The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1921-10-20
Court Adjourned Tuesday.

When We last went to press the
jury had the case Of Campbell va l..
+. Johnson. Lynch and McCarn. The
jury rendered a verdict for the full
amount asked by the plaintiff against
Lynch and McCarn, but found moth
ing against DIR. johnson.
The next case tried was that OF T.
c. Sherwood against Charley Saleeby
to recover the value of a horse which
the plaintiff claimed he had turned
over to the defendant to try and if he
proved satisfactory defendant was to
buy him. The claim was that the
horse was so ill-treated by defendant
that he died as a result. The verdict
was in favor of plaintiff for $500.
J. b. Colt Co. VS.. S. w. Stephens
was next tried. This was a suit to re-
cover the value of a heating plant
which plaintiff claimed defendant
contracted to purchase Defendant
claimed that he had an understanding
with the agent of the company that
the plant was being bought for his
son and IL the same was not satisfac
tory the order could be cancelled b,
notifying the agent. The defendant
claimed that the order was so can
celled and the jury found for the de-
fendant.
The case Of Darlington Wholesale
Grocery VS.. w. NJ Ford was next
taken up and verdict was found for
the defendant. The suit was to recov-
er the purchase price of certain cot
ton sheets and the controversy was as
to contract.
The next case was Lula Page VS..
Dara Horn. A suit on seduction of
promise of marriage. A verdict was
found for plaintiff in the sum of
S150O.O0.
The next case was John r Watson
VS.. Southern Cotton Oil Co. which
was based on claim of Mr.. Watson
that in ginning his cotton the com
pany had negligently gin-cut it. and
he asked $4,000 damages as a result
Al the close of the PLAINTIFFS testi-
mCny motion was made for non
suit which was granted
The next case was J. L. Powers VS.
DR.. s. G. and Mrs. Jennettte Henslee
This was a suit to enforce a builders
lien on heating plant installed by
plaintiff in defendants residence De
fendants defense was that the plant
had been improperly installed. The
jury found verdict for $1,000 in fav-
or of plaintiff
The next case was s. V. Lane VS..
Southern Bell Tel. & Tel. Co. in
which plaintiff got verdict for
$25O.OO. The suit arose out of Mr..
Lane running his automobile into a
guy wire at the end of Main street.
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A. Blizzard was next taken up. In
1920 the defendant w. A Blizzard
employed the plaintiff as travelling
salesman at a salary of $500
month. He was discharged by de-
PENDANTS and brought suit TO recover
nine months salary. The jury found
$1175 for the plaintiff.
The next case was Provident Life
and Accident Insurance Company
against c. G. Bruce, j. d. Cobb
and Mamie Moore. This suit
arose out of a controversy between
c. G. Bruce and J. D. Cobb as agents
OF the insurance company and Mamie
Moore, the wife of Harrison Moore.
who was the beneficiary mentioned in
the policy issued by the plaintiff.
Bruce and Cobb claimed to have an
assignment OF the policy. The plain
tiff not knowing to whom the insur-
ance should be paid instituted the
suit to have the question determined.
A verdict was directed for the defen-
dant, Mamie Moore. the beneficiary.
Court adjourned Tuesday afternoon
and Judge Peurifoy returned to his
home in Walterboro. Stenographer
Kilgo remained over and visited the
Fair Wednesday.