Show SMITH HAS HO CAUSE FOR ACTION SAYS COURT no cause of action was the ver tact of the jury in tho case of A R C smith vs gideon alvord after being out but a short time for two days the case has been dragging in the court and as was expected went to the jury late yesterday afternoon and the verdict was announced soon after the action was one to recover damages alleged to be due as the result of the defendant building a ditch along ahe fence line betwee nhe property ot the litigants and tt was claimed hatan building it the roots of several were damaged and the trees killed monday the jury visited the place where the damage was alleged to have been done and made an inspection there y as a large array ot witnesses for both sides all of whom were examined the plaintiff was represented by attorneys henderson and macmillan and ibe defendant by attorney joseph chez |