The Mena weekly star., 1917-10-25
RAILROAD CASES
 OCCUPIED COURT
Most of the Suits Against the kan- Sas City Southern Were for Kill ina Adjournment
 Iutil December 10.

While the petit jurors were ex- sused on Wednesday night until Monday. December i0, when an ad- burned session of the Circuit court will be held, Judge Lake held court on Thursday to hear and pass upon notions. and to attend Co other rou- tine business. finally adiournmg on Thursday at noon. until December i0.
 After the completion of the trial of the ease of ] II Ammons ys. Joe Emerson and p \. Hazel. ct al. on Wednesday, the court and jury were engaged in the trial of cases in which the Kansas City Southern railway company was party.
 The first case taken up was that of l.. D. Downs vs. Kansas City Southern railway company, which was an action for the recovery of damages in the amount of s25 and attorneys fees in the amount of S25. The damage was alleged to have been sustained by the plaintiff on account of a fire alleged to have been caused by the railway com pany. The case had been appealed from the justice court of l.. \. Bur- nett. where the plaintiff secured Judgment by default for S25 damages and St5 attorneys fees. and from lhis Judgment the appeal was taken. The verdict by the jury was in favor 0f the defendant company.
 The case of Banner X Pearson vs the Kansas City Southern railway company was an appeal from the Justice court Of s. II. MeCurley. wherein judgment by default had been rendered against the company m amount of Si5 as damage for the killing of a 2-year-od heifer. The jury found for the plaintiff and as- sessed the damage at $35.
 The case of N. 0. White vs. the Kansas City Southern railway com pany, appealed from the justice court of F. N Burnett was for the recovery of damages in the amount af s65 for the killing of COW by hae defendant company Default Judgment had been rendered for sl30 for damages and penalty and si5 for attorneys fees, and from this Judgment appeal was taken. The Jury returned a verdict for the plaintiff in the amount of $50.
 The case of Alex. Coyle ys. the Kansas City Southern railway com pany was appealed from the justice court of S. H. McCurley and was brought for the recovery of damages in the amount of Si00 for the fatal injury of Jersey heifer by the defendant company. Default iudg- ment in the amount of Sl00 was rendered. in the justice court. and from this Judgment the appeal was taken The jury in the case res turned a verdict in the amount of s0.
 F. D- Downs had two separate suits against the railroad com pany for the recovery of damage for the recovery of damages for the injury of stock. one being for in- turing a heifer and the other for the hlling of hog. In both cases de- fault Judgment had been rendered III the justice court of L. N. Bur nett and from these judgments the appeals were taken. The jury awarded damages in the amount of & for the killing of the hog. and found for the defendant in the cause involving She injury of the heifer
 la the case of E T. Roach vs John L. Oliver default judgment in the amount of Si204o was rendered in favor af the plaintiff
 The ease of Mrs Lou Connolly. ct al4 Ns the kansas City Southern railway company was continued un- sii the next term of court. as was al- so the case Of Frank D Hansen ys. ihe Kansas City Southern railway company
 The North Side State Bank was given Judgment in the amount of Na22 against A J Fair. L. l.. and W D. Stockton