The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-09-12
RECORD OF COURTS

A unique suit was filed in the city court yesterday by Mrs. Ida F. Me- Carty against E. R. Thieman and Mrs. F. R. Thieman, the plaintiff asking for rent to finish out the time of lease on a house which was destroyed by fire.
 The circumstances in the case are that on September 6, 1907, the defendant rent ed a house from the plaintiff, the house being No. 217 Hawkins street, West End. Under the lease the defendant was to retain occupancy until September 6, 1908. Last Christmas night the house was to- tally destroyed by fire, MT. Thieman and his family having a narrow escape with their lives. After the house had been place until the 9th of this month, and for this the owner of the house sues.
 After being burned out of the Haw- kins street home MT. Thieman removed to a cottage on Pearl street, West End. About two months ago this place caught on fire from sparks from the kitchen chimney while the family was at break- fast and was also destroyed.
 Other suits filed in the circuit court yesterday were:
 Grover Wingo vs DeSoto Coal, Min ing and Development company, the plain tiff asking for $15,000 damages, alleging that he suffered permanent personal in- juries by reason of the roof of one of the defendants mines falling in on the plaintiff while he was at work.
 William Coughlin filed suit against the Trato aIa For $500 damages, alleging that the defend- ant had failed to deliver a certain teie- gram in reasonable time and thereby caused him great inconvenience.
 w. F. Belcher filed suit against the Bessemer Coal, Iron and Land company for $1000O damages, alleging that he re- ceived personal injuries as the result of an explosion in one of the defendants mines.
 In the city court the following dam age suits were filed:
 Cassie Wise vs. Sheriff E. l.. Higdon and Deputies A. S. Cowan, Jr., J. N. Curl and T. c. Helton. The plaintiff alleges that she was wrongfully arrested and imprisoned for two days.
 Thirty thousand dollars damages was asked by Elizabeth Flanagan. admin nagan, against the Southern Railway company, it being alleged that the de- ceased met his death while a passenger on one of the defendants trains in Lamar county.
 Mary Wise filed suit for s5OO0 damages against the Tennessee Coal, Iron and Rail road company, alleging false imprison- ment.
 E. w. Norris vs the Atlanta, Birming ham and Atlantic Railroad company and the Vance Contracting company, was the style of a suit for $750. the plaintiff al leging that employees of the defendant dug a cut across a public road which was used as a United States mail route without notice. Plaintiff further states that he is a mail carrier and as a result of this work he was compelled to drive five miles out of his way over rough and broken country; that he was greatly de- layed and was fined by the government for slow delivery of the mails, hence he sues.
 Abe T. Winn vs the Southern Railway company was the style of suit for S2OO0 damages. The plaintiff alleges that he purchased a ticket from Littleton to Blossburg; that he was put off at the station of Jefferson late at night; that there was no train to Blossburg until the next morning; that there were no hotel accommodations at Jefferson and he was compelled to walk two miles over a rough and dangerous road to Bloss- burg