The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-06-05
THE DAY N THE COURTS.
The Superior Court Gets Rid Of a
Number Of Minor Matters.

Judge Falligant signed orders yesterday
confirming the appointments by the
grand jury OF G.. Z. Bevans in the First
and Waring Russell. Jr.. In the Second
militia district as notaries public and
ex-ofticio justices Of the peace in those
districts for the next four years.
In the case Of the Seymour Furniture
Company and others against Uhlfelder &
CO. and others. a jury in the superior
court returned a verdict giving the Sey-
mour Furniture Company S459.21, with
interest, from May /, 1895. the Union Fur
niture Company. Sl0l.l2. with interest, from
Feb. 6, 1856; Otto Stecchan & Co. SSl.49,
with interest; l. Morse & Sons. sl45.03.
with interest: WoojsOn Johnson Furni-
ture Company, $3.50 with interest;
Charles Nazworthy, S5232; Mechanics
Furniture Company, $3.50. and a number
OF other plaintiffs were given verdicts
for smaller amounts. These verdicts are
about all the plaintiffs viii ever get.
When the receivership was wound up,
there was not a cent left in the registry
Of the court, so the unsecured creditors
get nothing but the satisfaction Of know
ing that they can levy on anything the
Uhlfelders may have for the next six
years.
The order Of the court Of ordinary grant
ing a homestead exemption to II. A. Blake
was set aside by the superior court. be-
cause Blake failed 10 put in an appear
ance, either IN person or by attorney, ana
the property set aside under the home-
stead exemption was made subject TO the
lien OF two judgments in favor of the
Ihurber Whyland Company. The costs
were also assessed against the defendant
IN CeruOrdri.
In the case of Annie Demerce against
l.. Murken, which was decided in favor
OF the plaintiff In the justice court in the
FIRST militia district, jury in the supe-
rior court decided that the property levied
on, black horse, was not subject to the
levy, as Il was the property Of Herman
Murken, the claimant.
The sale of about twenty acres of land
nVe miles out on the Augusta road,
Tor partition. by Messrs. r. H. Tatem. L.
Putzel and II. 5. Oppenheimer as commits
sioners, was reported to tho court and
confirmed by Judge Falngant. The
amount received for the property was S205,
OF which $50 was consumed in costs. The
Ddlahce was diVlded among seven heirs.
A second verdict for total divorce was
rendered in favor of Nellie s. Griffin,
against her husband, George o. Griffin.
In the case of the Bank of Social Circle
against Jas T. Stewart q Son in the city
court yesterday Judge Norwood directed
a verdict IN favor of the plaintiff for Sl19,
43. The suit was for an amount claimed
to be due on a cotton transaction
In the case of Francis J. Champion VS.
Jno. ., Smith judgment by default was
taken in favor of the plaintiff for the
sum of S243.
In the court of ordinary yesterday let
ters dismissory were granted to VIM. l.
Wilson, administrator de bonis non Of
the estate Of Thos. c. Bryan.
The suit of II. A. Lapham and others
against +. L. Lapham was tried IN the
superior court, and a verdict rendered in
favor OF the plaintiffs. The suit involved
a piece Of property with improvements
worth about SO 200, which F. l.. Lapham
made over to the mother of the plaintiffs
but afterwards, while acting as her agent
tailed to pay the taxes. and bought it in
when it went to sale under execution.