The age-herald., 1901-04-25
SUITS FILED FUR
 ARRANGEMENTS The SIoss Company and Tut wiIer Company Defendants. SUIT FOR WRECKED STORE Edward WaId Files Suit Against Garth wait 6 Co.,, Who Were Making
 Excavation for Building.
 Court Items.
SUIT FOR WRECKED STORE

John J. Spearman and Hugh Kennedy of Pennsylvania filed suits in the United States Court yesterday against the Sloss- Sheffield Iron and Steel Company and the Tutwiler Coal, Coke and Iron Company. for infringement of a patent on valve for hot blast stoves, issued June 10 1884, to said John J. Spearman, a half interest in said patent being subsequently, trans ferred by him to Hugh Kennedy.
 The bill alleges that the defendants are aware of the fact that the plaintiffs are the owners of said invention, but that they have nevertheless made, sold and used. after notice from petitioners, valves which in some parts are substantially the same as that covered by said patents.
 The bill asks for an accounting as to the profits or income derived from said manufacture and sale of said valves, and that damages be awarded complainants in a sum equal to three times the actual damage on account of the wilful and un- just nature of said infringement. Also that a writ of injunction issue perpetu- ally enjoining the defendants or their agents or servants from any further man ufacture, sale or use of said. patented im- provemeDts and that the infringing valves now in use by the said defend ants be destroyed. The bill also asks for a preliminary injunction and for general | relief
 A separate suit is filed against each de- fendant but the allegations in the two suits and the relief asked for are iden- tical
 City Court. In the First Division of the City Court, Judge Charles A. Senn presiding, the case of T. W. Walker. administrator, against the Sloss Iron and Steel Company, went to the jury late yesterday afternoon.
 plaintiff sued for sl00OO damages for the death of negro boy, who. it is said, was cleaning a furnace through one of the openings when some water was poured in from the top and he was burned by the gas to such an extent that he died.
 The case of Tom McCabe against the Southern Railway Company was then taken up. Plaintiff is suing for $30,00O damages, alleging that he was employed by defendant last July as a foreman and while riding on the footboard of a sloping | tank in the company's yard. a piece of
 
 causing his leg to be cut off near the hip.
 The first suit growing out of the col
 lapse of the building 116 North Twentieth street, on Tuesday has been. filed in the
 City Court. The plaintiff is Edward Wald. who occupied the ground floor of
 the collapsed building and who had a | large stock of jewelry, diamonds, fguns, l pistols, etc., many of which, he says, were lost and all of which were damaged. The defendant is Garthwait & Co.,, an Illinois corporation, who were making the excavation on the lot south of Wald's store for the foundation of the new bank building. Wald says that besides the damage to his stock, he had an eighteen months lease on the store at $50 per month and that he is liable for the rent and that the store is unfit for use He wants s1,OOO damages, alleging that the excavation was negigently done Circuit Court. Tn the Circuit Court the case of Gus McNeezer vs. the Birmingham Traction Company went to the jury yesterday af- ternoon.
 Plaintiff sued for s5O0O damages, alleg- | ing that on November 5, 1900, one of de- | fendant's cars ran into his wagon on | Twenty-third street, throwing him out and breaking rib, killing his horse and smashing the wagon.
 Criminal Court. In the Criminal Court yesterday, Judge
 Dan A. Greene presiding. the following
 cases were disposed of:
 Dan Scruggs and Ida Gilbert were &C., quilted of adultery The case against Jim Gilbert was dismissed. the warrant
 being defective Frank Lamont was &C., quilted of abusive language. The cases against Jim Roddam and John H. Rod- dam of assault and battery were mol pressed on the payment of costs. Nancy Long was acquitted of assault and bat tery with a weapon and Tom O. Jones was found guilty of similar charge and fined s1.
 Court Items. Marriage licenses were issued to l.. I. Bigham and Cora Belle Schoppert; Chas N. Pritchard and Issie w. Pettyjohn; John G. Weilman and Margaret A. Mc- Leod; Antonio Nicolasi and Angela Gal ma; William Roberts and Agnes Mullen. Petitions in bankruptcy were filed yes- terday by M. Levi and J. J. Pledger.
 A deed was filed from c. D. Ulrich and husband to J. R. Booth, 4-1S-0i. $2750. lots A. 5, 6, Behren's addition to Birmingham.