Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1903-05-08
Circuit Court Proceedings

Judge . IL Letcher held his
spring term of the Highland cir
cnit court on Monday and Tuesday
lowing to the change that has been
made in the judicial circuits Judge
Hetcher will hold bnt one more
term of this court. highland peo.
pie generally, we are assured, will
give him up with regret, as he Is
held in high esteem by them, both
in a social way and in his official
capacity.
The business transacted at this
| term is as follows: The following
applications for pensions were
granted: Mrs D II Shultz, Mrs
Elizabeth Carpenter, Nj b Turner,
Il j Woods, and L S Jack.
LII Stephenson for &c. VS.. W R
Siron. Judgement for plaintiff for
$81.14.
Joyaer, Witt & Co. VS.. G. M. Nc
Clintic. Judgment for plaintiffs
for S7425.
Tregellas Hertel & Co. VS.. e M
McClintic. Judgment for $114.35.
V B Bishop VS. Lille r Black
we'll. Judgment for plaintiff for
S190.77.
IS Ervine VS. c NJ McClintic &c.
Judgment for plaintiff for SlS3.74.
Mary b Dore, Admrx. VS. S M
Mel. Judgment for $72. Credits
$50 and $1,000.
Lexington Development Co. VS..
J e Burns. Judgment for plain
tiff for $4,000.
Splitter Assignee VS.. Geo. d.
Ryder. Judgment for plaintiff for
$50. Continued as to balance of
debt.
John W Shelter VS. Jacob II Bot
kin. Judgment for plaintiff for
s11666 23
Edwin b Jones, Spl. Comr. VS. NJ
B Alexander &c. Judgment for
plaintiff for $240.30.
Charles p Jones vs. S S Wandlass
&c. Judgment for plaintiff for
SlG0.
The following cases were dis
missed settled: Lexington Devel-
opment Co. VS. Clara E Hoover;
Same VS. G A Bird; Same VS. Robert
Lightner; Same VS. Adam Nc
Glaughln; Same VS. r Lockridge's
Admir- and e W Trimble VS. W Il
Pullin.
The following cases were con-
tinued: J D Lowman Jr VS. w A
Bratton; Louisa Rexrode VS. Abel
H Armstrong, for SANDER; licking
ton Development Go. VS. Mrs E M
Lockridge; John S McNulty VS. L
NJ McCIung ard Rder & Karicofe
VS.. Chris Sml PM
Rules were a] I'd against Benz
Htnss.es an" ts p', w%S tisy
should not be lined for not attend
ing this term If the court.
The will of Mary CIendenen, |
decd was admitted to probat, }. A.
Jones qnalifilg as executor, and }
W Bird, w r Pullin, Oscar Wade
and + M Bird We're appointed to
the personally.
George w Carroll VS. Jacob Fl
Lightner This was the only jury
case of the term and it took up
most Of the time. 1t was suit
brought by Gedk ge w Carroll for
$4,000 damages or injuries claim
ed to be sustain b him, causing
him several weeks illness, at the
hands of Jacob H Lightner, in an
encounter which took place at
home last July.
The attorneys in the case were
J W Stephenson of Warm Springs
and James B Stephenson of Harri-
sonburg for the plaintiff, and
Charles P Jones and Charles Curry
Of Staunton for the defendant.
The following jurors tried the
case: A N Colaw. j M Siron, J w
Newman, p V Hupman, Jacob G
Hevener, E A mclaughlin. & }
Inner, i B Byrd, John b Wilson,
Floyd Siple, A S T Davis, and Geo.
WAINWRIGHT, and the following is
the verdict they rendered: I'VE
5hejury, upon. the issue Joined, find
for the plaintiff and assess his dam
ages at $500. Signed--L b Byrd,
Foreman.
The chancery proceedings will
be given next week.