The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-10-01
MRS. ROBERTS BIC verdict
She Receivers $S, ,302.SS for the DEATH
Of Her Husband.
ANOTHER $4,000 DAMAGE SUIT
Scranton Traction Company Is Defendant
aud George w. Potter. of Dunmorc,
Plaintifr-Judgc Lynch Is Trying
the Casc-FOur Cases Settled.

Judge John Lynch. of Wilkes-Barre
Is presiding at the trial of the $4,000
| treSpass suit of Gorge w. Potter, of
Dunmore, against the Scranton Trac-
tion company. This will be the last
week of the present term of common
pleas court Judge Gunster is holding
court in No. 3 and Judge Edwards in
| the main room.
! The Potter suit is very interesting
| one and Is attracting much attention.
| The plaintiff is represented by Attor-
neyS !. II. Burns, George S. Horn and
| ex-Judge Ward, and the company by
| Major Everett Warren. Judge Jessup
| and Horace h. Hand. Mr.. Potter is u
butcher. On March 30, 1898, he was
| driving along Blakely street, Dunmore.
| The "tower wagon or ladder wagon"
used by the Traction company in re-
pairing the wires was In the street
near the Corners, and the plaintiffs >
| horse became frightened and ran away.
He claims that the runaway was
caused by the noise and confusion
made by the linemen. His right leg
was broken in three places, his nip was
dislocated, and his left jaw was so
bruised and wounded that it affected
his left eye and he has since been sub
ject to eXcruciating bodily pain. He
was confined to his room for several
| months.
Mr. Potter was on the stand the most
of the day giving evidence regarding
| the accident and to what extent he
has been injured in financial way by
| virtue of the neglect of his butchering
business as the result of being unable
to leave his bed. He swore that the
year before the accident happened to
him he earned from 81, 600 to 81 500 and
has not been able to make that much
since. His contention for damages is
| more for the bodily pain suffered than
the injury to his business.
| The Verdict in the Roberts Suit
The jury in the trespass suit of Mrs.
| Mary Roberts against the Delaware
and Hudson Canal company for $50, 900
| damages for the death of her husband,
returned verdict of $500 So in her
| favor. This Is the second largest ver-
dict for life recorded in this county.
The other one was that of Mrs. Mar
garet Hughes against the same com
pany and whose husband was killed at
the same crossing. Mrs. Hughes got a
little over $4,000 Reasons for new
| trial will be filed in a day or two by the
defendants attorneys. A verdict in the
case of Marshwood Jordan against Il.
ID. Collins, administrator of the esta te
of Jacob A. Collins, and others was
taken in favor of the plaintiff for $212 20.
In the main court room the case of
Edward Mulholland against the Rush
| brook Water company of Jermyn was
l placed on trial. The plaintiff is repre-
sented by Attorneys Henry l.. Mulhol-
land and Il. II. House and the defend
ant by Attorneys G.. II. Welles and $. Il,
Price. The jury went up TO look over
| the premises and the testimony will be
heard today. The defendant took pos
session of the PLAINTIFFS land by virtue
of the right of eminent domain and
the question for the jury is to decide
how much the plaintiff is entitled to-
Judge Gunster heard one case, that
of the Universal Fashion company of
New York against John f. LadW'ig,
proprietor of the Four Cent store. The
amount of money involved in the suit
Is about $500. G.. II. Soper was attor-
ney for the plaintiff. and C.. w. Daw-
son for the defendant. The allegation
Is that the Fashion company agreed to
constitute Mr.. I.adwig agent for Lack
awanna county in consideration of the
sum of $500. Mr.. Ladwig refused to pay
that amount on the ground that the
fashion plates sent to him were not ur
to the standard. The case went to the
jury at $3.50 and ut was out at adjourn
ment dellberating
Cases That Were Settled.
Four cases that We're marked down
for trial this week have been amicably
settled and We're stricken off the list
They are as follows: School district of
Old Forge township VS.. John Jermyn
and Joseph j. Jermyn: Pulsifer Chemi-
cal company VS.. w. II. Edwards: Nettie
Il. Walker VS.. Charles II. Weles and
the Lackawanna Trust and Safe De-
posit company; John Maloney VS.
Nicholas Kline.