Fall Term  A.D. 1885
          Wednesday December 9th 1885
     on to be heard and the parties plaintiff and defendant
     being in open Court by their respective attorneys
     and the issues being joined a Jury was called and
     there came John F. Donaldson, J.M. Dell, W.H.
     H. Falk, Wm Ellis, Roth Reynolds Jos A. Shannon
     who were duly Sworn and empanelled to well and
     truly try the issues joined according to the evidence
     and thereafter after hearing the evidence the argu-
     ment of council and the charges of the Court
     retired to Consider of their verdict

     Whereupon the Court adjourned until tomorrow
     morning at nine oclock


     Fall Term A.D. 1885
          Thursday December 10th 1885
     The Court met pursuant to adjournment of yester-
     day his Honor Thos F. King Judge presiding

     E.W. Jernigan    }  Hampton & Hampton
#3-         vs        }  aspt by Attachment
     J. Wilson Weaver }  Ashley Scott & Thrasher
                      }  And now the Jury in this
     cause who retired to consider of their verdict
     on yesterday to wit: John F. Donaldson, J.M. Dell
     W.H.H. Falk  Wm Ellis Roth Reynolds and Jos A.
     Shannon coming into  open Court and rendered
     the following verdict to wit:  We the Jury find
     Verdict for Plaintiff and assess his damages
     at Two Hundred and Fifty (250 $ Dollars
     10th Dec 1885)                     J.M. Dell
                                          Foreman

     Whereupon it is Considered ordered and adjudged
     by the Court that the Plaintiff do have and re-
     cover of and from the Defendant the Sum of
     Two hundred and fifty dollars ($25000) together
     with his costs in this behalf expended taxed
     at Nine Dollars and Thirty
     four cents and the Defendant in mercy &c

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Judgment set aside and new
trial granted          J.A. Carlisle
                       Clerk Cir. Court

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     D.C. Fink         }  
#4          vs         }  
     W.A. Smith        }  And now this Cause is Continued on
                       }  motion of the Defendant at the