The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1938-07-21
Cases Listed For
Trial In Superior
! Court; Starts Mon.
Many Citizens Are Suing For
Damages And Property Taken
BY The Parkway.
TAX FORECLOSURES

Suits against the State Highway
and Public Works Commission by
large lumber Of Ashe county citi-
zensv for damage to and payment for
their property taken over for the
Parkway, divorce cases and Ashe
county tax foreclosure suits occupy
the spotlight on the calendar of the
Ashe Superior court for the trial
of civil cases which convenes next
Monday, with Judge Hoyle Sink, of
Greensboro, presiding.
There are a total of % cases
against the state highway depart
ment and practically all of them are
for the recovery of damages to their
property and payment for same that
was turned over to the federal gov
eminent for the Parkway. The 9TH
er four or five cases are damages re-
sulting from state highways.
The amounts of the damages and
payments sought vary from $4,000
to 100000, as shown by the re-
ports of assessed damages made by
special jury, appointed by J. D.
Stansberry, clerk of the Superior
court, last month. Serving on the
jury that spent three or four days
making the appraisals were J. H.
Hampton, John Goss and J. E. Pen
nington. The men filed their reports
on June %, it was learned this week.
In the case of w. B. Austin, ct al, VS..
the State Highway Commission, an
other jury was appointed and made
its report on July 18th. On this
jury were J. A. Reeves, H. H. Bur-
CESS and J. F. Segraves.
According to the jury report, D.
A. Bare was damaged to the extent
of SIC, 000.0Q which is said to4heathe
highest one recorded 4
According to legal agreements, the
various states agreed to provide the
highways for the Parkway. After
the various lands were condemned
two years ago, an agent Of the State
Highway and Public Works Commits
sion endeavored to reach an agree
ment with the various land owners
relative to the damages, but in many
cases they were unable to agree and
these suits are the result. Practical
ly all Of these cases are represent
ed by Bowie and Bowie and Charles
Ross is attorney for the ST ta Il ~ !,
4. -,
similar cases are pending.
Those having suits against the state
on the calendar are: S. J. Miller,
Joyce Miller, D. A. Bare, G. H. Bare,
j. F. Parsons, Cora JONES, w. B.
Austin, P NJ Woodie, Kidby Miller,
M. F. Miller, J. c. Bowie, Miss John
r. Bowie, c. j. Miller, T. c. Bowie,
Jr., Virginia Whiteley, Letha Perk-
ms, E. A. McNeill, T. c. Bowie, r.
c. Barr and J. w. Gambill, c. E.
Parsons, ,Johnsie B. Atwood, J. F.
Harrington and Nora Wyatt.
Divorce cases listed are: Bobbie
Shumate VS.. Vester Shumate, Frank
Fields VS.. Lizzie Fields, V. E. Bal
lou VS.. Annie H. Ballou, John Rich
ardson VS.. Ennis Richardson, c. S.
Eastridge VS.. Emma Eastridge, w. M.
Ingram VS.. Cenith Ingram, E. S.
Eastridge vs. Cinda Eastridge, For
ester Phillips VS.. Rebecca Phillips,
Wade Barker VS.. Amanda Barker,
G. H. Pruitt VS.. Annie B. Pruitt, Car
RE JONES VS.. Delmer JONES, Dor
othy Loggins VS.. w. T. Loggins.
These are scheduled for Monday,
July Is.
The county has tax foreclosure
suits against the following: Mrs. J.
L. Eldreth, J. L. Eldreth, Wash Mill
er, Leonard Grogan, ]. o. Hardin,
Emmett Phillips heirs, Will Lam
bert, M. A. Biggs, ct al, Mrs. Letha
Perkins, H. c. Tucker, >et al, c. B.
Miller, etal, w. H. Nance, etal, Eli
hue Miller, etal, w. A. Williams,
etal, Mrs. Letha Perkins, etal, and
H. c. Tucker, etal. These cases are
set for Wednesday, July q.