Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-11-26
COURT CULLINCS, THE BUSINESS OF CIRCUIT COURT VERY LARGE
 SATURDAY.
DAMAGE SUIT SETTLED.
For sI1oo---"Uncle Toms Cabin s5o---suit of M. & P. Bank
 Against L. Roth.

The Jefferson circuit court satur. day was busy from the opening to the closing of same.
 The first case to receive attention was that of George w. Sanders against G. L. Randall, better known as the Uncle Toms Cabin suit" since the house is but small shan ty.
 It was tried by jury, owing to the writ of inquiry ordered and granted by the Judge of the court Friday. The application of Attorney Cole. man to have the judgment taken by default set aside as Alleged by him, was gran ted. The judgment was s250. After the jury heard ali the evidence pro and con, they returned their verdict at :30 o'clock in favor of the plaintiff for the sum of $50. This no doubt will end the matter.
 The next case on the docket was that of Jordan W. Patterson against the St. Louis, Iron Mountain & Southern Railway. This case was by the consent of both plaintiff and defendant, through their attor- !, nave eononranoised tho case for the f sum of $l100.
 The case will be remembered as : the one wherein Patterson claimed while under contract to ship bolts, |. he was injured while ih the car of J the defendant railway, which had Q with other cars, been placed upon : the side track. The engine of the : freight that was picking up the cars on the side track hit one of the cars 5 So hard, causing it to run against the one in which Patterson was at 9 work. He was setting up the bolts in the car and had same about half 5 full at the time when the car he was ) at work in received a jar. He fell } and the bolts fell on top of him, causing him, as he alleged in his con plaint, to sustain injuries of a permanent nature.
 Late Friday afternoon suit was
 filed in the circuit court in which the Merchants & Planters Bank and Chas. P. Thornton are plaintiffs and L. Roth defendant. Many interest ing points of law have caused the bringing of the suit with other facts connected herewith. It seems that several years ago the plaintiff and one William Moody ted fold ing wagon step. They did not have sufficient means to carry the same into com pletion and before letters patentwere granted one-fourth in- terest was sold to Mir. L. Roth, of this city. The amount was for $1500. Mir Roth paid 5000 in cash and gave his note for the balance. In taking Mr. Roth's note for the sum of $500 no mention of patent was made. Mr. Thornton took the note to the bank and discounted it. All would have oeen well had the Eclipse Folding Wagon Step been a success, but financially it was a failure and Mir. Roth lost his 5000 cash.
 MT. Roth refuses to pay the note on the grounds that in the note 10 mention is made that 1t is for a patent.
 The point on which Mr. Thorn ton expects to win his suit is that the note was given before any letters patent were issued. It will no doubt, owing to the many points ot law aside from other facts in the case, prove quite an interesting one. | Saturday afternoon the court site ting as jury heard the case of the Altheimer Supply Go. against ". F.. Notes ct al. It was repleyin suit. A mule and a mortgage caused a controversy vhf fch lasted until 6:3o. The plaintiffs Were represented by Messrs 5. M ylor and M. L. Al tnelmer. ' lsiGpdants were rep SiIss';a ,i.,ss 2 Y .,,I Us''s, ss s..ssss sss