The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-01-17
WORK OF THE COURTS.
Patrick Casey Gets a Verdict for His
Back Salary.

George w. Foy Loses His Suit Against
the Brush Electric Light Company.
Brought About by a Wrench Falling
on His Head-The Sale of the Dryfus
& Rich Stock Confirmed by the Court.
Thomas n. Ryan Suing J. J. Somers
for the Balance Due on Contract.
The courts went over considera BILE
ground yesterday, and four or five cases
were removed from the dockets.
Patrick Casey sued Jas. r. Ward in the
city court for 81, $50. Ga, which he stated
was due him by Ward as salary between
Oct. IL, 1889, and Jan. II, 1893 During
that time he claimed to have worked
at Wards store as an employee, and said
he had only received about S130 for his
services.
Ward claimed that Casey was Of little
value to him as an employee, as, he said,
he was in an intoxicated condition almost
all the time he was around the store. He
said he had given him value received for
his services.
The jury, however, disagreed to some
extent with Wards defense, though they
did not place so high a value on Casey's
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verdict in Casey's favor for $50064.
FoY GETS LEFT.
George w. F'oy brought suit in the su-
perior court against the Brush Electric
Light and Power Company for So, 900
damages alleging that while standing
near one of the company's poles on
Bryan street in Feb. 1884, a wrench or
some heavy iron instrument fell, or was
thrown, from the top of the pole, by
which he was struck on the head and
seriously injured.
He claimed that his injuries resulted
from carelessness on the part of the com
pany's agent, and that he had been injured
to such an extent in mind and body that
he thought the company should pay him
$1,000 damages. The jury brought in a
verdict for the defendant
j. r. Davis brought suit in the supe-
rior court against G. A. Dawson to re-
verse a judgment for 500 granted against
him in Justice Sheftall's court. The suit
was not pressed and yesterday was dis
missed from the docket for want of pro-
| secution.
In the suit of J. ]. Phillips & Co., of
| Detroit, Mich, VS. j. j. Reilly, in which
| judgment was rendered for the plaintiff
on an account for $50, the jury sustained
the Judgment of the lower court.
ON A CONTRACTORS LIEN.
The suit of Thomas H. Ryan VS.. j. ].
| Somers and Mrs. Sarah Somers, of Thun-
| derbolt, for $500 on a contractors lien,
was taken up in the superior court yes
terday afternoon.
Ryan furnished some of the materials
and the labor employed in building Som
ers' place at Thunderbolt, and claims that
the balance due, according to the con-
tract, $500, had never been paid. Somers
claimed failure of consideration. The
testimony was not concluded last night
when the court adjourned
! In the suit for foreclosure of Pfeiffer &
Company VS.. Dryfus 81 Rich, the court
issued an order confirming the sale of the
stock as made by Col Tomlinson F. John
! son, assignee.
To-day and tomorrow will be taken up
in the superior court with trials of crimi-
nal cases. The solicitor general had the
jail well cleaned out up to Jan. l, but new
cases have piled up since that date.
Judge F'alligant yesterday re-appointed
Mr.. Q. Y. Hernandez a commercial notary
public.