The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1919-11-16
TWO BIG DAMAGE
SUITS FOR TRIAL
SUITS INVOLVING MANY
THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS
SCHEDULED FOR TRIAL.
COURT ON MONDAY
Special Term OF Circuit Court
To Convene Here Tomorrow
Regular Term Follows
w eek Later.

A special term OF circuit court VIII
be convened in this city Monday
morning by Judge Thomas B. Carroll
AID there are a number of import
ant cases set for trial in addition to
an unusually heavy docket for the
term.
Two big damage suits Involving
many thousands of dollars are set for
trial at this term of court. One is
that of the Virginia Carolina Chemi-
cal Co, versus Mr.. Frank Benjamin,
and the other is for $4,000 damages
brought against the Columbus Rail-
way Light and Power Co. by Mr.
]. C. Estes for the death of his lit
tie child who was killed late in Aui
ust by one Of the trolly cars of the
company.
The special term was called in or
der to convene a grand jury, the Sep
TENDER term of court having bee
pretermitted and no grand jury is
permissible under the law at the reg
ular November term. It eg Z
The regular session will convene
che week from Monday morning, 1t
is believed that fully two weeks viii
be required to dispose of the business
doeketed for trial.
A unusually large volume of de-
positions have been taken in the Vir-
ginia- Carolina Chemical Co.. versus
Frank Benjamin case, most of which
has been taken in Chicago by both
sides. The suit involves the residence
or non-residence of the defendant.
Messrs. Sturdivant, Owen and Garrett
filed an attachment against some of
the property of Mr.. Benjamin to Sc
cure payment to their clients of APP
proximately $1,000 worth of fertilizer.
The proceeding was instituted on the
grounds that Mr.. Benjamin was
nonresident Of the State and the at
tachment was the only process by
which service could be had In answer
to the attachment Mr.. Benjamin
through his attorney, Hon. John +.
Frierson, denies that he is noti-
resident of the State and asks damag-
Is III the sum Of $4,000 and $4,000
lawyers fees,
The case will be hard fought and
. its progress will be watched with in
terest. t
In the. Estes suit against the street
railway company Hon. George Nit
chell of Tupelo will represent the
complainant while Messrs. Sturdivant,
Owen and Garnett represent the de-
PENDANT company.
Following is the full docket for the
two terms:
Civil Cases.
Baggs Pipe and Foundry Co. VS..
Chas. Hayes.
Stokes V. Robertson VS.. Lowndes
County.
Jacob Renper vs.. Southern Manu-
featuring Co.
Bank Of Collins VS.. Thomas Caruth
-. Bell Lumber and Mfg. Co. vs.. J. H.
PiIknton
james 7. Harrison vs.. Postal Tele-
graph Co.
W. H. H. Wood. c. L. Lincoln, adm
illustrator vs.. Columbus Ice and Bot
Ting Works, personal injury
Mrs, Q. J. Wood VS.. S. L. Wright
damages.
f. S. Bostick VS.. A. B. Delk.
Willis n. Dyer VS.. Columbus Lum-
Der Co., damage.
A. H. George Co. VS.. j. II. Pilkin-
ton, damage.
Aaron Hahn VS.. Mrs. L. Fleishman.
replevin.
Virginia Carolina Chemical Co. VS..
J. H. and Frank BENJAMIN, attach
ment.
y ~ LING No. II. % dtheIs sui
for commission on land sale
Mrs. S. A. Cunningham VS.. E. S.
Moore, replevin.
Aaron Hahn vs.. Mrs. L. Fleishman.
replevin.
T. H. Davidge vs.. Columbus Lum-
Der Co., appeal.
Mrs. Bette Brewster VS.. Walker D.
Hines and the Mobile and Ohio R. r.
perscual injury.
Mrs Bette Self VS.. Modern Wood
men of America, suit for insurance
G NJ. Flynn and Son vs.. J. V.
Mitchell.
Gray Mcclellan vs.. Walker D
Hines and the Mobile and Ohio r. R.
Co., appeal, killing dog.
Paul George Brewster b. next
friend VS.. Mrs. Ida B. Wright, adm
inistratrix, personal injury.
Delta Land Co. vs.. Butler Dun
and T. A. Smith. varnishee