The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1921-12-01
Sbecial Term Ciuil Court
Adjourned Wednesday Euening

Bamberg county's one week special
term of the court of common pleas to
try civil cases convened Monday
morning with Judge William H..
Townsend, of Columbia, presiding,
and Stenographer Elliott. of Charles
ton, acting in place of Mr. Allen, who
is this week engaged in regular court
work elsewhere in this circuit. Much
work was accomplished in the short
time which the court sat and very
large number of cases disposed Of.
Numbers of cases were settled or
compromised, and many verdicts con-
sented to by both sides were rendered
by the juries. Some matters were
continued, and quite few judgments
were taken by default.
The first case actually tried was
that of the American Wholesale Cor
poration, of Baltimore, which in reali-
ty, is the old Baltimore Bargain
House, against the Kirkland Graham
Furniture Co., of Bamberg. The
next case was Chaf1in & Co. against
the same concern, and the third was
J. X. Dunham & Co. against the same.
In each case the jury under direction
of the court returned verdict for
the full amount asked. which was, re-
spectively, s1,600.20, 500. and $771.
) The next case was that of Marie
Hightower, a negress, against the
Metropolitan Life Insurance, company,
for $4,000, the face of policy there
tofore issued on the life of her hus-
band, Elijah Hightower. The COM
pany claimed the policy had lapsed
for lack Of payment Of premium in
time. But the plaintiff was awarded
judgment for $1,000.
In the case of the Southern Chair
company against kirkland Graham
Furniture company, suit for ST.
! 1883 for goods alleged as sold and
delivered, the verdict was in favor OF
the plaintiff for the full amount ask
ed.
Daniel Miller & company sued H.
Karesh, of Ehrhardt, for $500. 1t
was shown that Mr.. Karesh had sent
The plaintiff a check fer The money
which check, it seems, had been &C
cepted, and in the meantime the bank
at Ehrhardt on which the. check was
drawn closed it's doors and same was
never paid. Verdict for the defen-
dant.
The case of G. w. Rentz. Jr., ct
al, against the director general Of
railroads, for alleged damages to an
automobile while left standing near
the Southern railway tracks in Black
vile and struck by train, was the
s last tried. Damages to the extent OF
s270 were claimed, but the judge di-
rected a non-suit against the plain
tiffs.
On motion of the defendant, the
grounds being convenience of witness
es and other parties concerned, the
case of Allie Mae Carter and her hus-
band, Ernest T. Carter, against the
Seaboard Air Line railway, for alleg-
ed damages to the former named in
dividual, was transferred from Bam-
berg to Chester.
Is The two cases of A. J. Leary
against the postmaster general of the
u. S. and the Western Union Tele-
graph company for alleged negligent
transmission and delay of telegraph
messages during the period when the
wires were under government con-
troll, were entirely dismissed by the
court for the reason that the company
could not be held for the govern
menrs acts and the government can
not be sued without it's own consent,
and congress had not provided any
remedy for those wronged during this
period.
Court was adjourned Wednesday
and all jurors were excused We'd
nesday before noon.
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