The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1912-11-20
COURT ADJOURNED
FRIDAY EVENING
After being in Session for Two Weeks,
the Court Adjourned Sine Die Fri
day Evening.


the Court Adjourned Sine Die Fri
day Evening.
The court of common pleas ad-
journed Friday evening, after having
been in session for two weeks. The
court was taken up with several cases
of considerable Importance and these
occupied most Of the two weeks time.
The case of Mrs. Mamie e. Tucker,
as Administrative of the estate of Roy
Tucker VS. the Clinton Cotton Mills,
which case was in the hands of the
jury when Trc Advertiser went to
press fer its last issue, resulted in n
mistrial, the jury remining out for
ealshtecn hours without having come
to any agreement. The Clinton Cotton
mills have served notice of an appeal
to the supreme court in the kindred
case Of Mrs. Mamie E. Tucker as ad-
ministratrir of the estate Of Thomas
Tucker, in which the plaintiff was
awarded verdict of $1,000, against
the Clinton Cotton mills as re-
corded in the last issue Of The Ad-
vertiser.
A case Of considerable Importance.
because of the fact that several other
cases involving the same parties and
issues hinge upon it. was that of the
Planters Grocery company VS. Mrs. Ef-
fie M. Burns, in which the plaintiffs
were awarded a verdict for the total
amount asked, $25000 and interest.
This case grew out of the failure OF
the Planters Grocery Co., which oc-
Cured some months ago. The form
er husband Of the defendant, the late
b. @. Burns, 1t was alleged by the
plaintiffs, subscribed to five shares of
stock, Of the par value Of 500 each.
in the Planters Grocery company and
paid one half OF his subscription.
When the company went into bank
ruptcy, Mrs. Burns refused to pay the
remaining subscription, claiming that
the stock had not been subscribed. AS
stated above a verdict was rendered
for the plaintiffs.
In the case Of j. G. Smith, ct al VS.
Mrs. Jennie A. Smith, ct al, involving
the home place Of the late ID. c. Smith
of Waterloo, a verdict was rendered
for the plaintiffs. This was a contest
over a will
Wednesday afternoon the jury re-
turned verdict of 5000 for the plain
tiff in the case OF p. A. Strange VS.
the Western Union Telegraph COM
pany. The plaintiff charged failure
to deliver telegram directed to his
father in Piedmont during the illness
and subsequent death of plaintiffs
child.
In the case Of the Milling Grocery
company vs G. A. Campbell, involving
an account owed the plaintiff by the,
defendant at the time defendants
store was burned in Clinton some
months ago. verdict for $28270 for
the plaintiff was returned by the Jury.
In the case OF G. r. Workman VS. the
S. A. l.. Ry., In when the plaintiff
sued for $4,000 damages from tho
railroad for enticing labor from his
farm, a verdict Of $3.50 was rendered
the plaintiff. 1t was alleged that an
agent OF the railroad persuaded three
OF plaintiffs hired laborers to leave
his farm, This cast ill be appealed
to the supreme cour,
In the account OF court proceedings
last week, it was stated that the de-
PENDANTS won a verdict in the case
OF ID. II. Counts VIZ o. p. Goodwin
and r. A. Cooper. This was erron-
eous, the plaintiff d. II. Counts, Sc
curing verdict, though not in full
for the amount asked