The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-03-14
RECORD OF TEE COURTS

RECORD OF TIE COURTS.
In the circuit court yesterday the case
of Mrs. sallie L. Raglan, administrators,
VS.. Metropolitan Life Insurance company
was on trial all day and had not conclud-
ed when court adjourned.
Judge Coleman is disposing of several
cases which had been on the chancery
docket in the circuit court. By the end
of the month it is expected that the
present record room will be ready for use
as court for Judge Lane, and Judge
Coleman will resume his seat on the bench
in the present court room.
Circuit Court Docket.
The following docket is set for trial
today in the circuit court
William P. Halter VS.. Birmingham Rail-
way, Light and Power company, dam
ages; George Tribble vs.. Frank Jackson
ct al, ejectment; First National bank of
Birmingham VS.. P. G. Smith ct AL, as
sumpsit; II. P. Childers VS. Mrs. Esther
Black, appeal; Loveman, Joseph & Loeb
VS.. Peoples Home Telephone company,
damages.
City Court.
In the first division of the city court
yesterday the jury in the case of Mrs.
Lillian McWhorter, administrators, VS..
Alabama Great Northern Railroad COM
pany was out all day and had not agreed
to a verdict.
The plaintiff is suing for damages for
the death of her husband, who was killed
while in the employment of the defend
ant. In a previous trial the PLAINTIFF was
awarded $4,000, which verdict was set aside
on the ground that the amount of dam
ages was excessive.
First Division Docket.
The following docket is set for trial in
the first division of the city court to-
day:
Nellie Cassaras VS.. V. Paris & Co.. APP
peal; James Fennegan VS.. ]. T. Beasley,
damages; Mcconnell & Anglin VS.. NJ. j.
Lunquest, attachment
In the second division of the city court
yesterday the jury in the case of Oscar
L. Camp VS.. Birmingham Railway, Light
and Power company returned verdict
for the plaintiff and awarded him $500
damages.
The suit arose over an accident to the
horse and buggy of the plaintiff, alleged
to have been caused by being struck by
the handling of the car.
A consent Judgment for $500 for the
plaintiff in the case of John Cooke, adj
ministrator vs. birmingham halfway,
Light and Power company.
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Iron and Steel company is on trial.
Second Division Docket
The following docket is set in the sec
ond division of the city court today:
j. C. Brown, administrator, VS.. Louis
Vile and Nashville Railroad company,
damages; Jefferson Brick company VS.. J.
IT. scruggs, assumpsit John S. Cochran
VS.. Louisville and Nashville Railroad
company, damages; Frank Gray, pro ami,
VS.. Birmingham Southern Railroad COM
pany, damages.
Chancery Court.
In the chancery court yesterday the
motion to dismiss the bill of complaint
in the case of Wyatt Hefiin vs. the Coun-
try club was passed for argument to an
other day on account of B. M. Allen,
solicitor for complainant, being engaged
in the trial of another case.
William A. Hodges ct al. vs. F. 7. Ken
ney is the title of a bill filed to quiet
title to twenty acres of land described
as the south half of southeast quarter of
northwest quarter section II, township
IS, range west.
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Enslen ct al was dismissed for want of
prosecution.
Chancery Court. Docket.
The following docket is set in the chan
Gerry court today:
Max j. winkler VS.. Hudusee & Harri-
Bowen; Isham d. Hobbs, trustee, VS..
James F. Bagley ct al. Mary F. Fletcher
VS.. Joseph NJ. Fletcher; Charles B.
Powell guardian, VS.. R. d. Johnson; Z.
Byron VS.. Mrs. NJ. E. Belsher ct al;
Amelia Ayres VS.. Birmingham Building
and Improvement company ct al.
Criminal Court.
In the first division of the criminal
court yesterday the case of Richard
Wray, charged with the murder Of George
Freeman, was on trial.
At o'clock the state rested It's case
with permission to put Witness Lands
downe on the stand this morning. The
defendant examined Professor Hewitt upon
the range which bullets take fired from
certain points and other witnesses testi-
fed that the deceased and the defendant
were good friends. The defendant will
take the stand today after Landsdownes
testimony.
Witnesses and parties in all other cases
set for this week were excused until this
morning.
Standard Oil Trial.