, Us. Shenandoah Valley &.
R. Co., for 1896 damages for being put off
the train by d conductor. White & Cor.
don for Plaintiff. d. Ransom for the de-
fendant.. - 81 -
| &c. V. Brown and Mary Coiner two
separate suitsl ajs Shenandoah Valley R.
R. Co., damages for cattle killed on the
track. White Il Gordon Tor plaintiff and
T. D. Ransom for defendants.
The following suits are brought against
the Chesapeake & Ohio Railway Co.. BY
the plant ifs named. for the amounts set
down. fol-: damages TO their farms by the
company building posts under the bridge
over ChriItian's Creek, thereby damming
the water aud OVERLOOKING their lands;
Geo. W. Bateman ....... ..... 81 600
Wm. F. Brand. ...-......... ........ ...... 1000
JnO. Ed. Hamilton. 2,5O0
| IL. II. Hamilton ...... SEQ
J. II. Hamilton 600
Geo. w. ]damilton..- ..... 1000
| John G. Guthrie. .................... 1000
The COUNSEL FIR the plaintiffs in these
suits are Sheffey & Bumga rdner, Hudson
& Patrick and Geo. Nj. Cochran, Jr. The
counsel for the railway company are Judge
VIM, Robertson and Henry T. Wiekham.
The declaration of the plaintiffs sets forth
that oIl the llth of September last, the
company erected under the Christian
| Greek bridge of their road, enc hundred
posts by the location of which the passage
of the water was INSTRUCTED and damned
back Tut the water thus damned inalty
swept away the posts and trestles and
flooded, their lands, destroying fences.
buildings. crops and stock, and causing
the d'lmage.for which they ow sue.
The suit of Harrison Robertson Is.
Weluher ct ais, is Land suit which origi-
mated in Allegheny county and after be-
ing tried there three times has been re-
moved to the Augusta circuit. It involves
the Low-Moor property. 1t Is set for
March Goth. Plaintiffs counsel, R. L..
Parrish; Defendants counsel. John Rae
dolph Tucker, of Lexington, and W. c..
. Gordon, of Richmond.
The suit of Geo. w. Kncely rs Nor
J born Farrer, ct ais, for damages for as
! sault, is up for lis third trial. The first
t time there was hung jury; tho second
time the jury gave the plaintiff verdict
| for IS and costs, which was set aside by
the court. 1t is set for March oath Plain
ifs counsel, Sheffey & Bumgardner; De-
PENDANTS counsel, White & Gordon. :.
BLOOD WILL TELL-We learn that Mr..