The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-04-03
IN THE DISTRICT COURT
Nelson's Damage Suit Was Set
tied for 5000.
HE LOST HIS RIGHT LEG
The Jury in the Seven-Up Case Failed
to Agree and Were Discharged-An
Amended Complaint by the
Power Company.

The 2 1000 damage suit of Joseph @.
Nelson against the Butte Street Rail-
way company was yesterday settled for
5000. The case had been set for trial
yesterday morning i'm Judge Lindsay's
court, but when II was called the at
torneys announced that they were con-
sidering a proposition to settle. upon
which statement a recess was taken for
an hour. The street railway
offered Nelson $500 for a settlement, and
Mr.. Haldorn, Nelson's attorney. sub
mitte1 the offer to him but Nelson re-
fused IL, n when court convened
again the statement was made that a
settlement had not been reached. a
jury was called and sworn and then
court adjourned for the noon recess.
When court was called again Judge
Lindsay was Informed that "A settle
ment had finally been made. and the
case was dismissed and the jury dis
charged. The amount paid Nelson, 1t
was stated, was $500. Nelson lost his
right leg i'm the accident resulting from
a runaway ore car on Montana street,
on which he was motorman, i'm Febru-
airy, 1896. The company at that time
paid him 1000 in cash, paid all his
medical expenses and advanced him
six months salary. for which he signed
a paper acknowledging a settlement in
full. A year later he brought the suit
for s25.0Oo damages. The total amount
he has received from the IL is
said. is over 81, 200.
The jury i'm the seven-up case, in
which Phil J. Harrington. as an alleged
innocent purchaser. sought To enforce
payment of a 81. 800 check out Of which
Jnhn A I.appaf NNnS GNyiOHlaA In IN yapna
Of cards by several men. failed to agree
on "a verdict, and We're at noon dis
charged by Judge Lindsay. They
were brought into court and stated that
there was no chance OF reaching an
agreement.
An amended complaint was yester-
day filed i'm the suit of the Montana
Power company against Thomas Dol
man, in an action over some ground at
the power company's dam on the Big
Hole. Dolman also filed an answer, in
which he states he is the owner of n
ninth interest In both the Helen and
Matte lode claims. He alleges that an
easement over the ground for the pur-
poses of the reservoir Is all that the
power company needs. and il is not
necessary to take the ground absolute
ly for the purpose of flooding IL. as con-
templated by the company. Such ease
ment Is valued at $50.
Mary A. Curtis. administrator Of the
estate Of Sabina A. Hale. deceased. filed
n report yesterday showing that the to-
tai amount of money received was
s2,2S2, of which 81, 207.5S has been paid
out.
Richard Harrington. administrator of
the estate of jeremiah II. Harrington,
deceased, filed his ina account IN court
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amount he received was $685.. %, of
which SS21.25 was for insurance i'm the
Boston a Montana company, and $3.50
in wages due the deceased. The total
amount expended was $i41. 20, leaving
"A balance of SiS9.' 15.
i. :. Harrington. executor of the es-
tate of James NJ. Reilly. deceased. filed
his first annual report showing a re-
ceipt Of S1,l3i.35 in cash. of which $i5i.SO
was paid out. leaving a balance of
S6S2.55 I'm the xecutor's hands.
Richard j. Watson yesterday petit
toned the court to be appointed guar
dian of William G.. Gallagher, the min
ing man who was recently sent To the
insane asylum. The petition recltes the
fact hat Gallagher has some personal
property I'm Montana and that the petit
toner. who is a friend of the demented
man. has been asked by Galigher's
brother to apply to be appointed guar
dian.
Judge Clancy yesterday appointed
Adel!ne Ravell guardian ad litem for
her husband. Edward Ravell. during
the pendence of "a suit of u. j. Giard
against Ravell. The latter is an inmate
OF the asylum.
The Boston x Montana company yes
terday filed an answer To the suit of the
Cobban Loan n Realty company. an
action for the possession of some prop
erty. and denies that the Cobban com
pany has any interest in the property.
Il. c.. Smith yesterday commenced an
action against the city and another
against the city, II. :. Clark and others
To quiet title TO the east % feet Of lot
IL. and the west eight feet of lot Is. i'm
block IL, of the Butte townsite. i'm which
the plaintin claims To own an interest
in adverse to the defendants. The
property involved is the ground on
which the Quartz street fire station is
located.
Great Northern Railway Co, leaving
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