The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-04-23
A BIG MAY TERM DOCKET.
SUITS ON ACCOUNTS FOR DAMAGES
AND FORECLOSURE IN THE
CITY COURT.

Susie May De LOach suing the Re-
ceivers of the Electric Railway for
s2O,OOO-Rosa ward After Damages
From the same Company-Herman
Murken Wants $4,000 for Damage
to His Good Name and Reputation.
Several building and Loan Fore
closures Filed.
Return day in the city court brought
in a large number of new cases yester-
day. The docket for the May term is
considerably larger than it has been before
in some time. In fact the civil business
in the city court is constantly on the in
crease and litigation is being piled up
faster than it can be attended to.
Numerous suits on notes and accounts,
suits for unpaid bills and the like went
on the docket, and twelve foreclosure
suits by building and loan associations
have been filed for trial a the May term.
Ii would seem that some are still feel
ing the era of depression.
Among the number were several dam
age suits, the complaints of which Will be
of interest. A suit for $4,000 damages
was filed for Susie May DeLoach by her
next friend against the receivers of the
Electric Railway Company. This little
girl, the daughter of J. II. DeLoach, was
struck by a car on Price street, between
Gordon and Castor, on March 20 and
badly injured, on which account she seeks
The child is only 2 years old. Her right
foot was cut off, and the right leg broken,
SO that it had to be amputated Just be-
bruised and broken just below
the knee. In the petition it Is stated
that she has been permanently injured
home at the time, and it is alleged that
the accident was due to carelessness on
were the agents of the RECEIVERS. me
plaintiff is represented by Messrs. r. r.
Richards and T. D. Rockwell.
Mr.. A. A. Lawrence, representing Rosa
Ward. filed a suit for 81. 500 damages
against the Electric Railway Company.
She claims that on March 1 she get on
car near Burroughs street and pal1 her
fare to Thunderbolt, but on West Broad
street, she says, was elected from the car
without any cause whatever, and thrown
violently to the ground with her young
child in her arms. She said she was Sc
verely injured from the fall and that the
accident was attended with serious re-
suits.
Herman Murken against J. NJ. Denmark
for $1,000 damages. Denmark swore out
warrant in the recorders court on
March - charging him with burglary.
Murken had been arrested the night be-
fore and remained in the barracks all
night. After the warrant was issued he
remained in jail nine days before the case
was taken up for an investigation by the
grand jury. After a complete inVestiga
ton of the case, there being no evidence
to prove the charge, the grand jury found
no bill against Murken, ana he was re-
leased. He says that the prosecution was
unlawful and malicious and his reputa-
ton and good name have been irreparably
damaged.
J. G. Sullivan. through his attorneys,
Messrs Gignilliat & Stubs. filed a suit
for $4,000 against the Hecker-Jones-Jew-
ell Milling Company. This amount he
claims is due him for wages. He states
he was working under contract for
year, but was discharged last January be
fore the time had expired, without cause.
He failed to secure profitable employment,
but worked for several weeks az 50
day He claims the company owed him
$242.20 for the fourteen weeks ending April
20, and says he has made $102 in all by
working at 81 a day. Deducting the latter
amount from the former, he says the
defendant is due him balance of $4,000.
j. ]. Rimes and e. D. White, Jr, late CO.
partners, for the use of Meinhard Bros.
& Co. and others, filed suit against the
British America Assurance Company OF
Toronto, Canada, on a policy for 81, 500 en-
the payment of which there has been
dispute.