Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1888-12-06

MIC. Higgins closed the argument with nm
appeal for verde for the plsinttf,. -
= uuiet Justice Comeeys charged tho inrv.
hs Haid thar under tho law common
esttlsr y nnsoiutely bound FOR the safe car.
lligs o. all goods entrusted 10 Ii. exeeut
Wnen delayed by inevitable accidents that
can ba cH5sod aB the act Of God n ,ha
ilry should be satisnai that inc goods wsr,
luto Tho possession Of the driver. the az.
press comrany's servant, this d6llysTy
must oe considered the same as lgthaRoods
uau he'n lett OF the mpany's Office. II
lhe packages were delivered to tina dtiver
tl5 express company Ia undoubtedly
liable Tor them. The express company denv
that tha goods over came into their ma.
saseion, ~ inc Jury believe that the 70.
cslps in the Dental Company,s beek
slghe1 with the name of Hall, the driver,
were signed by him, then the expresp com.
psuy IA responsible. with regtFd to SIlaa
Murray, tho Dental Company's empIoye
VINO was subsequently convicted OF larceny,
y the Jury b lieyad the goods were d..
iVered 70 Hail, the driver, they would have
70 right 10 consider tho Testimony proving
Murrey'5 conviction FOR larceny. But II
they believed the goods were NOT delIyared
g hail they could take this evidence into
consideration,
A. | o'clock the Jury retired and court
NS"h % AocoNS hhtil uclOEk4
MORE MONEY THAN ASKED.
The Jury In the suit Of tho Wilmington
DENIAL Manufacturing Company va. the
nuams Express Company, at 245 O'Clock.
I9ts ay afternoon returned a verdict for the
piastnl II owarnins verdict OF s9l9 &C, the
inll amount of the claim with interest to
date, The verdict given ia two cents more
TRAN asFet by the plaintiffs counsel, the
Jury eyld 4nfly having computed tho interest
ton. N'N
AT Tuesday afternoons session OF
court o jury Of inquisition determined
the amount due the plaintiff In the case
OF the James Bradford Company VS.,
Hiram Martin Il Son. John X. Bradford,
Esq for the plaintiff, Thtre was no dc.
fence, and the PLAINTIFF ciaim for goods
and merchandise furnished having been
proved, tbs insy rendered verdict Tor
| VII 60 the full amount claimed.
Eha same jury heard the case Of William
Mcuaulley's executors va. Moses Rash,
action to recover on ave promissory
notes, on which the defendant was en-.
dotssr, and rendered q verdict for the
plaiatiGs for 50 910.6i. L. &. Bradford,
Esq, for psiptffs
| Court Adjourned until 10 O'Clock, yes.
teri1y morning. Tho iuries were dis.
charged until Thutsiay, 18th inst, when
the court OF oyer md terminer will open.
Most Of yesterday morning session OF the
suAeFior court Was devoted IN arguing a
motion 10 SAT Hsidethe She Itls sale OF The
property Of Elizabeth II. Chamberlain, ii
HooEe. sin, which was purchased by Charles
T. MoNangh. The motion was made on ths
ground tnat thu price was inadequate. L
O. Bradford, E.q., represented the peti
TONER and W. L. LFLau, Ed, the respon.
dent. The court Will relder an opinion
next week,
Consideration Of tho question OF dis
barring Walter oummias, ESD, was post.
poped until to-day.
H. Il. Ward, + a. presented to the cour,
TO sign a bill OF o &ceptions In the case OIL
Sprutnce vs.. IIuHx.
Argument IN the case OF tho Wilmington
Northern Railroad Company Va. james
Downward & Stn, the setting aside OF ,
iu1 meat, wes p5stpen q nn;il Saturday.
Superior court wil adjourn on Saturday
At noon court adjourned until tui6 morn
ing.