The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-12-05
RECORD OF THE COURTS

A matter of interest to patrons of street cars was decided in the second division
 of the city court yesterday. when Judge Senn ruled on the pleadings in the case of Mrs Lovina J. Price vs. the Br-
 mingham Railway, Light and Power com
 pany. The plaintiff was a passenger on
 a street car and offered the conductor a transfer which he refused; this was foi-
 lowed by an offer of $l0 bill which was
 also refused and the plaintiff was elected
 from the car. The defendant proved a
 rule of the company which limits the
 changing of bills to $2 and the court
 held the rule to be a reasonable one. The jury returned a verdict for the defendant.
 The case of J. T. Myric vs. Sayre Min
 ing and Manufacturing company is on
 trial in the same division, Plaintiff claims
 damages for alleged overflow and deposit of coal dust on his land caused by water
 from defendants coal washer. In the first division of the city court the case of c. A. Wickersham vs. Ala bama Steel and Wire company was con cluded and went to the jury The plain tiff is claiming damages for trees alleged to have been wilfully and maliciously cut down by the defendant on plaintiffs land. In the third division of the city confc a verdict for $50 was returned for the plaintiff in the case of John G. Jost vs. 1 Birmingham Railway, Light and Power company.
 Jeff Sims against the same defendant | obtained a verdict for $50.
 | Tn Judge Lanes division of the Cir cult court a verdict for $350 was returned | for the plaintiff in the case of Mamie Smith vs. Birmingham Railway, Light and Power company.
 In the case of J. W.. Yesey against the same defendant the jury returned ver- dict for the plaintiff for $50. The case of H. E. Schienert vs. Louis vile and Nashville railroad, tried before Judge Miller, resulted in verdict for the plaintiff for s75.
 w. w. Driggins obtained a verdict for
 $375 against the St Louis and San Fran cisco Railroad company.
 The case of the Agrime Trust and Pro- duce company vs. the. Martin Cracker company was dismissed for want of pros ecution.
 A Circuit Court Dockets.
 The following docket is set foh trial in
 Judge Lane s division of the Circuit court
 today: '..'-.
 Mrs. A. A. Moss vs. Southern Railway company. damages; R. NJ. Moss vs.
 Southern Railway company. damages; w.
 B. Morgan, administrator. vs. Tennessee Coal, Iron and Railroad company, dam ,;et, Tennessee Coal, Iron and Railroad com
 pany, damages: Wilrup Church vs. Br-
 mingham Railway, Light and Power com-
 pany. damages. }
 The following docket is set before Judge
 Miller in the Circuit court today:
 Edgar Wallace vs. B. Garden, damages E. F.. Forbes Piano company vs. R. C.. Lewis. assumpsit; C. N. Lee vs. Louisville and Nashville Railroad company, dama- ges: Florence Lindsay vs. Wm Keith, detinue: Charles Abbott vs. Western
 Union Telegraph company, damages City Court Dockets. The following docket is set for trial in
 the first division of the city court today: Panama Coal and Iron company ct al vs Atlanta and Birmingham Air Line railway ct al, assumpsit; Central of Georgia Railway company vs. Railroad Compress company ct al, assumpst; A. F. Wyatt vs Robert c. Freeman, eject ment; Fannie l.. Collins vs. Metropolitan Life Insurance company, assumpsit; Louise Wiehle vs. Lula B. Harton. eject ment: National Jewelry company ct al. vs J. Heinberg, appeal by garnishee: Tanner Thomas, administrator, vs. D. J.. Hummer. assumpsit.
 The following docket is set in the sec