The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-05-04
CITY COURTS OPENING DAY.
JUDGE NORWOOD FINDS a HEAVY
DOCKET ron THE MAY TERM.

he Says the Courtesy of the Lawyers
to Each other Causes the Blocking
OF the Docket by Delaying Trials.
VIII EndcavOr 10 Establish "A Bet
ter System for the Assignment of
Cause.-The First Day of the Term
spent Almost Entirely In the Call
ing of the Docket.
A dull docket confronted Judge Nor
wood of the city court when he assembled
the bench yesterday and started the May
term of that tribunal going.
The entire forenoon was devoted to the
calling of the docket. which took from 10
until 1880 O'clock. The remainder of the
time Judge Norwood devoted to a little
talk, or announcement to the lawyers and
those at interest. The calling of the
docket for the purpose of making assign
ments of the varied cases led the judge to
remark that he has tried several plans
for the assignment of cases in the court,
all of which had proved unsatisfactory.
This time, he said, he had called the en-
tire docket and stated that the court
would insist that vast percentage of the
work of the term be completed before the
close Of the term. The court is very far
behind, the docket being very much
crowded.
This is partly due" Judge Norwood
said, ito the courtesy of the lawyers to
each other in many instances by declining
TO insist on the trial of certain cases, when
their fellow lawyer on the other side make
excuse for having the same delayed, and
ask that the case be postponed.
1.-The city court" said the Judge, saved
the county last year $500 by ascertainins
before the dates of trial that the cases
for trial would not come off. By this step
and similar methods of economy the court
had to the credit of its budget at the close
of last year 81 300. 1t is, however. the
opinion of the court that justice should not
be stinted. Every case should be tried,
regardless of expense. At the same time
It has been the policy Of the court always,
II possible, to have no jury at the ex-
pense Of the county when no jury is
needed
The only case of Importance disposed of
by the court was that of r. C.
Jeffords VS.. the Fidelity Mutual Life In
surance Company of Philadelphia, which
was transferred to the United States
court.
In the absence of Solicitor General Os-
borne, Mr.. David c. Barrow was acting
solicitor general.
The most important case to be called
to-day, and perhaps the only one that
will be tried, is the case of Wilder & Co
vs.. the Ocean Steamship Company, an ac-
ton in trover for the recovery of cotton,
alleged to be in the possession of the
steamship company. The answer denies
that the company holds possession of the
cotton and by this reading it is more
than probable that the hearing of the case
may bring out some rather interesting
features, which seem to be in the back
ground.
Many of the Savannah lawyers left yes
terday to attend the session of Bryan
county. superior court.
The monthly term of the ordinary's
court began yesterday with the usual
amount of work on hand. Letters
dsmissory were granted to Syl-
yester Forham. executor of the will of
John Form: to William w Williamson.
administrator of the estate of John p.
Williamson; to Mary H. Heard, guardian
of Ferdinand A. Bradley, minor; to Jacob
Paulsen, executor Of the will of Meta Well
brock.
Orders OF sale were granted to Peter II.
Redmond, administrator of Ellen E. Red
mond; to Adarene c. Timer. administra-
trix Of the estate of A. C. Timer, and to J.
+, Brooks. administrator of the estate of
Marion J. Brown.
Letters of administration upon the es
tate Of Claus Gerken were granted to
George Schroeder
r. b. Tidwell filed an amendment to his
caveat to the application Of Frances Nj.
I1dwell for years support from the es.
tate of Francis NJ. Tidwell.
In the matter of the application of Jor-
dan +. Brooks, administrator of the es-
tate Of Mintie Graham, to require Flo--
ence Bacon to surrender possession of
property, an order was granted fixing the
time for hearing on Wednesday, MAY Z.
az 10 o'clock. y
A years support was granted to Mar
garet Ann Smith out of the estate of WI,
liam Smith.
The will of Edward f. Cunningham was
probated in solemn FORM
An order to sell books of account ana
promissory notes belonging to the estate
OF Jacob I. Cohen was granted TO Solo
mon krouskoff, administrator.
IN the matter OF the probate of the viii
OF sarah a. Parsons, an order was grant
ed to postpone the filing Of interroga.
tories to examine the witnesses residing
in California.
Letters OF guardianship on the persons
and property of Annie Z. and BENJAMIN
W Green. minors, were granted to Jor-
dan +. Brooks, county guardian.
l.. q. Armstrong. guardian TO Emma q
wallace, Benjamin r. Armstrong. Jr
and Frank w. Armstrong, filed an appl.
cation for letters dismissory.
In the report OF the granting OF a ruIe
against McKenna & Welsh by the suna-
rior court last Saturday in The
case OF William p. Hunter vs
W. r Hunter, the rule directed the
payment OF the amount involved in the
property at the southeast corner 81 Jonss
ana Drayton streets, instead OF the stores
occupied Dy McKenna g. Welsh on Yoels
street which they have owned for say.
eral years. F
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