The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-10-10

LADY ASKS FOR
HEAVY DAMAGES.
Sues City for $500 Because Of an
Injury Sustained
CASE AGAINST The c. & 0.
jury Awards Mrs. Maggie e. Loving
$500 on Account OF the Death
of Her Son, w. w.
Lovins.
CASE AGAINST THE C. & 0.

One of the mos. important suits brought
In this City In several months was that
flied yesterday in the Law and Equity
Court by Mrs. Jamie Z. Anderson
against the city of Richmond for
$1,000 damages. Mrs. Anderson bases
her calm on injuries she sustained by
falling INTO a. trap or hole in an alley
on November 49, 1889. She says IN her
declaration that this trap was not proper
1s maintained and that the accident was
due to no fault of hers. hui was caused
by negligence on the part of the city. The
plaintiff asserts that she WAS so naai11ed
and wounded that She mas not as yet oeen
abe 10 give any attention 10 her pusincss'
that her suffering was intense ana iaef
l,ecuniary loss quite heavy. MIS-. AMOR
son is represented by Messrs. SHiilh, MOI
cure and Gordon..
AN INTERESTING CASE.
Richard Turner has brought suit in the
Law and Equity Court against William
Maudelhaiitn. Percy S. Read and Edward
Sydnor. claiming s5.0eS damages for al
legged 1respass. The plaintiff asserts that
he occupied a house in HenTico county,
which ne had bought, which Maudeioaum
claimed as his property: that together
with Percy S. Read and Edward Sydnor
Maudelhaum appeared before a justice OF
the peace in Renrico county. and swore
mat WAS SItGCDtSu illIiI al wv Skii:i
of SIS the plaintiff further alleges that
a distress wa.rant was placed in the hands
of Constable Sa1nuels, who finally ef-
fected an entrance into the house and
seized the furniture of the plaintiff and
also that of Charlotte Nelson. who rent
ed a part of the premises and acted as
care-taker. Turner alleges that these
proceedings We're Illegal and that ne has
been greatly injured by them
MOTHER GETS DAMAGES.
Mrs. Maggie Z. Loving. whose son. w
w Loving, was Killed on the Chesapeake
and Ohio Railroad, at Wickham's station.
on July 21st last, brought suit in the Law
and Equity Court yesterday against The
Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad Company
for $4,000. BY argument of counsel The
case was promptly submitted TO the jury,
and the plaintiff was awarded 500 DAM
ages. Loving was brakeman on the
road, and was thrown from one OF the
cars and run over, being horribly man
gIe6.
Mrs Loving qualified as administrators
of her sons estate in the Chancery Court
Yesterday.
The case of s Z. Norvell against the
State Bank is on trial before the Law
and Equity Court today. This case is
Thomas Branch &. Co against n. l.. Nor
Vel for SLIGO. The suit is TO determine
who is the owner of sum of money in
controversy in the State Bank.
THE HuSTINGS COURT.
Charles Williams tcoiored) was tried in
the Musings Court yesterday on the
charge of breaking into the livery stable
OF Mr. Thomas B. Hicks, on Third Street.
and stealing lot Of clothing and large
piece of chamois skin belonging 10 Roland
Miller. He was convicted and fined 50 and
sent 10 jail for twelve months
In the same court Jake Miller teolored)
was tried on the charge of assaulting and
wounding Susan Cosby and was acquitted.
r. A. Bendall qualified as administrator
Of V. Q. Bendal. The estate is valued at
one thousand dollars.
Divorce proceedings We're filed in the
Law and Equity Court yesterday by Cora
Bel Purkins against her husband, vino
charges intidelity- Mr.. and Mrs. Purlins
We're married in Baltimore April 10th.
1854, and have Two children The plain
tiff simply Trays for such relief as the
court may see lit To give her.
In the City Circuit Court yesterday
judgment was confessed in The case of
William Marshall against II. l.. Day, c.
ID. Day and j. Nj. Richardson for SIG.