The age-herald., 1901-01-03
THE DAYS WORK
 IN LOCAL COURTS A Plaintiff and Defendant Each
 Get a Verdict TAXES FOOT UP S331,O39.27 The Highland Avenue 6 Belt Railroad Company Objects to Act of the Board of Revenue-$4o,ooo
 of Damage Suits.
TAXES FOOT UP S331, ,O39.27

In the Circuit Court yesterday a judg- ment of $75 was rendered in the case of J. NJ. Dodd vs. Kansas City, Memphis and Birmingham Railroad. Plaintiff in this case had bought a ticket to Texas and the agent had sold,it to him over the wrong route, causing him four or five days de- lay and some expense.
 In this court Edward w. Cook has filed suit against E. J. Garcia for $5000 damages. He claims that the defendant falsely and maliciously, in the presence of others, ac- cused him of stealing a ring on December 25, 1900, whereby he was put to great ex- pense in coming from Georgia to Alabama to prove that said accusation was false.
 Minnie James, as administratrix of the estate of William James, deceased, has filed suit against the Kansas City, Mem phis and Birmingham Railroad for s20OOO damages She alleges that on November 27, 1900. her intestate was an employe on one of defendants trains which was de- rallied near Horse Creek, in Walker Coun- ty, on account of defective road bed, and that he was killed in said accident.
 City Court.
 In the first division of the City Court in the case of George W. Robinette vs. the Alabama Great Southern there was yer dict and Judgment for defendant. The case of Charles Fisher vs. the Birmingham Railway and Electric Company Is on trial. Plaintiff is suing for s5000 damages, claim ing that the conductor and motorman of a street car cursed him and knocked him off the car
 In the second division of this court the ex parte petition of the Highland Avenue and Belt Railroad Company, an appeal from the action of the Board of Revenue, was argued and submitted. In 1899 this company returned it's property for taxation at $56,50O. At the July term, 1899, of the Board of Revenue the company agreed to an increased assessment of $42,50O which would have made their return for taxation $1o0,OOO In entering this order on the minutes of the Board of Revenue the clerk made a mistake and the order as entered read that the return of the company was increased $43,5O0, which made the return $56,50O. Subsequently at the January term, 1900, the Board of Revenue, by an order nuc pro tune corrected the errow and made the return s100.000. The company claims that the January, 1900, Board of Revenue had no power or authority to correct an
 
 and that the return should stand at $56,500 In the City Court Eddie Rosey by next friend has sued the Southern Railway Company for $1O,00O damages, claiming that on October 25, 1900 he was struck by train of defendent while on a trestle which dragged him 150 feet and cut off his left foot and otherwise injured him.
 Edgar W. Cook has filed suit against F. M Lynch for s5O0O for falsely and mali ciously charging plaintkff with larceny by saying of him in the presence of other persons in substance as follows: 'I would like to get my ring back" viz: On the 18th day of December, 1900, whereby plain tiff was put to much expense in coming from Georgia to Alabama to prove false said alleged islander.
 Court Items.
 The tax collector during the month of December received $2S2,72S.f in taxes, s19,- 04433 was received in October and $29, 212.5s in November, making a total for the quar- ter of $331, ,03927.
 The tax assessor has received more tax returns this year than ever before. The value of the property assessed has not yet been added up.
 A jury in the City Court yesterday is said to have consisted of eleven Confeder- ate veterans and one son of a veteran
 Judgments were filed in the Probate Court In favor of the Berney National Bank vs. Walter Moore for $1506SS
 Marriage licenses were issued to Harry Webb and Ella Knight, J. D. Glasgow and Marietta Aflbritten, Arthur Clarke East wood and Lucy Gayle Sharpe, A. F. Snow and Alice Hood,, J. I. Edwards and o. L.