The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1903-03-04
Curt Proceedings.

GlIC CdSo VI ". -. iAultf fo. OOuGll-
ern Railway Co., of which we
made mention. The verdict was
rendered on Thursday morning
and was for $3.50 damages to Mr..
Addy.
Following came the case of J.
D. Mitchell against J. Clarence
Spann and Mrs. Pauline Spann,
an action for the recovery of GER
tain real estate and for damages.
Messrs. E. L. Asbill and Muller
& Sturkie appeared for the plain
tiff and Messrs. G. T. Graham and
Efrd & Dreher for the defendants.
Verdict in favor Of the plaintiff
for the land, but gaveno damages.
Next came three fire cases,
growing out of the March fire last
year, and were similar cases to
the O. B. Addy case, all brought
by Messrs. Efrd & Dreher, and
the following verdicts were given:
Mrs. Sibby E. Rivers, S125.00;
VIM. F. Taylor, $4,000; D. L.
Taylor, $4,000.
The final case last week was by
Howard Caldwell, a real estate
broker Of Columbia, VS.. J. Walter
Dreher, brought by Clark, Elliott
& Clark of Columbia and G. T.
Graham. Dreher was represented
by Efrd & Dreher and Muller &
Sturkie. Dreher had given Cald-
we'll a conditional" option on
some property in Columbia, at
$4,000, and before the expiration
of the time therein, Dreher sold to
another party, under the con-
dition. Caldwell claimed that
Dreher had no right to sell and
hence sued for $1,000 damages,
but the jury found in favor Of
Dreher.
The third week Of the term
opened promptly Monday morn
ing. The first case called was
S. Preston George VS.. n. G. Long,
brought by Mr.. G. T. Graham.
Long is represented by Efrd Il
Dreher. Mr.. Efrd moved to
quash the jury, because Samuel
B. George, the Clerk of Court, is
a nephew Of the plaintiff, and one
Of the Jury Commissioners, and
because Sheriff Caughman, who
served the jury, is also a nephew
of the plaintiff: After hearing
the arguments, Judge KlugA, al
lowed the motion and continued
the case. Fixing this as a rule
there are a number of relatives of |
the Clerk and Sheriff who are pre- |
cluded from the use of the court |
tor jury trials.
Cou. y Treasurer Shealy, also |
a Jury Commissioner, suffered the |
same fate, in a fire damage case
he has against the Southern Rail-
way Co. He failed to get Il trial
last September because Of the
heavy docket. Both these cases
may 60 to Richland, or some
other adjoining county for trial.
:: The first trial was Of Thos. L.
Martin VS.. Seaboard Air Line Ry.,
brought by Messrs. A. D. Martin
and G. I. Graham, for damages
for failure by the company to put
in side track at plaintiffs brick
yard, near Cayce. Messrs. ". II.
Lyles and Efrd 4 Dreher appear
ed for the defense. Thejury gave
Martin 81, 200.
The trial of the final case is now
in progress, and will probably end
10 day. The case is entitled
DOME NJ. Scott as Admr'x., ofthe
estate of James Daniel Scott, VS..
The Seaboard Air Line Railway.
Scott was employed by the Sea-
board, as night bridge watchman
on Congaree trestle, at Cayce, and
was killed eighteen months ago.
The suit is brought by Messrs.
W. Boyd Evans, +. NJ. Thomson
and L. D. Melton and $20,000.00
damages are asked. Messrs. W.
Fl. Lyles, Efrd & Dreher and
Clarkson appeared for the defense.
A verdict for the plaintiff for
$4,000 was reddcred, and imme-
diately afterthe reading ofthe YER
1iot tho ro,,rt of ('o,nrDop Plooc