Pike County Georgia News - Hamil vs. Cox Case 1893 ********************************************************************************************** USGENWEB ARCHIVES NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by any other organization or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material, must obtain the written consent of the contributor, or the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access. http://www.usgwarchives.net Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm ********************************************************************************************** File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by Lynn Cunningham lcunnin1@bellsouth.net Table of Contents page: http://www.usgwarchives.net/ga/pike.htm Georgia Table of Contents: http://www.usgwarchives.net/ga/gafiles.htm The Pike County Journal Zebulon, Pike Co., Friday, December 15, 1893 ‘Round About Short Items for Home Folks Especially Mr. John W. Hamil of West Pike was in town last Tuesday to settle up the cost in a famous little case growing out of the stock law. Several years ago, J.J. Cox, a neighbor of Mr. Hamil put up two small pigs belonging to the latter and charged him six dollars damage to his goober patch. A board of arbitration was selected and that board found that no damages had been sustained and that Mr. Hamil was entitled to his pigs, which were worth about $1 each. Cox refused to deliver them and Hamil told him that he would take one of the pigs and let him (Cox) have the other as damages. But Mr. Cox would not entertain any such proposition. Then after six or eight months, and after having refused to allow Hamil to give bond and take his pigs, Cox sues for about $16 for feed and attention to hogs. This case was won by Cox. Hamil employed Judge Dupree to represent him and the case was carried to the superior court where Hamil was again defeated. But not content with the decision of the court he carried his case to the supreme court where every decision in the bill was sustained and Cox was directed to pay all cost which amounted to about $50. Hamil had been paying the cost as it accrued himself, and his trip here on Tuesday was to put back into his pocket the money that had eaked [sic] out to the amount of $50. (Transcribed 9/25/02 Lynn Cunningham)