Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1913-04-02
COMMON PLEAS COURT CLOSED.
Record of Cases Disposed of i'm Last
Days--Many Orders Taken.


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The spring session of the Court of
General Sessions and Common Pleas
for Oconee county adjourned sine
die last Friday evening after q busy
session of three weeks, minus one
day.
When The Courier went TO press
last Wednesday the case of Ruby p.
Elliott, plaintiff. against c. j. Null
key, S. e. Mulkey and ID. p. Butler,
defendants, was in progress. This
was suit for recovery on note in the
amount of S1,169.24 and interest.
The verdict as rendered read; 1--WE
find for the plaintiff on first note the
sum of 81 ,499.11."
The next case taken up was that
of j. r. Smith, plaintiff, against j.
& j. S. Carter, defendants, this be-
ing suit for the recovery Of land.
Verdict: I'VE find for the defend
ants"
John f. Craig, as administrator,
ETC., plaintiff, against j. Allen Kelley,
defendant Suit for recovery on per-
sonal property and accounting. Ver-
dict: 1--WE find for the plaintiff the
sum of $441."
The case of Craig VS.. Kelley was
the last jury case, and the remainder
of the session was given over to hear
ing causes and passing orders there
in. 1t is stated that the record of the
session just passed shows the clear.
ing away of more business than any
previous session in a number of years
Among the judicial acts recorded
on the records of the session ia the
appointment of G. r. d. Burns as
Deputy Clerk of Court for Oconee
county, with powers co-equal with
Clerk of Court John f. Craig. This
gives Oconee the advantage OF two
able men in the Clerks office, the
Deputy Clerk serving at the pleasure
of the Clerk. Mr.. Burns is the eff
cient Clerk of Court, who preceded
Mr.. Craig, is thoroughly Familiar with
all the deails of the office, In the
transformation OF which he had large
part prior to his going out of office.
In the absence OF Clerk of Court
Craig, Deputy Clerk of Court G.. r.
ID. Burns can attend to any and all
matters with the same degree sof acE
curacy and with the same authority
as though the Clerk of Court were
lsDreSent, y. IA IS, z. yS a f,flsS /, Z; ~ H 81
fsrflssr sess,i q & sssN IA Ks / ri stIlIa
case of John M. Long pfaintiffs
against the Walhalla Cotton Mills
authorizing change in the title of
said case to that of John M. Long,
plaintiff, against The Parker Cotton
Mills Company, defendant This
is suit for damages growing out OF
the death of child of the plaintiff, !,
who alleges as the cause thereof neg
ligence on the part OF the defendant
company in failing to properly pro-
tect a well, into which the child fell,
the fall resulting in the child's death.
The COmDlaint asks f0r N q mapas to
the amount OF $4,000.
A motion was made and argued
asking for a new trial in the case OF
j. II. Johns, plaintiff, against Nancy
Smaley, G. G. Simpson, ct AL, de-
fendapts. The motion was over
ruled, but a perpetual injunction was
issued against the defendant, G.. C..
Simpson, forbidding entry upon lands
in dispute for any purpose. This was
suit for recovery of land and for
trespass, the verdict of the Jury, as
| reported in proceedings of the first
| week of Common Pleas Court, call
ing for Judgment against Mr.. Simp-
son In the sum OF $I27.50.
The case OF j. H. Darby, plaintiff,
| against the Western Union Telegraph
Company, was, on motion of John
Gary Evans, defendants attorney,
transferred from the Court of Com
mon Pleas for Oconee county to the
United States Court for the Western
District of South Carolina
There was a large batch Of orders
of no special public interest consid-
| number OF these called for reference
by the Master for Oconee county,
number also being orders for sale by
the Master