The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-05-31
SUITS AGAINST L. x N.
TWO ACTIONS FILED TO RECOVER DAMAGES.
Negro Fireman Asks for sf5.OOO, and Cotton Firm Clnims S1,7O0. Other News of the Local
 Courts.

Two suits for damages against the Louisville and Nashville Railroad Com pany were filed yesterday in the City Court of Montgomery. The plaintiffs ask for $16.700.
 The first suit for s15.000 was filed by a negro fireman who was injured while on duty. The second suit is brought by Johnstone & Hammond to recover damages for failure to deliver a shipment of cotton promptly. In his bill of complaint Tom Green, the negro fireman, alleges that on April 8, 1904, at Castleberry, he was struck by a car on a sidetrack; that his left ear was cut off. impairing his hearing and otherwise injuring him.
 It Is charged by the plaintiff that the accident was due to the negligence of Engineer Walter Darby and Conductor Ed Mccoy of a freight train, both em- ployes of the defendant company. For these reasons, he seeks to recover $15,- 900. damages, and his counsel. Bir- mingham lawyer, demands jury trial.
 The suit against the railroad com pany filed by Johnstone & Hammond Is to recover $1,700 damages for alleged failure on the part of the defendant company to deliver 455 bales of cotton accepted for shipment within reason able time"
 Jury Docket, City Court.
 Henry Hughes, deputy clerk of the civil division of the Montgomery City Court, Judge Sayre presiding, yester- day gave out the call of the jury docket of the court. The jury cases will be tried during the week beginning Mon day, June 13 The call Is as follows:
 Monday, June 13-Farley National Bank vs. J. L. Hall and L. B. Farley, garnishee; Charles J. Reed vs. Ala bama Midland Railway Company; Geor- gia Home Insurance Company vs. F. NJ Boykin; B. O. Watkins vs. Tallassee Falls Manufacturing Company; H. D. c. Roy vs. Montgomery Land and Inn provement Company; John H. Cham plin vs. First National Bank; Griffin Harris vs. Western Railway of Ala bama; A. H. George vs. Seaboard Air Line Railway Company.
 Tuesday, June 14-E. F. Bedsole vs Louisville and Nashville Railroad Com pany; A. J. Thornton vs. Greil Broth CTS Company: T. H. Gissendaner vs Cynthia Thompson ct al; w. H. Vaughn Tvs Central of Georgia Railway Com pany.
 Wednesday. June 15-C. F. Emery vs F. B. Creelman; Fourth National Bank vs. c. C. Abercrombie; F. L. Hill vs S. B. Kent: S. R. Tyner vs. J. J. Nc Pherson; Mrs. W. S. Barnes vs. Louis vile and Nashville Railroad; Mamie Rogers vs. E. E. Forbes.
 Thusday, June 16-Wolff & Loeb vs Mrs. S. R. Crusius; Jim Red vs. George Dickey; E. Frazier, administrator, vs Atlantic Coast Line Railroad Com pany; Edward Thompson Company vs c. H. Roquemore.
 Friday, June 17-Mary F. Norman vs
 H. Levystein ct al; Columbus Lowe vs Seaboard Air Line Railway ompany Ike Cody vs. Atlantic Railway
 Prudie Daniel vs. Louisville and Nash | vile Railroad Company.
 Judgment Against Kersh. | In the civil division of the City Conr'
 Judge A. D. Sayre yesterday rendered
 a Judgment by default in favor of Johr
 A. Rogers of Sumter County for $166.1i
 against Edward F. Kersh.
 The action was to recover money bor'
 rowed on a note MT. Rogers was State
 Senator from Sumter County and MT Kersh was. at the time of the loan, {
 writer for a Birmingham newspaper
 He Is said to be in New Mexico.
 NOn-AEe Disability Removed. | A decree was rendered yesterday bS
 Judge A. D. Sayre in the equity divis ion of the City Court removing the dis
 abilities of homage from Edmunt Noble of Montgomery.