The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1899-12-23
COURT IS over.
DECEMBER TERM ONLY
LASTED EIGHT DAYS.

A Verdict Rendered by the Jury for
Clinton Watson Verdict Against the
Prudential Life Insurance Company
A Number of Cases Continued Until
March Term of Court.
At noon on Tuesday the December term of
the Circuit Court for Cecil County adjourned.
A large number Of the eases that had been
marked "trial' were continued until the
March term owing to the counsel for both
sides not being ready.
When the WING went to press last Friday
evening the case OF Clinton Watson VS.. the
receivers of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Company was still on trial. The case occu-
pied the attention OF the court all dag Satur-
day and up to l O'Clock on Monday afternoon,
when the case was given to the jury, which,
after being out for over iour hours. rendered
a verdict of =, ,0s3 for the plaintiff The case
was very interesting one and was brought
by Clinton Watson, of the Seventh district,
to recover $4,000 damages for injuries re-
ceived about thirteen months ago while he
was driving Il double team loaded with ton
of coal from Perryyille under the i. q o.
bridge which crosses the Suscuchauna river
from Aiken to Havre de Grace. 1t wa, shown
by the evidence that the horses were driving
along all right until two sharp blasts from IL
locomotive blown almost directly over the
animals heads frightened them and they
ran Off Watson had one Of his legs broken
il two places, and from which he will
never fully recover. Albert Constable, Esq
and Albert Constable, Jr., were counsel for
the plaintiff and John S. Writ, ESD, and
2. NJ Bond Esq. represented the defendants
Plaintiffs witnesses Clinton Watson and
DR.. George Stump. Defendants witnesses:
Wilmer Falls, Charles w. Peterson, Austin
Nickle, W. 7. Wells, Edward T. Parette, j.
D. Miller, II. c. Burroughs, Mr.. Hartman
and Mr.. Ryan.
The next case put on trial was a very in
teresting one. but came 10 II sudden ending
Ii was a suit brought by James Alfred
Mackey, OF the Fourth district, against the
Prudential Life Insurance Company Of New
Jersey Mr. Mackey is administrator of the
estate of John Taylor. who was a young man
Of the Fourth district. He died several
months ago and had been carryiu. Il policy
in the above-named Insurance company for
:l5i The company refused to pay the claim
on the ground that the young mans death
bad resulted from Il disease which he was
suffering at the time he had his life Insured,
less than two years previous. Several wit
nl E hot IN I Da
defendant failed to pcovc except by
doctors signature on an insurance paper
that Taylor died from consumption or that
he was suffering with it at the time he had
his life insured. The court granted several
prayers Of the plaintiffs counsel, which
actually instru ted the jury to render It yer
dict for him. The defendants counsel did
not argue the case ard the Jury, without
leaving their seats, rendered verdict for the
full amount, with interest, amounting to
$15S.7j. Hester Hess was the plaintiffs
counsel and John S. Writ represented the
insurance company.
The last case marked trial was that Of
William Broadway, of Chesapeake City, vs.
the Philadelphia and Baltimore Steamboat
company, DttltT huO"u Us lLt LTlcSSOu Linz
When the case was called the counsel for the
defendant, Mr. Clendenin. of Baltimore, pre-
eented Il motion to the court to have the case
removed to one of the courts Of Baltimore
city. The defendant took the ground that
the court of Cecil county had no jurisdiction
in the case as the company was corporation
of Baltimore city. 1t was proven by several
witnesses that the company did business and
had warehouses etc, at Chesapeake City,
Town Point and Reynolds Wharf. The court
refused to allow the case to be removed. By
agreement of the counsel for both sides the
case was continued until the March term.
The suit was brought by William Broadway
to recover damages received by being as
sauted by one of the company's employees a
few months ago while passenger from Dela-
ware City to Chesapeake City. Heister Hess
and Albert Constable were counsel for Broad
way. Court then adjourned until March.