Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1889-01-29
4 sun BROUGHT IN 1870.


- - u1ut - OOu@UO n AsSsooS - eAa~
4onn0lvanla Sallroed company wes q.
orn1o4 ~ lt1al before Judge AivinRseoa
- nnoo1e1 astesnoou. This - . suit to
41oonvuP oausagss and was entered iA the
1oo1e - common plees In HsptsmbeF, 1870
'oou1y a1nsteen yeossagn The iscts Of the
- = pe0vsd By plsiuun wsre these: On
- night of March S. $50 NJ. Rsides,
Wno Woo ehen resident of Mlddi0toWDs
Woue % Elisabethtown On business.
~ inquired o9 The ticket agent when
~ Ooui0 return 70 Middletown and
Wo WA b could 20 beok the same night
- 0uneaoeed his busiuees, went 70 the
'oenee onlcs Of The COMPANY end purchased
1sunn oome along, stopped at the station snd
~ t1ekst seeut told Mr.. Reidef that was
IN tsuin. He got on the train and In few
wSnutos the conductor called for his ticket
i 13n honood cus the ticket he he'd purchased
~ ~ oonduCsor tolOnim II Was mot good
= ~ train, - it did nos stop at Middle.
ooWn. The oouductoe wanted u centA the
16so mon Middisscwu 70 Harrisburg, and
IL. Hssdes refused % pay Il, on the ground
~ ~ Ia bought ticket for Middletown
90 q q he wss entitled TO travel to that
ooWn. The conductor said he would have
- pay Ne 81 cents Of get Oh the train. MI.
2eldoe again refused 70 pay, the conductor
olopped the train, and Mr.. Rsider was
= QssUtd. T6s plaOs 10 W. put ofr was about
> nile and half from Elisabeshtown. In
Z walking back 70 that plaoe. on the railroad,
II. Rsider fell In . COW holc. His head
wa ous and his limbs bruised 20 bsdly that
deyss and Il h Tor the injuries sustained
e~A A.
0rUught 70 recover damages.
TIE defense was that no force was used
1n ejeotipg him from the oars, that his
- GiisAbethtown, that the request
- The conductor 10 pay 81 cents
oxtn fhre 70 Harrisburg was not an un-
sussonabls one, and IN conclusion that Mr..
1o1dee wss mot seriously injured BY his
1Hll md that he was able at all times aitor
Ne accidant 70 attend 70 his business.
Ths jufy after deliberstion Of seventeen
Aoun reached the conclusion that plaintiff
I'D suffered eo2 % damages, and awarded
III. Rsidsr that sum. Some Of the Jurors
vsre IN lavor Of allowing - high % $3.50
0ensgsa and others none Of al They
Anslly struck an average ss the above
neurea D. McMullen for plaintin II. n.
North for defendant.
DBp0DD JUDGE PATTERSON.
The suit OF Abraham f. FShelly for the use
q Cathaflne Drsce Va Jacob 6wsde, ad-
Oluistrator Of Barbara Dracs, deceased, was
attached for trial In the lower court room
o. Monday afternoon. This was an issue
70 recover COCO with interest ON . apromissory
nots dated April II, 1875, signed by Barbara
Dfaoe. In favor Of Elissbsth Drace, but
subsequently, transferred 10 Catherine
Onoa The signsture 70 the note was
I proved, there wss no defense offered and
~ Jury rendered Q verdict In favor OF
( plaintin for u, o23, the full smount OF the
oisi0 with interest 10 cste. Brown q
Hsnsea for plaintifI; g. r. Eby for defendant
4 The suit OF A. Gerber vs Mira SAiiie A.
Webb was attached for trial this morning.
Ihis y an appeal from the judgment Of J.
y. Ripple. The iacts Of the case are these /:
In l6S2 defendant, who was then widow,
employed plaintiff 70 assist her In the set.
uemsnt OF her husband's s..-:., -A.cn
amounted TO Si2, 900. W assisted her 10
mako collections and iDvestmsnts, and
when the estate wss finally settled sho
REFUSED 70 pay plaintiff for the services
yoadered, and this suit was bought.
The defense was thSs Mr.. Gsrbar volun.
toered TO essist her in the settlement OF her
husband estate without charge.