The superior court, having completed the criminal docket Friday afternoon, reconvened yesterday morning at 9:30 o’clock to hear the civil docket. Judge Cranmer spent the week end with his family in Southport, returning Sunday afternoon. In a very few minutes a jury was selected, and several cases of minor importance were gotten off the docket in the morning session, and the Hill-Railroad case was begun promptly after the dinner hour.
Mrs. W.O. Hill, formerly of Washington but now of Raleigh, is suing the A.C.L. for damages to herself and a Lexington car sustained about three years ago.
It will be recalled that Mrs. Hill was in a car driven by her son, who lacked 60 days of being 16 years of age, coming to Williamston about 1:30 p.m., and failing to see the train at the crossing by the Standard Oil Co. yards, ran into the on-coming train, demolishing the car and injuring herself.
Witnesses for the plaintiff were heard during yesterday afternoon, and those for the defense today. Counsel will begin their argument about 3 o’clock this afternoon, which will probably not be concluded until tomorrow.
Court will very probably last the rest of the week, as there are a good many cases on the docket schedule to be tried.
From the front page of The Enterprise, Williamston, Martin County, N.C., Tuesday, Sept. 29, 1925
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