The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1903-01-25
A DAY IN THE COURTS
Damage Suit for $4,000 Against
Houston Electric Company.
MATTERS IN BANKRUPTCY DISPOSED OF
DAMAGE Suit Of Greer We. r. & N. O.
Ry. Co. Still on Trial In Eleventh
District Court.

Ry Co. Still on Trial In Eleventh
District Court
All of the city insurance cases TO the
Flfty-ffth district court were continued by
agreement to await the action OF the city
ngainst the water works company.
In the Eleventh district csurt the dam
age suit OF j. p. Greer and wife, as next
friends OF Roland S. Xix against the Texas
and New Orleans Railway Company is atili
on trial, the testimony in the cnse not yet
having been concluded.
In the suit of sstteEast w. Mike Genera
for the value Of a horse, tried before
jury In the county court, verdict was
rendered III favor Of the defendant
Damage Suits.
Alice L. Kegans and children died suit
against the Houston Electric Company al
leging that on october %, 1902, while her
husbaph was walking along the Houston
Heights boulevard electric car No, l5T ran
into and injured him, from which injuries
he died, for which they pray Judgment Of
the court IN the sum Of S5l 200 s3l, 300 &C.
tuAl and $4,000 exemplary duuagGs.
]. W. Dyer aud wife aled suit against the
Houston and Texas Central Railroad Com
pany, alleging that on October y, 1902,
they shipped the body OF their child 10 Aus.
tin FOR burial gsid body being enclosed ia
suitable box for that purposei that
ticket for the passage OF the corpse 10 Aus
tin Was purchased, that In Pursuance Of an
agreement had between plaintiff and dc
PENDANT said corpse was checked and placed
upon the train; that when the train reached
Hampstead the corpse had to be changed 20
the Austin branch; that after taking this
corpse out Of the Houston train II was LETT
upon the platform at Hampstead, missing
the Austin branch and causing the funeral
to De postponed; wherefore pnlnths pray
damages In the sum VI $40, 600.
Fiftyfifh District Court
CHon. W. y. Hamolen, Judge presiding
Hy. Albrecht, clerk
McHeury Winburn vs J. H. Burnett
trespasS 10 Try title; cause reinstated and
order Of dismissal set aside.
l.. : Faweett VS. j. II. Burnett, leave
grained 10 plaintiff TO hie amended motion
j. II burnett w. Cora r. Foster, action
on. warranty verdict Tor both plaintiff and
Borden & Antni vs.. City OF Houston,
damage: leave granted 10 defendant to
file third amended original answer; gen
eral and special exceptions o7crruled %
witch defendants except
Eleventh District Court.
(Ilnn Charles Z. Ashe. Judge presiding;
ny Albrecb;, clerk
ma 45csr {! TX as n ext t E. Of no
Railroad Company, damages, on trial.
County Court.
(Hou. T Blake Dupree, Judge presiding
+. r. Dupree, clerk
Y 4. settegas' vs. Nike GenorA' dam
Josie Y. Bell Va. T. J. Shea ct a. dam
ages attachment ordered for witness, Mar
TN Anderson, ap3 one Of S. for disobeyini
the summons ~ this court, and cause re
A. LARSEN ~ First German Evangeics
Lutheran HurrI NJ Houston, debt; plan
Jos,ru lsaur Vs. Sterling Mycr, admlul,
tratoi Y.Tdse for plaintlG for $3.50
Probate Court.
Gien. r n.a@o puyrce, Judge pTesidin'
Estegc Of charles r. Scott. deceased;
Is ordered thgt the HdmlnlstratriN an
bondsmcu ~ this estate appear ON th
the order l"r, .uforc made distributing ;u
estate should NOT be revoked
United States Court.
Joseph Reiyumau of Haletsyille. Texa
hled petition TO be discharged from BAN
Samuel Goldberg Of HaHctsv,lle, rexa
hled q petition 10 Ue discharged from ban
In the matter OF Henry Krause OF Mou
ton. Texas, large percentage OF Il
creditors met at tao oiIce Of Judge ]
Burnett and excepted 20 the referees cor
Judge Lock Mcdaniel was retained
receiver In the matter OF CoDey CleYelan
bankrupt of Sandy Point Texas, al
be was ordered 10 sell the stock Of goods,
Suits Filed for the District Courts.
Alice i. Kegaps ct al ys. Houston Ele
TIE C9mpgnyi damages
J. ". Dyer and Wife VS. Houston al
Tekss central Railroad Company! damage
Whey Johnson vs. S, q Johnsoni
Bnuman Massa Jewelry Company Y
Hart & Sturgis; debt.
debt
Calender Holder & Co. vs. Clarkson
CO., garpishee; gsrnishment.
Suits Filed for the County Court,
American Prewins Association vs.. Ba
r. b. Steele VS.. J.. u. and E W. w
l!ams; appealed from the justice court
sadie spradling vs.. Houston and Tex
Central Railway Company; appealed fro
r r. Westhersby vs. Theodore Keller
al! appealed from the Justice court
Mrs l. NJ. Young VI. Gulf, Colorado q
Santa Ice Railway Companyi appealed fr'
tho Justice court.
Houston show Case and Manufacture
Company vs. G. r sauter; appealed III
the Justice court.
Lofts Clay vs. II, G, Boring; appea
from the Justice court,
Real Estate Transfers.
W. G. Cleveland 10 IL. Il, Rpmsey;
% 10 dcres Of land out Of the j. $,
J 4. Kemp o' 1t 4 al TO {, II. Marsham ~
lot 10 block 10 Fair Grounds ad
J Kemp 81 Al TO j. IL Chew; lot
9, block 10. Fair Grounds addition,
A. T.. AIetcalf ct al TO Ably l. RAN
sex. lot 8 OF the IInrrel & Rock
we'll subdivision OF the o. Smith
Jake Kahn 10 Nathan Rosenberg lots
!, 2. 3, Il. ~. IL, Is, TO- II. IS and
~. subdivision OF the Texas aud
New Orleans machine ground,
north side Buffalo bayou ...,...,,, 8,
r. NJ. Chase to r. G. Lamb; lot 10,
lIlnfk B. Brnnner addition .