Alachua County Clerk of the Court Seal Alachua County Clerk of the Court
J.K. "Jess" Irby, Esq. - Clerk of the Court
Historical Records
Judgment Record B
Previous Page
Book Cover
Page 788 Image
Historical Records
Next Page
Judgment Record B Page 788
             Friday April 2nd 1869
               Met pursuant to adjournment
A. Irwin Bauknight         }   Thompson & Tucker
      vs                   }  asst                $252 20/100
Myers Edwards & Denton     }   Edwards
            And now on this day came the parties by their
respective attorney and thereupon came came a Jury to 
wit 3 Butler Chisholm      7            11
    1  Butler Chisholm         5  Henry Thomas        9  Christopher Cummings
    2  John Grimes             6  Walter Price        10 Charles Thomas
    3  Ishmael Jenkins         7  Henry Avra          11 Benjamin Welcome
    4  Frank Whitaker          8  Primus Player       12 Peter Spann
who being duly sworn well and truly to try the issues join
ed by the parties; After hearing the testimony of the witness, the 
argument of Counsel and the charge of the Court retired to consid=
er of their verdict and thereupon on the same day returned into Court 
and rendered the following verdict = We, the Jury, find for the plaintiff 
and assess the damages at two hundred and fifty two forty one Dollars & 
98/100 twenty cents Whereupon it is ordered considered and adjudged 
by the Court that the plaintiff do have and recover off and from 
the defendant the said sum of two hundred and fifty two forty one Dollars 
for his damages together with his costs taxed at fifteen
             Dollars & Eight         cents & the defen-
dant in mercy &c

Written in left margin next to above entry:
See Release of this Judgment Recorded in
Judgment Book "F" at page 146
                     J.A. Carlisle
                         Clerk


John R. Hall           }     Dawkins & Myers
Guardian &c            }                   defendant
      vs               }     Means
George R. Fairbanks Exr}     Thompson & Tucker
of W.W. Geiger deceased}

    And now on this day came the parties = and thereupon came a jury to 
wit 1   William Nelson        5  George Williams        9  John Grimes
    2   Daniel C. Hart        6  Arthur Simmons         10 Arthur Jones
    3   Henry Avra            7  Isaac Peach            11 Ishmael Jenkins
    4   Henry James           8  London Adison          12 Butler Chisholm
who being duly sworn well and truly to try the issues joined by the parties
After hearing the testimony of the witnesses, the arguments of Counsel and 
the charge of the Court retired to consider of their verdict and thereupon 
on the next day returned into open Court and rendered the following 
verdict, We the Jury find for the defendant 



 Court adjourned untill tomorrow morning 91/2 o'clock
Transcribed by Karen Kirkman 14 May 2011
Previous Page
Book Cover
Page 788 Image
Historical Records
Next Page