The Savannah morning news., 1903-06-23

Yesterday was return day in the City
Court. Many suits were filed, most of
which were damage suits and actions
on notes or accounts. The July term
will begin July 6.
Mrs. Mary E. Munster filed her an
swer to the divorce suit instituted
some time ago by her husband, in the
Superior Court yesterday. She denies
the allegations of cruel treatment but
ascribes cruelty to her husband, whom
she says abused and abandoned her,
and would not tolerate her in his pres
ence, but, rather. struck her and pushed
her to the floor when she came near
him. She is represented by D. c. Bar
row, Esq.
Louisa Hamilton is suing Jones &
Helmy for 1857 damages. She alleges
in her complaint, which was filed in
the City Court yesterday, that she
bought SIS worth of furniture from me
firm, and that after she had paid $6f
on it, they came to her house, in her
absence, and forcing an entrance, TOOK
the furniture. She asks for $500 punl-
tive damages, and $67 actual damages.
She is represented by w. D. Morgan
Esq.
William Hooks instituted suit
against the Central of Georgia yester-
day for 1896. He claims that while in
the employ of the defendant company,
one of the other employees dropped a
driving wheel on his foot. The. direct
and consequential damages he thinks
will amount to at least 1896. He is rep
resented by w. D. Morgan, Esq.
#. G. Basinger was admitted to plead
and practice law by Judge Barrow in
the Superior Court yesterday. He pre-
sented a certificate from Hon. Wash
ington Dessau, chairman of the state
Board of Examiners, and forthwith
took the oath. He was presented to the
bar by Col. Garrard and Col. Mel
drim.
Claiming that a herd of cattle be-
longing to Ellen Degnan got into his
crop and ate or destroyed not less than
700 cabbages and fully half as many
turnips, Thomas Jenkins filed suit for
the recovery of damages for the mar
ket value thereof, in the City Court
Yesterday He also wants the money
refunded which he expended in i'm
pounding the cattle and in advertising
for their owner. He says that in an
swer to an advertisement which he
put in the Morning News, an officer OF
the law came and levied on the prop
erty. He is represented by G. Noble
Jones, Esq.
George Cuthbert Hayward, Jr., is the
name of a new member of the bar
who began practice yesterday. Judge
BARROW administered the oath to him
in the Superior Court, on presentation
of a diploma of the Law Department
of the University of Georgia, and the
clerk of the court issued a certificate
accordingly. Mr.. Hayward will be with
w. L. GigniIliat, Esq. He graduated
first in his class at the university, and
is considered a young man of promise
in his chosen profession.
Charles f. E. Voss asks the court to
award him $1,000 damages in a petit
tion filed Yesterday in the City Court
against the Savannah Electric Com
panv. He claims that he was struck
| bv a fallen trolley wire, and dragged
| from his buggy on May 1, last He is
| represented by D. c. Barrow, Esq.
suit for the recovery of $3S1.04 was
instituted by the Standard Electric
| Company against James A. Larkin in
the CITY Court yesterday The plain
| tiff is represented by John M. Thomas,
Esq.
A suit for the recovery of $500 was
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