The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-12-01
Al DAY in THE COURTS.
ANOTHER DAMAGE SUIT FILED IN
DISTRICT COURT YESTERDAY.
Docket December Term. Judge Ashe's
Court, viii Be Called Monday Morn
inc for Setting Of Cases.

inc for Setting OF Cases.
The October term OF the Eleventh district
court expired by limitation at the close
of business yesterday evening. Judge
Ashe has worked hard the past week In
cleaning mp the docket and the result Is
that many cases have been disposed OF and
the number to be carried over to the De
cember term is, comparatively speaking,
with what 1t has been heretofore, very
light. The Judge and the clerk were kept
busy until late yesterday evening getting
the matters OF the court wound up for thu
farm.
The December term OF the Eleventh dis
trict court will convene Monday morning,
Judge c. r. Ashe presiding. The docket
for the term will be called az 10 o'clock
Monday morning for the purpose Of set
ting the cases which are docketed for the
term for hearing. Judge Asbo win begin
the call of the docket promptly Mt the
hour named and attorneys can govern
themselves accordingly.
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Judge Wilson In the Fifty-hfth district
court passed on large number Of cases
yesterday. AS will be seen by the pub.
lIshed proceedings q majority Of the cases
passed on were continued, there being but
given no intimaton as to when ne WIZ
hand down his written opinion In the
Brumby.-Boyd Injunction, but the general
Impression among the attorneys Yesterday
seemed to be that he viii have his opinion
ready and deliver It Monday morning.
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Judge p. H. Yasmer, presiding over the
county court had his hands full yesterday
and as result mucn work was transacted.
Seventeen cuscs were acted on in the coun-
{ present
Of Judge Nasmers court expires next
Saturday and lie Is rushing the business
In order TO get the docket as well cleaned
as possible before. the close OF this term
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NSother big lot of suits, forty-six In
numbeF. was filed 10 the district courts
yesterday wherein the state Of Texas was
named as the plaintiff The suits were for
the enforcement OF the collection ut state
and county taxes upon property reported
as delinquent.
David Dcuman, through his attorneys,
hed suit for damages aglnst the intena.
tional and Great Northern Railway com
pany, fixing his damagcs-actual and ex-
emplary--at $3.50 The plaiutn states on
or about September Is, 1901. he was an
employe ~ the defendant corporation and
on said date plaintiff was ordered 10y said
ferrng large quantity OF crude oil from
tank car on the defendant company 3
tank located IN the tender of one OF the
locomotive engines belonging to and In
the use of the said defendant company.
That said oil was transferred from the
tank car into the tank IN the tender Of the
engine by means Of ordinary rubber hose'
through which the oil was forced at very
high pressure; that the part OF the labor
above mentioned assigned 10 the plnin-
tin was TO station himself upon the top
Of the oil tank aud hold tho end Of the
hose IN small aperture in the top OF
said tanb SO aS 70 allow the OIL to run
Into tho tank. That while In the perform
ancc Of the labor assigned him by reason
Of the escaping gas generated by said Oil
the plaiutim, by the Inhalation of said gas
WINS overcome and nsphyNiRted and rcn
dcred unconscious aud thereby sustaincc
serious and permanent injuries That tho
labor assigned to the plaintiff by the sait
defendant company, In this Instance, WA
extremely dangerous and hazardous, with
which part the plaintiff at tho time WA
~ ences .furulthed him NV said dcfcndgn
company vert crGle ana wholly VI nn,n l
Tor use In tho petIoSmanSe OF saen i9n"r
flous and permanent Injuries 10 his aetna
snmages In the sum 81 $3.50 He tuuhc
, ,gea IN II the sum m Of $500 ana proys iuds
ment for $3.50 damages against said dv
endnnt company aud FOR al other propr
teiof.
Suits Filed for the District Courts,
Lizzie NJ. Jones Va. Lools A. Jones, dl
vcice.
peeiast the following persons. ~ ''
G. Nolan Mis- Annie Srhult, G., ], u
Jaeger, l. W. Craig, John MqlIor,, II r
Ee lf BRYAN al 'D' woaal L'2 N@1gSn Mr. Il
John s. Green, william Sutherland. ". i
Th5ieos EeGoe. j, g Lindsey, " GhariS
nGmlcr, William Freeman, G. H. De
Wang, William Curtis, Richard Kropp, Jno
4. Stuart, Joseph Shonuon, Hy Cook. tn
gnknsSSn heirs, q George uCGln,cy; A
I-homas j McNcrney, Herman " Rantc
haeS 1SSePR Wss M EgnJ j. k np5 Ad d
wood M"eret i r Kc ,uu' n'nH"i d tG0S
lizzie Medlock vs.. win Medlcck, di
The Houston Tie and rnug Co. vs.. r. W
Heifman n Co. ct al, TO cancel chattel mort
gage.
Eleventh Civil District Court.
Charles Barus by next friend, VS.. Gal
yeston, Houston and San Antonio Rallwo
amos ded original petition
u j., Lomax vs. j. L. Mcleod; defend
eiet's plea in abatement overruled, TO whic
n r. Farrell vs. C. ]. ocee ct al; me
tlon for new trial granted.
j. ] Jenkins VS., Pete Bowman; motto
for new trial overrued, to which plaintiff
10 open court, excerpts and gives notice 9
appeal,
tlon TO renstRte granted
Minnie Mckinney vs. Abram Mckinney
plaintiffs motion 10 relnstate granted
J. w. Thomas ct al vs., o. NJ Carter
nj; continued without prejudice.
o. y. Gambatu vs.. J. NJ. Coleman; iudi
ment for plaintiff In the sum OF $500 Is.
which defendant excerpts and gives motto
of appeal
Mrs. Mary p. Boyce VS.. Jacob Hornberg
or et al; Judgment for defendant. TO whic
plaintiff excerpts and gives notice OF az
peal
a. %. Baker vs. W. p. Hamblen ct al
mistTlal entered by agreement.
Court adjourned for term.
Fifty-Fifth Civil District Court
The following cases we're continued; r
p. oleott VS.. 8. w Kramer, Frank Rob
irseD VS.. Texas aud New Orleans Ralwa