The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-04-04
CAUSES In GENERAL TERN
Superior Court Upsets Some of the
Work of Individual Judges.
Two Ceses Reversed and Others Affirmed
Father Accused of Causing q Daugh-
ter's Insanity.

The Superior Court, in general term.
yesterday, reversed the decision of Judge
Bartholomew in the case of Della Abbott.
administratrix. against the Lake Erie u
Western Railroad Company. Mrs. Abbott
sued a. administrator of the estate of her
husband. who was killed in an accident on
the railroad. The case has been twice
tried in the Superior Court. Upon the first
trial she recovered Judgment against the
company for $4,000. The company appealed
TO general term, and the case was reversed;
upon the second trial the jury returned q
verdict In favor of the plaintiff for $4,000,
and the court overruled o motion for q new
trial. The company appealed. and the case
was reversed by the court In general term,
with instructions to grant a new trial.
The plaintiff excepted to the ruling of the
general term. and was granted an appeal
to the Supreme Court.
The court also reversed the decision OF
the trial court In the case of L. Is. OFT
against the Union Railway Company. OFT,
who was q brakeman employed upon the
Belt, was injured while making a coupling
near Kingan's, and sued the company for
damages. He was given q verdict for
$1,000. A motion for o new trial was over
ruled by Judge Walker and Judgment en-
tered up0n the verdict of the jury. The
plaintiff excepted to the finding of the gen.
eral term. and was granted an appeal to
the Appellate Court.
William X. Stodderd recovered jud gment
against the street-car company IN the sum
OF $1,000 for the death of a son in an acct
dent on the North lIlinois-street electric.
The company appealed to the general term.
and the decision OF the special term was
affirmed. The company appealed TO the
Appellate Court.
A. K%ronkhite sued Mary Personette and
0fNera tn set QaIha an allapad frandulanf
transfer of real estate. kronkhite alleged
that Mrs. Personette traded him a lot Of
worthless Western land for city property
by representing that her property was
situated in a thriving Western village at
tue head of navigation on the Missouri
river, when, as a matter of fact. 1t was
several miles from any village and the
nearest town was an insIgnificant little
burg far from the head of navigation. The
plaintiff secured O verdict In the special
term and tho decision was affirmed in
general term yesterday.
James c. Thomas sued Edward Hawkins
for damages alleging an arrest st Shelby
vile by deputy United States marshal for
an alleged violation of the election law.
The case was tried In Room 3 and resulted
in Q verdict for the defendant. The court
In general term affirmed the decision and
Thomas prayed an appeal 20 tho Supreme
Court. which was granted.
Father Held Responsible for Her Insanity.
Mary A. Robertson was declared of un-
sound mind yesterday. The affidavit al
ieging insanity was filed by Mrs. H. NJ.
Hooper, mother of the insane girl. Mrs.
Hooper says that her daughter is nineteen
years of age. and that since she was four
teen she has had spells when she would
imagine dire things that never happened.
She has been known to roll upon the 1oor
for thirty-six hours at n time, saying in
visible persons were rolling her. In an
swer to the question rs TO whether the girl
had suffered any ply steal shook. Mrs.
Hooper says that she the girl said her
father struck her upon the head. She also
says that when seven yenrs ola she was
stolen by her father from her mother. and
ply sicians had said this was the cause of
her mental trouble The commission 1s5Jich
pronounced her insane was composed of
Justices Daniels mt Johnson and Drs.
| Ritter and Fletcher.
Stella Riggs, aged nineteen wears. resid-
ing at Broad Ripple. was declared insane
yesterday By q commission composed of
Drs. carp and Bates and Justices Daniels
and Habich.