The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-01-09
RECORD OF THE COURTS

| PernapS the most interesting case on trial at the court house yesterday was
 that of Nellie B. Hilton, pro ami, vs. z. T. Hollums, in the second division of the city court. The suit is for $10000, and was brought to secure damages under somewhat unusual cir cumstances.
 It is averred that a vicious dog be- | little daughter of Isaac T. Hilton on 1 the streets of East Lake, and that as the proXimate consequence her flesh
 was torn and lacerated and that she
 suffered great mental and physical
 pain. There is much interest mani- 1 fested in the case. The trial was taken up yesterday morning and was
 not finished yesterday afternoon All of tine evidence has been taken, how ever, and the arguments of the at- 1 torneys will be heard tkis morning. In the first division of the city court,
 Judge Ferguson presiding, judgment
 was rendered yesterday in the case
 of Peter Johnson ys. David L. John son for $63 22.
 The case of Adolph Damn Petersen vs. Birmingham Conservatory of Music
 ct al. was taken up before Judge Ferguson yesterday afternoon. It will be on trial this morning. In the third division of the city l court Judge Sharpe presiding, the case of William A. Byrd vs. Birmingham l Railway, Light and Power company
 was left in the hands of the jury yes l terday afternoon.
 The case of Henry A. White Vs. United States Cast Iron Pipe and Foun- l dry company will be taken up this l morning before Judge Sharpe 1 Suit was filed in the city court yes 1 terday by J. E. Teacher vs. Birming- i pany seeking s2O00 dama ges on the l part of the plaintiff for personal in- 1 juries alleged to have been sustained l while the defendant was a passenger
 on December 27, 1907.
 The following cases were disposed
 of in Judge Lanes division of the cir
 cult court:
 l A. D. Brown vs. Louisville and Nash
 vile Railroad company; judgment by
 consent for $25. Carrie Smith vs Sir
 mingham Railway, Light and Power
 company; verdict for plaintiff for S75O. | Joe Chapman vs. Louisville and Nash l vile Railroad company; judgment for l plaintiff for $50. Willis c. Buchanan 1 vs. Louisville and Nashville Railroad
 company; consent judgment for $350. | Andrew J. McGentY vs. Birmingham
 Railway Light and Power company,
 judgment for $500. J. E. Salter vs.
 Sloss- Sheffield Steel and Iron com
 pany; on trial.
 In Judge Coleman's division of the
 circuit court the following cases were
 disposed of:
 1 Pinlzie Smith vs. Louisville and Nash vile Railroad company; judgment for 1 plaintiff for s100. John Brown, pro
 ami vs. Louisville and Nashville Rail-
 road company; consent judgment for l $50.
 | The following new suits were filed | in the circuit court yesterday: | Robert Foster vs. Tennessee Coal, | Iron and Railroad company; $5000 dam 1 ages for personal injuries alleged to have been sustained on July 10, 1907. | T. l company; S2000 damages for personal l injuries while in the employ of the l company Henry H. Wallace vs. West | ern Union Telegraph company; S160o damages for alleged failure to prompt l ly deliver a message. Tom Means, ad- l mnistrator of the estate of Ed Jordan, vs. Yolande Coal and Coke company; | s15 900 damages for death of plaintiffs l intestate, which is alleged to have 1 been the result of negligence on the part of the defendant.
 l The following cases are set for trial l in Judge Lanes division of the cir cult court today
 1 Mrs. Jennie Peffer vs. Western Union l Telegraph company, damages: Rosa | Baker vs. Birmingham Railway, Light | and Power company, damages; Miss Means vs. Birminghan ilway, Light l and Pow ages; Henry l F. Abero Tn Railwa, l co,nuany asf.Ileg E. Aber 1 crombie . alrmif a ilway Ligl and Pow aa ges. In Jud slon of l circuit c, m f#l et cases | set for t1
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