St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-08-03
EIGHTEEN DAMAGE SUITS.
Big Batch Dumped Into the United
States Court Yesterday,

Big Batch Dumped Into the United
States Court Yesterday.
Yesterday the clerk of the United
States court gave to the public the big
gest batch of personal injury damage
suits that has ever been dumped into
that court. The most interesting of the
cases is that of Josie Shearer against
The Northern Pacific Railroad Com
pany. Miss Shearer was a member of
the Andrews Opera company and on
board the special train that was wrecked
last winter up near Brainerd. She was
badly injured in the wreck by burning
Physicians tell her that she will always
have to wear wig to hide the effect of
the injuries. She accepted $3.50 from
was minor at the time and it is claimed
that the release was signed by her I'M
Willingly. She sues for $l0,250.
Hans A. Nelson sues SimonsOn
Brothers Manufacturing Company for
2,025 because while working i'm their
sash and door factory, Aug. 30, 1891.
board was thrown from rip saw and
broke TWO of his ribs.
Peter Ii. FcrdinantSen sues Nehemiah
7. Clarke for Sl5,5JJ because scafTold
on which he was standing to single de-
HOuSt DIT OU. OlUuU,
broke and let him drop twelve feet.
permanently injuring his back and
spine.
Andrew Peterson asks for $1,000 from
the II. e. Akeley Lumber Company for
injuries received by falling from a
transfer track at the cOmpany's mill on
the night of April 80 last.
Carl Carlson wants S6,025 from the
Minneapolis Office and Steel Furniture
company because he lost two fingers in
lointer at the works March 20. 1880.
Edward johnson says that he will
take $1,000 from the Northern Pacific
and the st. Paul d Duluth roads for in
Jurles received in a collision this side of
Saltwater June u last
Charles Lind asks S3,075 from A. Nc
Mullen Il Co. for two broken ribs by
fall from platform while helping to
raise a stationary engine Feb. Is last.
Nicolas Wiyinus IS after the Min
neapolis Street Railway company for
2,025 because he was thrown from the
Platform Of Western avenue car last
FEBRUARY while it was rounding curve.
Lewis q. Berkke is modest. aid only
asks for s25. $50 from S. E. Olson & Co.
for injuries received July 90, 1890. He
was bending over, doing some work at
the bottom of the elevator shaft, when
the boy dropped the elevator on him.
Thor. Anderson wants So, 100 from the
Great Northern for being hurt in a col
lision near st. Cloud, Nov. z, 1891.
Gustav Peterson was killed May 13,
1892. near Carlton. by st. Paul Il Du-
luth gravel train, and Charles Peterson,
administrator of his estate, sues the
company for $1,000.
Louis Lyman asks for $500 from S.
E. Olson u Co. for reason that their ee-
vator fell Jan. IA last and broke two of
his ribs, he being passenger.
Martin Sandberg will take 81, $50 from
Tromanhauer Bros. for being hurt by a
falling plank at the Security elevator
March 10 last.
Ambrose Plauff is after the city of
Minneapolis for 50, 500 because of MUIR
les sustained by his wife from falling
on poor sidewalk on Eleventh avenue
north April 9 last. Amelia Plauff. the
wife, sues for $4,000 for the same acct
dent.
Elmary Noel would like $4,000 from
the city's treasury for his injuries on
the same walk on the same day.
Julia Lehan would also like to get
into the city's cash box for $1,000 be-
cause a bad sidewalk in front of S24
Eleventh avenue south threw her Nav l
last.
Louis Noel also goes after the city to
the tune of 81, 500, because his wife got
hurt on that Eleventh avenue north
sidewalk that same April 9, 1892.