National Republican., 1888-04-26
FIVE DAMAGE SUITS.
Parties Wanting Money Satisfaction
for Injuries Received.


A verdict for SIoOo was rendered in cir.
cult court No. =, Justice Mcrrck, yesterday
in favor of the plaintiff in the suit of John
Webster against the u. and p, Il. H. Goa for
$4,000 for damages done to property owned
by him on Virginia avenue southwest by rca.
son of the proximity of passing trains, sc.
As soon as the preceding case had been dis
posed of another jury in that court was called,
and i've trial of the suit of Rudolph Bid
against the same company commenced. bnt
went over until to-day, The paintfi owns
and FOurand'a-half streets southwest, and
claims that by reason of the defendant oCcu.
pying lie avenue in front of Il with no lesS
than five side tracks. generally kept filed
with ears, the noise of the running and shift.
ing ears, and the smell of the escaping gas.
smoke. &c, from passing, engines, has made
the premises SO undCirahlc that tenants will
not occupy the houses, lie places his damages
al $4,000, and SO sues.
The attention Of circuit court No. /. Justice
liagner, was also occupied with a suit for
roll Hess nonnally. by his father, William
Donnally, against George W. utermuhe, for
$4,000 damages for injuries received on Apr,
70, 1881, by falling down an UNPROTECTED area.
way in front of house No. 1921 Eleventh street
northwest, occupied by. Dr. Blackburn and
owned by defendant II Is claimed that the
plaintiff, who was about q years old when
the accident, occurred, was playing ON the
terrace In front of his fathers house, and
from thence ran along the terrace until in
front of the house, l09l, where he fell into the
areaway, breaking his collar bone and StlS-
Tuning severe injuries about the head. As
there was no fence dividing the terraces in
front Of the various houses, II l. claimed that
the defendant should have put railing or
some protection in front of the nrraway The
defense claims that the child was trcspnSsng
and no damages can be recovered, MeS-rs,
John Goode and 4. H. Thomas appeared for
the plaintiff and Mr. W. u. nlvidgc for the
defendant The case was not finished when
court adjourned for the day.
:, LyGm ~. Pheips, by hcr attorneys, NleSSrS.
Morris X Hamilton, instituted suit ON the law
side of the court against the Distrlc Of Column
bia for SlO,CoD for injuries received On Mar.
III last by falling into i'm unprotected trench
near the corner of seventeenth and + streets
northwest The lndy states that the defend.
ants are responsible for the condition Of the
streets and should use proper precautions 10
prevent accidents at such excavations. Al
though II was 1880 O'Clock on the night when
the accident occurred no lights We're displayed
as q warning. She also claims that She rc.
cciycd serious and permanent injuries, and
has already spent over $500 for medical atten.
dance, &c.
MesSrS. Campbell Darlington and Irving
Williamson, as attorneys for Mrs, Annie
Moore, have brought suit for her against the
Metropolitan Railroad Company for $1,000
damages, for Injuries received by her on Apr.
II last She uvers she was u passenger on II
bob tall ear on that line, and on the day
named when near the corner of FOur.anl a,
half and + streets southwest, she rang the
bell for the car to stop, II stopped and She
proceeded 10 get out, but while In the act OF
alighting the driver caused the ear Ia start
ground, bruising her severely, and breaking
hcrright leg at the ankle,