The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-10-19
SUING the AUcTIoNEER.
SUITS BROUGHT BY BOTH MRS.
M'MURRAYAND MRS. PkENTY.

They Put in Clntms For Personal
Property SO9 at Auction-Vassar
KinIsIe Sues the savannah Trac-
ton CO-SeveraI Suits Against the
Savannah, TAunderbOIt and Isle OF
Hone Railway Co-The Savannah,
Florida ana Western Sues Francis
I. Mccall Fer More Than $4,000.
Return day h the city court for the
November tern yesterday brought in
large number bf suits. The majority of
them were, az usual. suits on notes and
accounts, but there was also a number
of interesting damage suits. Accounts OF
those which are of greatest interest are
given.
The Prenty Murray case has given
rise to two Interesting suits, which were
fled in the ely court against Mr.. Charles
H. Dorsett. The auctioneer.
Mrs. Mary Ann McMurray brings suit
against Mr.. Dorset for $15S.5O. the al
legged value tf some household goods and
general pers,nal property which the pc
tition states that Mr.. Dorset has in his
possession and refuses to give up.
Mrs Catherine Prenty has also filed suit
against Mr.. Iorsett for the sum of 1921. 25.
This suit is SIMILAR to that filed by Mrs.
NcMurray, ard alleges that the defend
ant has in his possession certain articles
Of personal property, which are enumer-
ated. and Their value stated.
Both of th,se suits grow out of GER
tain auction sales made by Mr.. Dorset
4,,tI oT1
Instance of ?. II. McMurray Mrs. Me-
Murray's defaulting husband 1t will no
doubt be set up that the sales were lille.
gal, and on this ground it appears that
the effort is being made to hold Mr.. Dor
eett for the value of the goods thus sold,
and of which McMurray no doubt re
ceived the benefit. The suits were filed
by Mr.. A. C Wright attorney for Mrs
McMurray and Mrs Prenty. The defend
ant will no doubt make answer. stating
that the goods are not in his possession,
and therefore. he cannot turn them over
to the claimants.
Mary E. Heath, a minor who sues, by
her next friend, Leila Jones' brings suit
through her attorneys, ]. G. & D. H
Clark, against the Savannah, Thunderbolt
and Isle of Hope Railway Company for
5000. She claims that on Sept. &c, when
she was passenger on the Montgomery
street line, she was put off the car by the
conductor before arriving at her destina-
ton, and that the conductor violently
abused her kicking her in the stomach
and otherwise maltreating her. For all
of this she says she is entitled to 900
damages.
Through his attorney, Ed R. Mac
kethan, Esq, Brono Kozleski brought
suit against the Metropolitan Life Insur-
ance Company for $500 on a policy on the
life of his wife, Agnes, who died on June
q last of typhoid fever. The company re-
fused to pay the claim on the ground that
the policy had expired because the last
premium had not been paid. The plaintiff
alleges that the agent of the company here
agreed to let him have ten days extension
OF time in which to pay the premium on
account of the distress which he was then
IN. The company alleges, it is said, that
the agent had no right to grant any such
privilege and on that ground refuses to
pay the amount of the policy.
Mrs L. A. Cockshutt, through her at
torneys, Messrs. Garrard, Meldrim &
Newman filed a suit against the Savan-
nan, Thunderbolt and Isle of Hope rail-
way for $1,000 damages. She alleges that
While in the act of alighting from a Lib
erty street car on Aug %, 1897. the car
started suddenly forward. throwing her
violently to the pavement, whereby she
was seriously injured to an extent that
required the expenditure of considerable
money in Doctors bills
Messrs. Garrard, NIeldrim & Newman
tieq SUITS against the Savannah Trac-
ton Company for Vassar Kinkle who
sues by his next friend and father I
II. hlnkle for the sum of 5000 damages.
Inc boy is years old, and on March "a
1SS| was playing on Duffy street. along
the line OF the Savannah Traction Com
pany, on that street. A pile of crossties
which 1t is said was loosely piled was
on the sidewalk, and as the boy nassed
them it is stated, two of them fell on
MIN, breaking his right leg, and otherwise
severely injuring him. 1t is alleged also
mat his injuries are permanent The
company is charged with negligence in
mat the ties were not properly piled, bu.
placed in such a manner that a slight
jar would cause them to fall
j. ii. Kinkle, the father of Vassar Kin
Kle, also brought suit against the same
company, and on account of the same ac.
cldent, for the sum of $500 He claims
mat he was compelled to pay out for medi-
cal treatment on account of the injury
the sum of $246.50. This makes a total
count of the accident.
Through Messrs Erwin, duBignon &
Nhlsholm and William B. stephens suit
was MED in the city court yesterday in be-
Hdl OF the Savannah, Florida and West
ern Railway Company against Francis I.
Mccall for $55,996. this being the amount
VI seventeen promissory notes. Endorsed
ny the defendant, and also for the sum
~ F0t'Zzo Tor moneys which the defendant
- aiieged to have had and received to
ana Tor the use of the Savannah, Florida
ata western Railway Company. These
tulls' aggregating over $4,000. are said to
nave grown out of the Twtty-Reeve de-
iiaieatlon. The suits allege that demand
mas neen made upon Mr. Mccall for the
amounts al claimed, and that he has refused
% pay them.
q, through Messrs. O'Connor & O'Byrne.
T Sle hershaw Banking and Mercantile
StpHlpahy brought suit against the S. p.
o oIa3lr Company for S6OS71. The plaintiff
ot' Inl 70 have sent the defendant a lot
a. do o9 ~ Tor which the latter agreed to pay
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