The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-09-12
THE COURTS


Frank f. Arnim. publisher OF the Daily
Record of Court Transactions, has iesued a
neat pamphlet showing the setting OF cases
In the Fifty-Gfth district Court and In.
| county court. This is a gfhat convenience
TO attorneys Of this city aud 1t Is gotten
up In excellent shape. In the pamphlet
are the new rules OF the Flfty-ffth dis
| trict court, which are as follows.
! Court viii convene at a. IN. aud ad
journ at p. M; one hour and half for
dinner.
| Cases not reached By p, M Of the Sec
ond day after the day for which they are
set down for trial. VIII stand continued
| Motions for new trial must BIO argued
| at the first motion day after judgment, II
then filed. Likewise all exceptions and
dilatory matters must be taken up on mo-
| ton days.
Bills of exception must be presented to
the court within ten daye after Judgment
or overriding Of motion for new trial.
When on call of jury case leading
counsel. or counsel who prepared the case
is trying some case In the Eleventh dis
trict. the case shall be passed and retain
its place on the dorket, Notwithstanding
the threc-dsy rule, and he called as soon
as possible after the attorney Is free.
FIfty-Fifth District Court.
The following motions were disposed OF
by Hon w. II. Wilson. Judge Fifty-fifth
district court:
H. Wetter Manufacturing company Va.
William A. Hail. garnshee, leave TO pain
tiff to make Mrs J. Hart and husband
-. Hart, Mrs. NJ l.. Hail and Henry VA
hourcade parties defendant.
Mrs Fannie b. Hughes vs.. Frank Dunn !;
defendants general demurrer overruled.
Probate Court,
In the probate court, Hon. w. II. Shaw,
county Judge, Is engaged In hearing the
contest OF the viii Of the late Mamie FAIR
| fax.
The following orders were made on tn.
| probate docket:
Estate A. Boheringer, deceased, report
| OF temporary administrator heard. showing
| Ave uncollected notes placed In the regis
| try OF this court as assets, administrators
| Is discharged and estate closed,
| Estate Schel minors, mLnors being Of
| age and receipts having been filed. guar
| dian and sureties are discharged and estate
| closed.
Boyd G. Boyd vs.. G. W. Kocher; motion
to set aside continuance sustained ana
| cause set for September "a. 1897.
W. H. Perkins VS.. d. p. Williams;
! plaiptlff's demurrer TO defendants answer
sustained; defendant granted leave TO
amend.
1 Or. j. L. Cunningham vs.. +. ID. Mayo
plaintiffs demurrer to defendants right
to recover on his Offset Of $500 damages
! sustained.
Boyd & Boyd vs. Mary r. Boyce; 1udg-
ment set aside by agreement, jury de-
manded and the cause set for September
81. 1897.
Real Estate Transfers.
The following real estate transfers we're
died in the office OF County Clerk I'd +.
Dupree:
John Writ and wife tSusan) to
George E. Writ. Henry Stabe and
w. s. Wall, northeast quarter
section and north half Of north
west quarter section 6. block 2,
Washington County Railroad COM
pany... ....., .,.... ......-..... ts5l
Charles e .Estabrook and wife by
John 8. Stewart attorney in fact,
| to N. o. Tate. 1880 acres San
ford Rice survey. ............. 400
George L. Porter and J. A.
Baker, Jr., to L. Whitford. lot
3, block IL. Eagle addition. north
side Buffalo bayou. .......... 50
g. p. Hill. p. X. Ewing and
Henry Brashear. executors estate
OF W. X. Baker. deceased. to
William Baker Turner. all prop,
erty. both real. personal and mix.
ed. belonging to estate OF w. r..
Baker. deceased. -. ......... !
suits for District Court.