The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1915-03-31
THE COURT Of
COMMON PLEAS

engaged Will IAiS IA1AA ~
of James Marcus Wilson against
Abbeville County. The case was
concluded on Wednesday, resulting
in a verdict for the defendant.
Messrs Graydon & Graydon repre-
sented the plaintiff, and J. Moore
Mars, the defendant.
The case of Matilda Boyd, as
administrator of the estate of Bus
ter Boyd, against S. A. L. Railway
was tried on Wednesday. The de-
ceased was killed in head-end OF
two trains in the State of Georgia
several months ago. The deceased
was an interstate employee and the
action was under the Federal En-
ployers' Liability Act. Plaintiff
sued for $4,000. There was no
doubt as to the liability of the de-
fendant, and the trial was to fix
the amount of the damages suffer-
ed by the benefciaries. The jury
returned a verdict for $2,227.27.
The plaintiff was represented by
Messrs Graydon & Graydon and the
defendant by Hon. ]. Lyles Glenn,
of Chester, and VIM. P. Greene.
In the case of William Moseley
against the same defendant, the de-
,cision of the jury was in favor of
the defendant. The plaintiff, who
was a brakeman for the defendant,
claimed that he was knocked off
the rear end of the train by the
negligence of the other employees
of the defendant, the defendant
contending that he merely slipped
and that his injuries were the re-
suit of the accident. The same
counsel appeared as in the preced-
ing case.>
The court next entered on the
trial of the case of Sarah Weinraub,
formerly of Abbevflle, but now of
Calhoun Falls, against the town of
Calhoun Falls, in which the plain
tiff sought damages in the sum of
five thousand dollars, against the de-
fendant for injuries suffered on ac-
count of a defective street. Mrs.
Weinraub alleged tnat she was rid
ing along one of the streets of the
town in a spring wagon, and that
the front wheel dropped in deep
hole, throwing her out and causing
her injuries. The defendant de-
MED this allegation and produced a
number of witnesses to substantiate
the claim. The jury found for the
defendant. The plaintiff had her
attorneys, Messrs Graydon & Gray
don. The town of Calhoun Falls
was represented by it's attorney,
Mr.. D. H. Hill, assisted by VIM. P.
Greene.
Thursday and Friday were taken
up with the taking of testimony
and arguments in the trial of the
case of John and Frank Kerr,
against A. Selden Kennedy, as exc
cutor of the will of Mrs. Josephine
E. Sloan, and her devisees. The
plaintiffs allege that many years
before her death, the deceased en-
tered into a contract with them to
make last will and testament in
their favor if they would live with
and take care of her; that they du-
ly performed their part of the con-
tract, and although she made the
will, she later destroyed it leaving
of force another will under which
they take only about $4,000, while
the estate is worth something like
$4,000. The defendants deny
the claim and the testimony all cen,
tered around this issue. Judge
Moore heard the case in open court
and his decision will be filed later
The plaintiffs are represented by
VIM. N. Graydon, of Abbeville, and
Cothran, Dean & Cothran, Of Green,
vile. The defendants are repre-.
sented by Grier, Park G. Nicholson
of Greenwood, and VIM. P. Greene
of Abbeville.
Extra Term Court Con.
Court adjourned over Sunday
and re-convened Monday morning
at 10 o'clock.