San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1895-03-28
AROUND THE COURTS.
Several Damage Suits Filed-Clvil
Business Transacted,

d. NJ. Gibson, fireman ofengine No 753,
of passenger train No 20. of the Southern
Pacific, which was wrecked at Walker
station last October %, by colIiding
with freight train, filed suit
Tor damages against the Galveston, Har-
rlSourR aud San Antonio Railway com
pany in the Forty fifth District court this
morning for SIS, coo
lie sets forth in the petition that he Is
married man and was earning over SlOO a
month prior to this accident. He states
that just prior to the collision Of
the trains he saw that a danger
Gus and disastrous collision was in
evitaOeiand that his life being in leo
pardy, he jumped from the engine in
order TO shave himself. That in Jumping
he was thrown to the ground and Sus.
tained bruised and fractured skull,
broken rib, mashed shoulder and ShuO-
der blade and that he was otherwise
injured, and also that he is now
physical wreck and will permanently
remain so and will be incapacitated TO
follow his vocation as a railway fireman
or engineer; and will be unable TO do any
manual labor
He further alleges that the real cause
OF the collision and wreck was the failure
OF the operator at Walker or at Stafford
in giving or withholding orders TO the
conductor OF the passenger train.
SUING FOR Sl,SOO
George w. Bacon brought suit against
the Pullman Palace Car company for
damages in the sum of l,SC) in the For
~ fifth District court this morning. He
alleges in the petition that the company
had refused to carry him in certain sec
ton, after he had purchased ticket for
such.
A suit for 5000 damages was filed
against the Galveston, Harrisburg and
San Antonio Railway company by j. o.
Sullivan in the FOrty-ftth District court
last evening for injuries sustained last
October 10, while crossing the Southern
Pacific track at Dawson street
w. II. Neal is suing the San Antonio
and Gulf Shore Railway company ct al,
on account.
Lee Adams ct al. have brought suit
against Edwin Hunt ct al, on promiSSory
note and for foreclosure of mechanics
lien.
JUGDE GREENS COURT.
The case of f. A. Allen VS. the Calves
ton, Harrisburg and San Antonio Rail
way company, suit for damages, is still on
trial before jury in the Thirty seventh
District court.
The case of w. II. BROKER against the
San Antonio and Gulf Shore Railway
company, suit for damages. and breach of
contract. was continued by consent.
A case of George l.. Butler against the
Missouri Kansas and Texas Railway
company, writ for damages: was con-
tirucd
O. K Dunning VS.. NJ. H. KilgOre. on
prOmisSOry note: dismissed by plaintiff
The Guthrie National bank vs.. Sidney
Il. Wood. on accepted draft: Judgment for
pIaintH.
TheOphiuS Porter ct al. vs.. James +.
Smith ct al, TO try title for damages:
Judgment for defendant and plaintiff en-
CeptS.
Earnest c. EaSOn VS.. John p. Campbell.
damages: motion to correct decree
granted.
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ing, for eight weeks in the April term be-
ginning with the second week, and were
then discharged.
Other b ISineSS was transacted as fol-
lows:
The Nenta Shoe Manufacturing com
pany VS. sidney b. Wood, debt; judg-
ment FOR plaInIlll
The Cone Export and Commercial
company vs.. Sidney i. Wood, debt; judg-
ment for plaintiff.
f = LatChem, VS.. Johanna Lager, to
try Title ana Tor damages; leave gwen TO
me ihIeINeh0r III 81 SuPpIemeHIdI pea
Inc NJ. ana NJ bIlIulhg ana Loan as,
SOciatloh vs. - l. massey ct a." ue3C ana
10 i0IeCiose iIen' leaVe given MrS' MASSEY