The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-08-01
A VERDICT ron THE COMPANY.
The Wilmington Island Case Wound
Up in the Superior Court.

The Wilmington Island Case Wound
Up in the Superior Court.
A verdict was rendered in favor of the
defendants in the superior court, in the
case of Charles Jemdal and others against
the Wilmington Island Pleasure and I'M
provement Company and Horace Rivers
ard Charles II. Dixon. The plaintiffs
bought some lots on Wilmington Island,
and claimed that according to the plans
there should be a promenade on one side
of the lots This part of the land, how
ever. was fenced in, and the suit was
brought for the purpose of making the de .
PENDANTS remove the fence. According 20
the verdict, however, the fence will re-
main where It is.
r. A. Ward and Charles H. Supple, trus-
tees, who are in possession of a lot next
to that of John f. LaF'ar at Isle of Hope,
brought suit in the superior court yester-
day for injunction to restrain the latter
from cutting off a connection with an ar
tesian well which is on Mr.. LaFar's
premises but in which the plaintiffs claim
a half interest. They state they are will
ing to pay any amount that may be due
on the half interest owned by the property
they represent, but they want the use of
the we'll Judge Falligant granted a tenn
porary injunction. and set Aug. 10 at 10
o'clock as the time for the hearing of the
! case.
The testimony was concluded in the
Way insurance cases in the city court yes
terday afternoon about o'clock, and the
argument Of the legal points in the case
was begun. 1t is likely that the arguments
will consume the entire day to-day, but it
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jury some time tomorrow.
! In the case of Mary Collins against Bru-
| tus Mitchell, dispossessory warrant and
suit for rent, the jury rendered a verdict
/ in her favor and awarded her $50 double
rent as claimed. 1t was decided that
! Mitchell had no right to the property. He
failed to show up in court.
| The papers in the appeal case of John
| j. Gaudry and others caveators against
| Catherine V. Gaudry and Others, vino
! were made heirs under the will of Mrs.
Emile C. Germaine were filed in the SUI
/ perlor court yesterday. The case was de-
cided by the ordinary in favor of the will
and the heirs named therein.
The jury in the case of Fox and Wood
cock against the Florida Central and Pc
ninsular railroad for alleged damages 10
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favor of the defendants. The plaintiffs re-
ceived car load of cattle from that road
some time ago, and claimed damages for
two which were killed in transit. and
others said to have been damaged JUS
tice Endres court awarded the plaintiff
$63 damages. The amount claimed was
ssh.
on a showing made yesterday by Lymus
Williams. through his attorney, William
| Pease, Esq, Williams was discharge
from the county Jail, where he has been
held on a charge of lunacy, affidavit 70
| which was made by Carolina Holmes.
! Williams claims il was piece of malice
on the part of Holmes, who claims to be a
constable The petition states that he is
| over eighty years of age, and that though
physically weak, he is OF sound mind he
claims the affidavit was sworn to through
malice on the part of Holmes On the tes-
timony Of DR.. T. 3. Chisholm the county
| physician, who thought it proper to re-
lease him. Judge Falligant gave him his
liberty. and he will be taken care of 10y
his family and friends who lives at Dit
| mersville.
Louis Trebony, administrator Of the
estate of Frank Trebony, filed an applica-