The age-herald., 1900-12-20
STREET RAILROAD
 SUED FOR $16,OOO
Alleged Injuries to the Hand of a
 MaSSeur
MANY MARRIAGE LICENSES
E. c. Winston Appointed Assistant So- licitor of the New Criminal Court. Referee Trimble's Decision Sus-
 tained-Tax Returns In.

In the first division of the City Court the case of Mrs W. o. Miller vs. the Birming- ham Railway and Electric Company is on trial. Plaintiff is suing for s15,OOO damages. She claims that while she was getting off street car at the corner of Second avenue and Twentieth street she was thrown to the ground by defendants negligence and had several ribs fractured besides injuring her hand. Plaintiff is a professional mas seur and claims that her hand is perma- nently injured which interferes with the practice of her profession
 A consent judgment for $750 was rendered in the case of Edward Bess vs. the Tennes- see Coal, Iron and Railroad Company
 The case of Mrs. A. U. Wood vs the Bir- mingham Railway and Electric Company was dismissed for want of prosecution.
 In the second division of the City Court the case of w R. Fielding vs. the Western Union Telegraph Company is on trial. Plaintiff claims damages for failure to promptly deliver a telegram
 A non-suit was awarded in the case of John T. Glover vs. the Patton Coal Com pany.
 Judge Wilkinson rendered decree in the case of Rebecca A. Reynolds vs. the Iron Belt Building and Loan Association, con- firmlng a settlement whereby plaintiff paid to defendant $23S30 and directing the clerk to cancel deed on the records to A. c. Howze and Louis Whaley. trustee described in the pleadings
 Circuit Court.
 In the Circuit Court the jury in the case of Donald Dearness ys. the Throne Frank lin Shoe Company rendered a verdict of s35O
 Judgments were rendered against c. Claude Scull in favor of the following plaintiffs: George ". Pltkin Co., s1925O; American Linseed Co.,, $l6677; American Paint Works, $1634S.
 The case of D. A. Barker vs. the Alabama Great Southern Railroad Company for the killing of COW resulted in a verdict of $31.2O.
 U. s. Court.
 United States Judge John Bruce has passed an order in the bankruptcy proceed ing of r. J. McNamara ct al. against the Helena Coal Co.,, sustaining the recent rul- ing of Referee N. W. Trimble that a min ing company cannot be placed in invol- untary bankruptcy. This decision of Ref. cree Trimble. which was published in the Age-H Herald at the time is the first deci- sion on this question, it having come up for the first time in this proceeding. The bankruptcy act seems to be defective in this particular, it providing that only cor porations engaged principally in 'manu- featuring, trading, printing, publishing or mercantile pursuits" can be adjudged iu- voluntary banlrupts.
 The court adopts Referee Trimble's re- port as its decision and dismisses the pe- tition.
 Probate court.
 There was a run on the Probate Court yesterday for marriage licenses, and Chief Clerk Tarrant was kept busy all day is- suing them. He has a few left and those who wish to get married should come ear ly to avoid the rush. Altogether the follow ing twenty-six people were made happy:
 Richard Browne and Mary Lou South; J. H. Stewart and Mary Tendon; " E. Melvin and c. A. J. Goodwin John w. Weed and Mary Lula Brigman; Robert l.. Weed and Blanche Brigman; William Law son and Ida Lou Murphy; Ethelhurt W. Posey and Gussie Archer; Jesse R. Pear son and Mrs. Kelly l.. Cheney; E. J. Examiner and Annie Blackburn; w A. Cox and Maude Viola Cadry; John H. Fender and Lizzie Burke; Jacob R. Dheber and Elizabeth Taylor: Sidney H. Baker and Marie Fitzpatrick.
 Court Items.
 Solicitor H. P. He1in of the Criminal Court has appointed E. c. Winston as the assistant solicitor authorized by the new act establishing a second division of the Criminal Court. MT. Winston will act as assistant solicitor in this court
 Tax Collector Francis yesterday sent school warrant to T. J. Hill, mayor of Bessemer for $170.
 The tax assessor is kept busy by the rush of tax returns, the time for making which without the tax fee expires Janu- ary 1St. Petitions in bankruptcy were filed by T. w. Adney and P. c. Adney.
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