The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-04-21
MANY CASES FILED.
A Big Docket on Hand for the City
Court,

AOuEAs
Yesterday was return day in the city
court and as usual a large number of
cases were filed. The large majority of
these are civil suits in which there is no
particular interest
There are the usual number of damage
suits against the railroads, one against
the city of Savannah and one or two
against private parties.
Sam Crawford, colored, by his next
friend, is suing the Florida Central and
Peninsular railroad for damages received
by being struck by billet of wood thrown
from passing train. while working along
side the track The billet struck him in
the shoulder, and he claims to have been
permanently disabled. He claims 5000
damages.
c. c. Taliaferro, substitute trustee of the
Marshall estate, entered suit against II.
Myers & Bro. for $3.50, which amount, it
is claimed, it was necessary to eXpend to
put the Marshall house in the same condi-
ton on the expiration of the lease as it
was at the beginning of the lease to the
defendants.
Suit YVES entered by Diana Shigg
against the Florida Central and Peninsu-
lar railroad for $1,000 damages for the loss
of her husband Abelard Shigg, who was
act of crossing the road at Miller's public
crossing, March p, 1896. The suit is filed
by O'Connor & O'Byrne
Augustus Jackson entered suit against
the receivers of the Electric Railway for
5000 damages. Jackson's petition states
that while driving a city scavanger wa
gon, Feb. % last, his wagon was run into
by an Electric Railway car on Barnard
street, knocking him off the wagon and
throwing the wagon over on him, injuring
him in several places and laying him up
for four weeks.
Thomas ]. McEvoy, through his attor-
neys Seabrook & Morgan, entered suit
against the mayor and aldermen of the
city of Savannah. McEVoy claims that
while on his way to his work as a rail-
road brakeman early one morning last
November he was badly injured by strik-
ing against two posts or poles seventeen
| or eighteen inches high on Prendergast
street, which were standing erect in the
sidewalk. BY reason of his injuries he
was laid up a considerable time the De-
| tition states, and was put to an expense
of $3.50 for medicines and medical attend
ance. His injuries caused him great bodily
permanently disabled from heavy manual
labor. He asserts that it is the duty of the
city to maintain sidewalks for pedestrians
and TO keep them in reasonably good con-
| dition and the existence of these posts or
| poles on the sidewalks was due to the neg
| ligence of the mayor and aldermen or their
| servants.
j. w. Meldrim of Bloomingdale is suing
]. l.. Zeigler a merchant of the same
| place, for $1,000 damages. Meldrim claims
| that Zeigler damaged him in that amount
| by defaming his character and spreading
| reports injurious to his credit and seducing
| his hands away from him, thereby causing
! him to lose three-quarters of a dipping
| from ten crops of turpentine.
| In the city court verdict was rendered
in the case of John Nico1son, Jr.. VS. Titus
| Sanders, suit on note, in favor of the
plaintiff for $3.50 principal, S1340l interes+
to date. $3.50 attorneys fees and costs of
court
Argument was heard in the superior
| court in the case Of Epsy Talbert VS. the
| CALIFORNIAN Insurance Company. suit on
| policy of insurance, from council OF both
| sides on & demurrer filed by the defendant
| company; Saussy & Saussy for the pIain+-
| iff and 81 B. Adams for the defendant The
| court reserved decision.
| All petit jurors of the superior court ars
| discharged until tomorrow morning. sI,b-
| iect to further notice, as per notica in ~
| days Morning News. ~