The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-06-13
THE JURY FOUND In
MRS. POTTER'S FAVOR
Verdict OF Sl,c00 Against the Scranton
Traction Company.
SUIT OF MRS. LYNCH IN JURY'S HANDS
Verdict for the Defendant in the &c.
picvin Sui, of Iowley Against Luce.
Frank Iannis Recovered Verdict
Against DIR. william Haggerty.
Case of P0ttsville Iron and Steel Co.
Against John a. Mears.

In the trespass suit of Mrs. l.. l.. Pot
ter against the Scranton Traction COM
pany verdict in her favor was yestef-
Cay rendered in the sum of $l.00o. Mrs.
Potter lives in Green Ridge and two
years ago she was on her way home one
evening on Green Ridge PEOPLES car,
which jumped the track on Capouse
avenue at Phelps street. She was
thrown to the street and her head struck
the sidewalk, producing conclusion OF
the brain. Her attorneys were S. B.
Price and j. W. Browning.
The jury in the replevin suit Of John
j. Howley against John S. Luce and
the Scranton Knitting company
brought in verdict in favor of the de-
PENDANTS and allowed them damages in
the sum of $i23S in one case and S53.S3
in the other. This money was to in
demnify the defendants for the loss the
jury thought they sustained by virtue
OF Mr.. Howley's seizure of the machin-
cry and holding it in distraint until the
ownership was decided.
Judge Cunster charged the jury in
the trespass suit OF Mrs.-Mary Lynch of
Parker street, against the Scranton
Traction company and they retired at
adjournment to deliberate upon a vei'-
dict. She was stepping from North
End car at the Marvine crossing and
the motorman put on the power before
she had stepped off, precipitating her
heavily to the ground and causing the
fourth rib on the left side to be broken.
the result OF which has left her a suf-
ferer since from intercostai neuralgia.
APPEAL OF FRANK HANNIS.
The appeal suit of Frank Fannis
against DR.. william Haggerty was
tried before Judge Archibald. Attorney
Richard Busted represented the plain
tifi and Attorney Il. c. Newcomb ap-
peared for the defendant. The suit was
based on on agreement claimed by Han
mis- to have been made with the doctor
that the latter would sell one OF his
horses for $500 and any amount above
that figure which the former could get
would he his own. Hannis sold the am
nal for $500. The doctor said he never
offered the plaintiff a cent, for The iea-
son that the plaintiff was acting as an
agent OF the man who purchased the
horse. The jury found a verdict for
TIannis in the sum of s55.5O
The next case called before Judge
Archibald was the suit Of William At
kins and S. b. Brscoe, receivers of the
Pottsville Iron and Steel Co.. against
John y. Mears. Attorneys George M.
Rhodes. of Pottsville. and S. b. Price,
Of this city. represent the plaintiff and
Attorneys !. Alton Davis and Major
Everett Warren the defendant. The
case would take TIE greater part of next
week. and as there is a big criminal
trial list on next weel; in quarter ses-
sions court, juror was withdrawn and
the case went over to the September
term. and tho court will order it at the
mead of the list for one of the weeks of
that term.
THE PLAINTIFFS EVIDENCE.
Evidence for the plaintiff had been
taken. however, from the opening of the
case before noon until adjournment.
Mr.. Mears let to the Po.tsvi.le company
| the contract for the steel work on the
| Mears building. According TO the con-
tract Mr.. Mears was to pay $1,000 as
soon as the work was finished az far as
tht iitOi VI tile Se-tilb EtuIy. w ntll tne
| company asked for the money he re-
| fused tn Fay it, stating that nothing
was done right in the work.
The company then stopped and the
defendant set another contractor to
work after certain day. The CON-
pany fled a mechanics lien of $l4.577 81
| for work done, labor performed and
| materials furnished. The dispute was
submitted to Attorneys \. S. Woodruff,
n. j. Duggan and Il. f. Akerly, as a
board of arbitration and on Sept 6, 1895,
after hearing all the evidence they
cwarded &S,9SS.S7 in favor OF the plain
! tiff
! The defendant took an appeal to court.
Only small part Of the plaintiffs evl-
dence had been heard when the case
was marked down in the to-be-con-
cluded column.