The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1899-01-20
nor TRIAL I
AND ARGU MENT
Superior Court Has Many
Cases DoCketed For
the February
Term.

The Superior Court list OF causcs for
trial and argument at the February term,
which begins February G, is e loug ore
beirg made up of la2 cases for trial and
thirty one for argument. or course all
these cases will not be finally disposed OF
. at the coming term but the large number
shat will, will engage the attention OF the
court for possibly month
The list includes number of cnses that
have beon pending trial for long time
and many OF which will present points Of
4 law OF grcat importance to the legal fra.
ternfty. Others are Of material import
Ance to individuals who have brought suit
against corporations for damages for tho
!, death or Injury of relatives, friends, etc.
Principal Of these cases are tho two suits
Of Carrie II. Bradley against the p. W. &
b Railroad ard thoeo OF the adminiatra-
tors Of her deceased father and mo her
against the same same company. The la
sis of the several actions Is yet clear to tho
minds Of tho people Of Wilmington.
The cases are down under pereinptory
subO obu uiuoJ NO VI lou W sobIisu
At this term. Other suits against the p,
W. e. B. Railroad Company arc by John
w. Mccall, Henry Tulley, Hetto f.
Burns, ct. al, John Weldin ian infanD
Ebenez,r I'll. Clark, Frank Fl. Thomas,
ct. al, Mariantonio Grnsso, Michael Cross,
Richard Gear. Edward Rushton's admin
istrator anu Mary A. Merritts executor.
The b. g. 2. Railroad Company is ex-
oosdngly fortunate having but two suits
to defend. The plaintiffs are Dsnnis Il.
Mention and Fannie Bowers james Il.
Manll has suit against the Queen Anne
Railroad Company. and Hiram Thomas
ons against the Grand Trunk Railroad
Company, which suits make up the rail-
rosd business the court will hear.
The Wilmington City Railway Com
pany has fewer suits to defend than for
several terms. The only ones listed for
tsihl against them being by Lewis l. VIII
COX administrator and Mary McClafferty.
Unfortunately for Newspaper corpor-
ations and individuals tho publishers of
tho city appear as plaintiffs IN four cases
and defendants in seven, four cases being
for alleged libel.
John Bllingsley, Charles j. Higgins,
aru the only plaintiffs in suit against tho
Mayor and Council.
Among other suits that will prove in
tesesting are the following: John B
Taylor vs.. Trustees Of the Poor Ito recover
damages for alleged violation of bread
CONTRACT; Arson 4. Maher vs., Harry C.
Moore (appeal from II verdict in a lease
involving II p!omissory notc given by
Moore to Maher), and Rev 4. l.. Mont
gomery VS.. the Trustee Of 0 ivet Presby-
terrain Church, ito recover alleged salary.)
There are several other suits against tho
Harlan and Hollingsworth Company, +.
Blamenthal Co., Wilmington Mills
Manufacturing Company, Pullman Palac
Car Company, Liobis Manufacturing
Company, Arlington Mills Manufacturing
Company, Pussy and Jones Company,
Wilmington Malleablo Iron Company,
Iron Company and Brandywine Granite
Company.
The argument list shows seventeen do
murrers, and nine divorces the complain
ants In the latter cases b0ing Jennie May
Bullock, Charles D. Jamson, Walter NJ.
Mckay, Abraham W. Cam, James Kea-
nnD, Margaret V. Blakely, Mary A. Far
raday, Roland W. Rippcrger and Marga-
rp J. Benson