Worcester morning daily spy., 1898-03-30
DAMAGESASSES D.
Plaintiffs Recover in Two Cases
in Superior Court.
EIGHT YEARS IN COURT.
A Webster Injunction Settled by
Supreme Bench.
EIGHT YEARS IN COURT.
Several Cases Settled Out of Court
Business in Probate. Insolvency and
District Courts.

In the superior civil court, Tuesday
before Judge Gaskill the. jury in the
case of George M. Dewing of Fitchburg
vs.. Frank E. Norris of Hyde Park, re-
ported verdict for the plaintiff at the
opening of the morning session, assess
case was an action of tort, with an ad
damnum of $500O The claim of the
plaintiff was that after he resigned from
the employ of the defendant as clerk,
the defendant had made certain state
ments rejecting upon his character, Sc
that the plaintiff had been unable to Sc
cure a position. Charles A. Batchelder
Herbert Parker for the plaintiff; Board
man Hall and Pierce & Styles for the
defendant.
The next case to be tried was that OF
Frank E. DWyer VS.. the Worcester and
Suburban Street Railway Company, re-
sumed from Monday. The case was an
action of tort with ad damnum Of $3000
to recover for injuries received through
the alleged negligence of the defendant
road According to the claim of the
plaintiff, he was standing on the run
ming board Of one of the defendant cars
July l, 1897, on Southbridge street, and
had his foot crushed by the hub of a
cart wheel passing by near Wellington 6
coal yard, resulting in serious injuries
to his feet. The jury, after being out
half hour, reported verdict for the
plaintiff, assessing damages in the sum
of $1,000. Thayer & Cobb for the plain
tiff; Herbert Parker, c. c. Milton for
the defendant
The next case was that of John Will
met of Worcester VS.. G.. H. Cutting ct
al, also of Worcester in an action of
tort with an ad damnum of $4,000 to re-
cover for injuries received while in the
employ of the defendant during the
summer of 1897. The plaintiff was at
work on staging in the erection of a
power station at Northboro for the Wor-
cester and Marlboro road, and through
the alleged negligence Of the defendant
in providing a safe staging, the plaintiff
fell receiving bruises and injuries from
which he suffered great pain in body
and mind. After the plaintiff had sub
mitted his testimony, the court ordered
verdict for the defendant on the
ground that a sufficient case had not
been presented. and the jury reported
Sheehan & Cutting will appeal the case
to the supreme court. Sheehan & Cut
ting for the plaintiff; Herbert Parker
Charles C. Milton for the defendant.
The last case of the day was that OF
George C. Greenway VS.. Timothy Shea,
both of Milford the ad damnum being
$780, and the point involved being the
hauling of hotel manure. The case viii
be given to the jury this morning after
final arguments. Williams & Williams
for the plaintiff; L. E. Fales for the de-
fendant
The following cases are continued:
End of list 2536-Mahoney VS.. Stand
ard Construction Company; April II,
Pierce ct ali. VS.. Dugan ct al.
The trial list for today is as follows:
2992-(On triaD-Greenway We. Shea.
Williams & Williams; Fales.
2393-McKenna VS.. Shea. Williams
& Williams; Fales.
2669-Converse VS.. Hemenway. John
son; Sullivan & O'Connell
2677-Hopkinton Savings Bank VS.
Rice. Harding; Taylor.
26S3-Mullen VS.. Rand. Kelley; Tom
Fitzgibbon.
2429-Seymour VS.. Worcester Consoli-
dated Street Railway Company Mer-
rill; F. Fl. Dewey, Herbert Parker.
2722-Barosa VS.. Speirs Manufacturing
Company. Gile, Kelley; H. Parker, Mil
ton.
Ai4l--AeeIdn VS.. opelIs MdIluIdCluTlne
Company. Gile, Kelley; H. Parker, Mil
ton.
2742-Orani VS.. speirs Manufacturing
Company. Gile, Kelley; H. Parker, Mil
ton.
2746-Reach VS.. speirs Manufacturing
Company. Gile, Kelley; H. Parker, Mil
ton.
| 2449-2749 = Simonds VS.. Leominstel
Electric Light Company. Thayer &
Cobb; Mayo.