St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-01-08
ADDITIONAL MINNEAPOLIS NEWS.
ANOTHER MOTOR SUIT.
An Elected Passenger Wants SIO,-
900 Damages.

an 6IcCtc0 EAssenEer wants AlOs-
900 Damages.
The motor line yesterday again appeared
as defendant in a damage suit In the dis
trict court Michael Lyons, a cutter en-
ployed in Firms tailoring establishment
brings suit TO recover $40, 900 damages,
claiming that October Is he was rudely
thrown from the motor train at Third street
by the conductor and, falling on his head
and shoulders was quite severely injured.
He alleges that he had ticket and that his
eJectment was entirely unwarranted and
was made while the train was ia motion.
The defense is that the plaintiff was drunk,
and refused TO give his ticket; that the con-
ductor used no more strength than was
necessary; further, that the plaintiffs fall
was owing to his intoxicated condition.
The evidence in the case differed materially
as TO the plaintiffs condition, several pas
sengers swearing he was apparently sober,
while Conductor Ayers and two policemen
testified that he seemed intoxicated. The
jury win be charged the first thing this
morning.
In the suit of w. II. Cook VS.. ]. L. Croix
TO recover $3.50 for services and material. a
verdict for the plaintiff for S192 was re-
turned.
In the suit Of Sarah A. HaIlon VS.. Francis
Doyle ct al. to recover damages for the use
of certain real estate, Judge Young ordered
verdict in favor of the plaintiff for 500.
The trial of suit of II. +. Schmidt vs.
John Baumann to recover $3.50 commission
was resumed, and the jury returned YER
diet giving the plaintiff the full amount
asked. In the SUIT OF John X. Flecklen VS..
David Olmstead TO recover $500 on a prom
isSOry note, judgment was ordered by the
court in favor Of the plaintiff.
The suit of Asa l.. Baker VS.. John d.
Bergman was dismissed by Judge Koon.
The plaintiff claimed that prior to Feb. 1,
1855, he was engaged in the hardware bust
ness at Waverly. y. Y, when the defend
ant represented 10 him that he owned a
hardware stock at Chester, Pa, and, wish
Ing TO remove TO Minneapolis, made prop
osition that they should enter into a Joint
partnership with equal interests. the plaintiff
TO come on to Minneapolis and take charge
of the business. With this understanding
the plaintiff closed out his business and
shipped his goods to Minneapo-
lis. Arriving here he discovered
that the defendant instead Of owning the
stock had previously sold a two-thirds in
terest to Hartman Van Ripper and Harry Gill
lette. and refused TO recognize or carry out
his agreement wherefore the plaintiff
claimed that he has been damaged by this
deception, which lead him to break up his
business, his loss of occupation, injury to
credit, etc, in the sum of IS, 900, with spe-
cial damages Of $50 for expenses. The
defense denied the existence Of any con-
tract, and as the plaintiff failed to establish
any agreement the court dismissed the case.
a. B. Barton VS.. w. w, Ross, judgment
ordered for the plaintiff. The suit of Helm
Il Meyer VS.. William Stevens ct al. is now
on trial. The action is commenced to hold
certain individual members of the Minneap-
oils Barrel company responsible for judy
ment of 81. 100 obtained against the COM
pany for barrel stock furnished.
Judge Lochren yesterday ordered judg-
ment for the plaintiff in the suit of II. Z.
Grover VS.. G. w. Lore, and action brought
in replevIn. The divorce suit of Dollie
Williams VS.. John j. Williams was trans
ferred TO the special term calendar. Emma
j. Harth was granted divorce from Zunri
Harth on the ground Of drunkenness and
neglect.