Richmond daily register. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1917-1978, 1920-01-31
CIRCUIT COURT
BEGINS MONDAY
But Court Day May Cause Eor-
NAL Opening To Be Deferred
Until Tuesday


is Monday is County Court Day,
the probabilities are that Judge
Shackelford will adjourn over
until Tuesday, in order that the
members of the juries and others
nay not be tied up on court day.
circuit Clerk J. W. Wagers has
the docket in good shape for
work. 1t is made up of 40
equity appearances, 8 ordinary
.ppearances 4 appeals, 70 criminal
;ases, 55 old equity cases, Is old
! ainary cases. Out of the 40
; iu.ity cases, 50 are divorce suits,
Il OF them being continuances
md 10 Of them having been
brought since the last term of
:ourt i'll October, 1919.
A number of new suits have
recently been f. with Circuit
~lerk Wagers Wlich may come
1p for trial this teEp.
G. L. Wren has brought suit
against the Berea Bank & Trust
company, for delivery Of a $500
Liberty Bond, which he claims
o have purchased Oct 8, 1913
Attorney G.. Murray Smith repre-
;ents him.
]. G. Hoskins has brought suit
against Charles Hurt for $219
which is secured by mortage on
tobacco crop raised near
Mobcrly. Attorney A. r. Bur-
lam represents the plaintiff.
City Attorney J p. Chenault has
lied an appeal on behalf OF the
>ity of Richmond from the
Judgment g'r@n Jailer w. H.
burgess in yuarterly court for
he sum OF $12o2, amount of
axes which are claimed. This
slit ing out the right of the
.lt ct taxes from Jailer
.tursts> no claims his residence
II the county and that he is not
liable for city taxes. He claims
that he is resident of the city
only temporarily and that his
nome for taxation purposes is in
he county Attorney A. r. Bur
lam represents Burgess. a
| A suit has been filed he ay
| J. T. AFFORD against g. 3.
Angel. ,p;- 81, 400, allee ed to be
balance due for the drilling of an
oil we'll in Lee county. Attorneys
w. T. Smith of Lexington, and
S. D. Parrish, of Richmond, rep
resent the plaintiff.
Through Attorney \. r. Bur
nam, Conlee Congleton filed suit
against {. F. Taylor for $l68.50,
representing half the cost of re-
pairing IN automobile, which was
damaged in collision. Mr.. Con-
gleton alleges thai each party
,greed to pay half the cost OF re
pairing the damage done, but
that he was forced to pay it all
and that Taylor will not reim-
burse him. s
Suit filed by Mrs. Cora S.
Boggs against the State Bank
md Trust Company, administra-
tor Of the late ". r. Boggs, for
a25, realized from the sale of an
fOakland automobile, which the
plaintiff says was her personal
property.
i w. NJ. Hisle has filed an appeal
against Dudley Farthing for $50
damages claimed to have been
zone to a tobacco crop by poor
horrsing
Gordon Doty has filed suit
against the U. S. Railroad Admin
,stration and L. & n. railroad for
$2C0 damages for loss sustained
in sale of mules which were
, damaged and emaciated from fail
ure Of employees of the railroad
to feed and water and from
bruises and rough handling.
while being shipped to Richmond
from East St. Louis, Ill. At
: torneys Chenault and Chenault
:. represent Doty.
! VIM. Baber, as administrator of
Mamie NJ. Baber has filed suit
against the Metropolitan Life In
E surance Company, for $124, alleg-
ed to be due on an insurance
: policy carried with the defend
: ant company. Mrs. Baber died
Sept. Is, 1910, and plaintiff claims
= that due and proper notice was
. given the company of her death
but that it refuses to pay the IN
j surance due. Attorneys 0. F.
+ Jackson and H. c. Rice represent
e Baber.