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Show THE COURT RECORD. Demanding Damages for the Killing of Young Duckworth List of" Orders in the Two Kranches. The feature of the day's proceedings in the courts of record was the trial of the case of Joseph Duckworth against the Salt Lake City Railroad company, in which plaintiff asks damrges in the sum of $30,000 for tho killing of his sou WTalter, aged 8 years, on August 27, 1890. The complaint sets up that on the date mentioned the unfortunate youth was crossing cross-ing the car track at s point on Second South betweeu Fourth and Fifth West, when tho car struck Lira, ground him under its devouring de-vouring wheels and killed him instantly. Plaintiff sets up the negligence and inattention inatten-tion of the motoimau and upon this basis the demand for damages. Before Judge Zane. The following orders were made in Judge Zane's branch of the district court. H. N. Abbott et al vs W. R. Andrew; verdict ver-dict for plaintiff for fl700. A. G. Norrell vs the Cnited States; judgment judg-ment for $343.35. George M. Scott o: Co., vs A. Haddon et al; judgment for plaidtiff. B. Devine vs D. Burns et al ; twenty days allowed in which to amend complaint. M. G. Chase et al. vs. M. C. Hopkins et al.; decree of partition allowed. Sam'l J. Levy vs. E. H. Parsons; ten days allowed in which to amend. The People against John Gil son; caur-e remitted to the Second District court at Beaver. Adjourned until tomorrow at 10 o'clock. TThe following orders were made before 0 Judge Anderson: Wr William H. Ray vs. Frank McGurriu et al; five days additional time In which to answer. Sarah J. Levy vs. E. H. Parsons, LTnited States marshal; by consent this cause is referred re-ferred to Judge Zane. |