Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1900-03-22
SUPERIOR COURT.

A verdict for 1900 was rendered IN
Superior Court yesterdayweek in favor OF
Jacob knopf 10 his suit against the T.,
w. & b. Railroad Co. The Jury was
out about An hour after receiving tne
charge of the court from Judge Femme,
will, Knopf WAS represented by koneft
Ii. Richards and William s: Hilles,
and the rairoad by n. FL. Ward ana
Andrew G. Gray. Knopf was run down
at Landlith crossing and severely IN
jured. ~ n
The following cases were continued
until the next term: Lawless admins
traitor We. the Pusey & Jones Co; Bryan
VS.. the Wilmington City Railway. 20
Middleton W. Middleton; Bridget
Conner vs.. the Wilmington y Northern
Railroad Co.; Margaret Aker, execn-
trix. VS.. Ella M. Lloyd: Mary =.
Primrose vs.. Henry Primrose; Joseph
W. Dolan vs. Mary Ann Dolan.
Settlement was. reported IN THESE
cases: Charles E. Sparks vs.. John u.
Milikin: Mary Louisa Sparks Vs.
John T. Millikin; the Osborne 20. vs..
Frank A. Mitchell.
The case Of Robert S. Armstrong VS..
the Commissioners of New Castle was
stricken from the list.
Harry p. Joslyn WAS appointed. com
missioner to take testimony in the di-
vorce case of Lille Mclaughlin vs..
Samuel Mclaughlin.
In the case of the Security Trust and
Safe Deposit &c. VS.. the Delaware
Loan Association, Judgment for SSH
was granted the trust company. HAIRY
Emmons was allowed 10 days to file OK
ceptions to the ruling Of the court OH a
question as to whether an assignee OF
a shareholder who has given notice of
transfer of stock can claim the same
privilege of withdrawing that share
holder is entitled to-.
The Court in Banc will hear the case
Of John Doe, on the demise of John
Psitchard vs.. Richard Roe, in the
week beginning May 14th.
Court yesterday week dismissed the
mandamus proceedings brought by
Robert M. Burns against L. Heislel Ball,
State treasurer. The suit raised the
question of the right of Legislators to
receive mileage. William II. Head,
, representing the State treasurer, had
moved to quash. Walter II. Hayes. at
torney for Burns, did not resist the APP
plication. Mr.. Hayes declined to give
Els reasons for allowing the case to drop.
Mandamus proceedings Brought by
hundred against the Mayor and Council
, of New Castle were argued at length,
, William S. Hilles for the commissioners
\ and A. b. Cooper for the municipality.
, In 1853, the Legislature passed Law
compelling New Castle to give the roat
, commissioners an annual sum of 5000
! by reason of the fact that the CITY hat
7 extended its boundaries into the rura
q part of the hundred and this tax wa
i imposed upon the municipality in lieI
a of the ordinary hundred road taxes
!, New Castle has failed to levy and col
Z lect this road tax and to pay the 500
!, to the road commissioners. The tow
now owes 81, 800, less credit of sl00
+. In the case of the use of Ella Smitl
\ We. William Simmons, late sheriff, tn
a court handed down a decision agains
the defendant, the question being tn
n proper distribution among creditors Q
y the proceeds Of sheriff's sale. TIL
. plaintiff receives $500 with interes
- thereon at 20 per cent, for three years
: the percentage being a statutor
a penalty.
i Joseph Bellah, Judge Ball asked for a
!, extension of time for entering seourit
4 and dissolrlng the attachment,
!, The application was opposed b
a Lilburne Chandler. The court sal
Il they had no power to enlarge statut,
% that being the last day of court an
+ the day for entering security. Bella
y is benefited under the intestaoy {
q Edward T. Bellah, ard the plaintiff
- are seeking to recover under an oil
# judgment for $4,000.
"A The motion mades last week by !
~ Irving Handy to quash the writ in tt
o o. scire facias proceedings in the case
r. Wilson VS.. Fury's administrator vi
a. dismissed.