The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-04-09
RECORD OF THE COURTS.

Seldom, If ever was such throng of
people seen around the courts as was
present yesterday morning at 10 o'clock.
Judges, attorneys, witnesses and jurors
surged through the corridors looking for
the courts in which they were to attend.
Judge Coleman presided in the first d.
vision of the circuit court and was en-
gagged all the forenoon organizing three
juries to serve during the week.
In the first division of the city court
Judge Sharp organized four jures, and
in the first division of the criminal court
Judge Weaver succeeded In securing
jurors for the week.
Considerable difficulty is found in organ
izing juries, as many of the jurors offer
excuses or reasons which let them off
1t was after II o'clock when the dockets
were sounded in the civil courts.
Circuit Court.
In the first division of the circuit court
yesterday, Judge Coleman presiding, a
consent Judgment for 1925 was rendered in
the case of b. T. Gurley VS.. Birmingham
Railway, Light and Power company.
The case of Annie Taylor VS.. Birming-
ham Railway, Light and Power company
was dismissed.
First Division Docket.
The following docket is set in the first
division of the circuit court today:
j. A, Turner VS.. william Adams ct al,
damages Mrs s. e. Cox, Administrative,
vs. Birmingham Railway, Light and
Power company, damages; Mrs. Margaret
Allen VS.. e. A. Wilson,, damages; VIII T.
Mcdowell, pro ami, VS.. Tutwiler Coal
and Coke company damages; Trilby
tl,v.xr inla
and Power company, damages.
In the second division of the circuit
court, Judge Lane presiding, the case
of William Thompson VS.. Birmingham
Railway Light and Power company was
tried and resulted in a verdict for the
defendant.
The following cases were dismissed j.
E. borough VS.. Alabama Great South
ern Railway company; Mike Andresco VS..
Tennessee Coal, Iron and Railroad COM
pany; Wilburn Machine and Foundry
company VS.. j. C. Turner Automobile
exchange.
Second Division Docket.
The following docket is set in the sec
ond division of the circuit court today:
Pearl johnson, pro ami, VS.. Birmingham
Railway, Light and Power company,
damages; Birmingham Paint and Roofing
company VS.. Louisville and Nashville
Railroad company, damages; Stedman
Hosey, administrator, VS.. Bessemer Ma
chine and Foundry company, damages;
Walter f. Swanson, pro ami, VS.. Decatur
Car Wheel Manufacturing company, dam
ages; Jake Rich vs. Esther Black, dam
ages.
City Court.
Judge Sharp presided in the first di-
vision of the city court yesterday. In
the afternoon the case of Beasley Bros.
VS.. George c. Harris was taken up and
is still on trial.
First Division Docket.
The following docket is set in the first
division of the city court today:
W. K Hamlet VS.. Postal Telegraph
Gable company, dana ges; Mary Startling.
administrator, VS.. Alabama Steel and
Wire company. damages; Elias Major VS..
The Schefield company, attachment;
Southern Equipment company VS.. Weller
g. Co., assumpsit: j. o. Borough vs. the
American Casting company; damages;
Willie Griffin. VS.. Western Union Tele-
graph company damages; w. S. Curlett
VS.. Louisville and Nashville Railroad
company, damages; Robert E. Lands vs..
H l. Goldstein, damages.
In the second division of the city court
yesterday, Judge Ferguson presiding, the
following cases were disposed of:
pany; verdict for defendant.
Mary Bryant, Administrative, VS.. Kan
sas City, Memphis and Birmingham Rail-
road company; dismissed by plaintiff.
Thomas Hicks VS.. Central Coal COM
pany; judgment for $50.
A. d. Allen VS.. A. T. London; dismissed
by plaintiff.
w B. Grant VS.. Thomas C. Cairns, on
trial.
Second Division Docket.
The following docket is set In the Sec
ond division of the city court today:
Augusta Hooks, administrative, VS.. Ala
bama Steel and Wire company. damages;
Tuskegee Land and Security company vs.
Birmingham Realty company, damages:
Pitt Sheppard VS. Birmingham Mining
and Contracting company, damages
Peck Hammond company vs.. ]. e. Broom,
assumpsit Thomas j. Kinnon. adrninistra-
tor. VI. Louisville and Nashville Railroad