The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-02-03
BUTTE News.
BUTTE MADE DEFENDANT
Two Suits for Damages Filed
Against the City.
FOR INJURIES RECEIVED
A Fall on a Defective Sidewalk the
Cause of One Suit-A Change on
East Broadway Led to the
Filing of the Other.

The city of Butte was yesterday
made defendant in two damage suits
brought in the district court, one for in
nuries received by a fall on n defective
sidewalk. and the other for damages
sustained by reason of a change of
East Broadway. The plaintiff in
the first suit is Mrs. Lou Metz and IN
ller complaint she alleges that the de-
fendant negligently and knowingly al
lowed a portion of the sidewalk on the
north side of Quartz street, about MD
vay between Main and Alaska streets,
10 be out of repair, by permitting high
and dangerous step or offset to remain
in front of the premises of Nos. IL ana
a1 the step being about five inches high.
The alleged defect was allowed to exist
there for a period OF year or more,
and it is claimed that the city had fuil
knowledge of il. but made no attempt
Ito repair it or warn pedestrians of its
dangerous condition. On the 18th OF
February. of last year at about o CLOCK
in the evening, and While IL was very
dark the plaintiff was lawfully passing
along the street. and having no knowi-
edge of the existence of the detective
walk. she was thrown violently forward
and against the walk. sustaining severe
internal injuries, causing rupture anu
severely bruising her right leg. arm and
upper portion of her body. She alleges
that she was permanently injured ana
rendered a cripple for life, and was
made helpless for a period of more than
III months and is still subject to severe
pain and suffering, and is helpless ana
unable to assist or care for herself. For
a greater portion of the time since the
accident she has been confined to hei
bed and unable TO walk or move about.
She says she has been put to great eX-
pense for medical attendance, for which
she paid out $4,000. She also says she
has been deprived of following her usual
avocation of life and earning livell-
hood for herself, to her damage in the
sum of $1,000 BY reason of her in
1uries whereby she is rendered Grip
pile for life. she is prevented from per-
forming ordinary work and many kinds
of labor which she was in the habit of
performing for the purpose of earning a
livelihood for herself and family and to-
tally disabled her from earning a liVeli-
hood She therefore demands judgment
against the city for So, 1856 60. Mrs. MetZ
made an affidavit that she is too poor
to pay the court costs of her suit.
The second suit against the city was
brought by Michael b. Holland, who
says in his complaint that he Is the
owner of lot s, block 4. of the Leggat 4
Foster addition, fronting on East Broad
way AT the time he became owner OF
the property there was an established
street in front of 1t extending froa
Broadway, and had been established hA
the owners of the addition mentioned
and has ever since been an extension oi
Broadway Relying on the grade thu
plaintiff, in June, 1898, erected a dwell
ing house on the lot and otherwise i'm.
proved il and used il as a residence fol
himself and family During 1895 the city
established a new grade in front of The
property and last year graded Broad
way down TO the new grade line, with
civ 10 tnlafpfiT notice nf its i'm.
tention, and no appraisers We're appoint
ed 10 make an appraisement Of damages
and benefits that would result TO the
plaintiffs premises by reason of the
change of grade. The street was grad d
away to the depth of or 10 feet and II
will be necessary for the plaintiff Il
build 10-foot stone wall along in from
of his property To hold up the GROUND
and to protect the premises. the cos
of which will be at least $500. The grad
ing has made the property dangerous L
the plaintiffs family and children ano
very inconvenent of access. on which
account he has suffered damages in tbs
sum of 5000 more. and the market valu,
Of the property has been reduced there
by at least $500 He estimates his tota
dana ges. over and above any offset fo
benefits. at $500. for which amount h,
demands judgment.
The Davidson Grocery compan,
brought suit against Edwin Woods an,
wife for S229.41. claimed to be due 81
account. and for $685., due on an ac
count assigned from Hugo Arnold.