The age-herald., 1900-04-07
INTERESTING SUIT
 IN CIRCUIT COURT
Wife Sues Saloon Keepers for
 Selling Husband Liquor.
SENSATIONAL ALLEGATIONS
Charges That Family Wanted for Bread While the Mans Money Went for Drinl5-Wants $1O,-
 900 Damages

A suit of more than ordinary interest was filed in the circuit yesterday. in which is sought to recover damages for injuries alleged to have been inflicted upon the wife and family of a man through vio- lation of the law against selling liquor to a person of incorporate habits The suit is the first of the kind ever filed in the local courts, and unfolds a pathetic story of a wrecked home and shattered life
 The suit was filed by Mrs. Tennie Snod- grass through her attorney, J. W. Bush against William s. Fully and J. Higgs, partners, doing business under the firm name and style of Fully & Higgs.
 Text of the Complaint
 The full text of the complaint is as fol- lows:
 'The plaintiff claims of the defendants the sum of ten thousand dollar damages. for that whereas at and before grievances hereinafter set forth, the defendants owned, operated and carried on the bus- ness or saloonkeepers in First avenue, be- tween Thirteenth and Fourteenth streets, in the city of Birmingham, Jefferson coun- ty, Ala, having first made oath before ob- taining license, which said oath is on He ln the office of the probate judge and is in words and figures as follows. towit: T. J. Higgs do solemnly swear that will not knowingly sell or give away any spir- 1tuous or vinous liquors to any person of unsound mind or minor, without consent or his or her guardian or parent or to any person of known incorporate habits, nor Will 1 suffer the same to be done know nsly by any partner, clerk, agent or any other person about my premises, if in my power to prevent the same the said hay ing been subscribed and filed in the office or the probate judge of Jefferson county, Ala, by the said J. Higgs, and the plain tiff ayers that the said defendant procured a license to sell liquor
 Plaintiff further ayers that on towit the 2Oth day of December, 1896, she was married to Edward Snoddy, who was then sober, industrious and aifectionate man, and was good, kind husband to plaintiff for long time, and there were born to them two children now of tender age, he however, became a victim to drinking liquor, and so addicted to liquor drinking that he became person of known intem- perate habits, and in consequence thereof has been cruel and unl1ind to plaintiff and  tience his unkindness and cruelties until at last she was forced to separate from him.
 And plaintiff ayers that the defendants, well knowing of the incorporate habits of her said husband, has Dersistently ana wrongfully sold and given her said hus- band intoxicating liquors against the wishes and earnest protests of plaintiff. And plaintiff ayers that on one occasion that he paid for thirty-eight drinks of liquor to the defendant. and at that time the plaintiff needed food and clothing for herself and children. And the plaintiff further ayers that the defendant, w. $. Fully, brought to the home of her said husband a bottle of liquor and she begged the said Fully not to give her husband any more whiskey, saying that her said hus- band then had enough, but disregarding her appeal the said Fully would give 1t to him, nevertheless.
 And plaintiff ayers that by reason of the violation of the law and the wrongs and injuries done to her, in thus selling liquor to her husband, a person of known intemperate habits, she has suffered great mental anguish, indescrible grief, and that the comfort and happiness of her home has been destroyed anu Ter hle, WHICH piu fair to be bright and beautiful has been blighted and stranded forever; therefore, she brings this suit"
 Other Suits
 Several other suits were filed in the same court one by Annie E. Leach vs. Emma Howard and Jim and Dony Taylor to re- cover possession of two lots in New Town, and another by Alex Johnson vs. the Jonas Schwab company to prove title to lot 19 in block No. 1, Rosedale.
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