Omaha daily bee., 1897-01-24
SUES MOTOR COMPANY FOR DAMAGES
Mrs. Mary Jackson wants Ten Thou
sand for Personal Injuries.

! Mrs. Mary jackson Wants Ten Thou
sand for Personal Injuries.
The time OF the district court yesterday
wps devoted to hearing the damage suit
brought by Mrs Mary jackson against the
motor company for $4,000 for personal in
jury, alleged to have been sustained while
alighting from a motor train on Avenue A
and Twenty-ffth street, two years ago The
case was. called when court convened, and
the work OF empaneling jury was quickly
accomplished. The prosecution introduced a
great deal OF evidence to support the claim
for damage, but Judge Thornell and the at
torneys pushed the case along so rapidly
that all of the evidence for the plantif wac
in and the defense had examined one wit
ness when court adjourned The plaintiff
alleges she received the injuries while getting
of train by reason of the motorman sud
denly starting the train while she WAC in the
act of stepping down. The defendants state
ment of the case differs considerably from
th!Sh The railway company alleges that
Mrs. Jackson's injury was due entirely to her
own carelessness and her disregard of the
rules OF the company, that she attempted
to leave the train on the wrong side and
it being a rainy sort of day she was com
PEELED to life the heavy curtain that was
hung on the side of the car The com,
pany also contends that the car was stand
ing stu and did not start until after she
adjoining track, where she received her in
jury which could not have occurred had she
got of on the proper side of the car. 1t is
expected the case will be finished on Mon
day.
Judge Green banded down a decision yes-
terday in the case of Christian Sleverts
against the National Benevolent society of
Minneapolis. The decision was a decree
and judgment in favor of the plaintiff for
Si,539.65, together with interest and costs
In IL Il 10, Ia y
from date. An execution was ordered to be
issued.
J. w. Squire was given a decree in his
suit against Estella S. Vaughn and Harry
Vaughn and judgment for 81 1863 ST. Attor-
new s fees amounting to $50 and 81. so for eX-
tending abstract were allowed Equity of re-
demption of all defendants is barred and spe-
clal execution was ordered
The injunction secured some time ago by
Mrs Nora Murphy, the squatter queen OF the
Lake Manawa. region. restraining a neighbor
and tenant named Nipps from doing sundry
things dlstasteful to Nora was dismissed at
plaintiffs cost.
An Injunction was secured in the name of
j. N. Casady in the case of Casady against
the Firemans Fund Insurance conpany
The company had previously brought suit
Tor 800 damages and possession of books and
property belonging to it at Casady's office
Casady having been acting as it's agent The
case was set for hearing in Justice Viens
petition
cassidy AYERS that he was in the Justices
court room at the hour and date specified.
but neither the plaintiff nor the court was
there. He waited until 1907 when an at
torney, claiming to represent the comnanv
appeared. accompanied by S. r. Walker n
neighOorlng justice. Walker assumed The
prerogatives of Vien's court and continued
me case until May 13. Casady
alleges that Walker had no authority
TO enter an order on Viens docket and that
Wen himself had lost Jurisdiction of the
case. Wien heard the case on the 18th and
entered judgment against Casady for the
amount. Upon this strong showing of his
case Judge Thornell granted temporary
injunction.
In the case of the State Savings bank
against w. II. Ware judgment was entered
as per stipulation.
In the case of Mary Butler against the
Chicago. Milwaukee & st. Paul Railway
company for personal damage a motion to
strike out the reply to the answer was sub
mtted. The same order was made in the
case of w. +. Heath in the same action.
Judgment was rendered in favor of e. E.
Bruce against the sureties on a cost bond
in an attachment case in which some prop
erty belonging to p. G. Schneider was in
volved.
The Masonic Mutual Savings and Loan
association secured a judgment against
Sarah and Joseph Bradshaw for S66S.06 and
interest and costs from July 1, 1895.