Evening journal., 1893-02-27
A VERDICT FOR FORD.
The Man Injured by a Heavy
Wagon Gets Damages.
ENTITLED TO WHAT BE HAS LOST.


Liquor License Cases VIII Not be Taken
Up Until March especial Memorial
Session OF the Courts to Appropriately
Act ON Judge comegy's Death.
When Crier Smith opened Superior
Court this morning there was a full
attendance, the business Of the morning
being the revision of the argument list.
Chief Justice Robinson charged the
jury with the damage case Of Butler
Ford vs.. the Charles Warner Company
for injuries received by Ford, colored
man, being run over by one
Of the Warner Company's heavy wagons
which crippled him for life. In charg-
ing the jury the court said that excessive
damage should be guarded against.
Against Excessive Damages.
II the jury concluded that the accident
was caused by contributory negligence
on the part of the Warner driver, they
should Tecompense him for time lost,
cost of cure and compensatory damages
from suffering and loss of position.
The jury retired at 1926 and spent
the entire morning in the jury room de-
liberating and arguing over the case. 1t
Is said that they stood eight for light
damages and four for the defendant
After much time had been spent In
going over the argument list, and ar
ranging these cases in convenient order,
one OF the judges suggested that the
| license cases be taken up to be heard in
cidentally with the other cases in order
TO economize on time. Neither Mr..
prickett nor Mr.. Rodney, however. were
ready with the license cases over which
there will be contests and, at their re-
quest this division Of the court work
was postponed,
. Lawyer prickett, counsel for the Law
and Order Society, stated this afternoon
that the contested cases would surely
not be taken up before March 6. There
are only eight or ten contested cases for
this term. lt is said that the Law and
Order people will fight ex Councilman
Sherkey's application for license for No.
100 Market street. Six new applications
will also be fought hard by Mr.. Prickett.
Several Of the applicants will be repre-
sented by Mr. Rodney.
Plaintiff Loses by Negligence.
Mr. vandegrift stated that his oppon-
ent Mr. BiRgs. In the case Of John S
Kilkopf VS. George W. Polk, fdmin stra-
tor of William Polk, deceased had been
unable TO find the plaintiff in the case on
q recent search. He therefore asked for
Judgment on behalf of the defendant.
Tho name Of Kilkopf was called out
three times, but he failed to answer. The
court then awarded the defendant
cents damages thus throwing the costs
, upon the plaintiff
3 Nine Hundred for Ford.
At 1880 the jury in the case ol
Butler Ford vs.. the Charles Warner
Company came into court, their faces
beaming with smiles. The foreman an
nounced that they had found verdict
for the plaintiff and assessed his dam
ages at $500 Mr. Hilles laughingly
+ thanked the jurors for holding do vn The
damages, saying that he was well salts
fed Buffers face was radiant ant
= could not have looked happier il the
verdict had been for 1900
In Memory of the Late Chief Justice.
Judge Marvel announced that to
morrow morning the court would devot
\ It's time to action on the resolution
adopted by the New Castle county bar Of
D the death of Chief Justice Comegye
Memorial addresses will also be heard
The county court room is still heavil
draped out Of respect to the late chile
i justice.