The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-05-18
SUITS FOR DAMAGES.
wrrxG FIRM CHARGED WITH
saEAcH or CONTRACT.
uewe wants the County md
vest Seattle Land Company 70
- for HIS Chiia's Life-i<eating
e-ee Pacific stcan Whaling c..

x..,eraay ia The superior court was re-
-aYEan,e for the number OF heavy dam
=. .s,fsx fled. Three complaints were
.szeed On record, one against Barneson 3
.-,,,,ratt. the weIi-knewn stevedores, In
~asca T. r. Tovnsiey appears as plaintiff.
xer ne 90. The next largest suit was COM
,.>nced BIZ joan Howe against King coun-
= and the West Seattle Land and I'M
rravsmert Company. The third suit was
brought BY Thomas Resting against the
Pacific stam Wha.iag Company for 5000
manages for alleged personal injuries
Hove sues the West Seattle Land and
Improvement Company and the county OF
King for sioess for the loss Of his son.
cd TIE funeral expenses.
Hrexns OF contract il the essential al
3exatson IN the suit for damages flied by
r. Tcwnssey against the firm OF Barne-
- 4 chlcoft. II til alleged that the
ri1ifffln ard the defendant firm entered
mo contract by which the plaintiff was
ID charter certain vessels IN the Alaska
made. and 10 perform the stevedoring
vork on Others chartered or owned by
~ defendants. The defendants, I; is
-
s1mta 70 take the vessels 10 Alaska. IL
= aliexsd that the plaintif had a large
f6ount of freight on the bark Highland
sffne last February and had sold a num-
OF tickets 10 passengers. The de-
fnnts. IL Is claimed, were TO supply
fubeat on a certain date. but failed TO
pgsform their contract. leaving the bark
s.thuut tow fer twenty days.
Il ID charged that the Plaintiff suffered
frum these acts. as 10 the Highland
Lat In the sum OF Ss.s92. which was
athxr refunded to passengers, expended
~ food or lost by reason Of the failure
q the bark 10 reach ler destination on
echedu.e time
Ii d further alleged that the defendant
arm broke It's contract with the plaintiff
Is TO furnishing two boats, and that on
that account the plaintiff lost $3.50 In
demurrage in the case OF the ship Occi-
dental. and sio.sJ9 further on account Of
being compelled TO go 20 San Francisco
end procure tug for the ship. Judg-
msIt for Sis.soo Is demanded.
Readers OF the Post-tnte;ligencer viii
rscsl. the unfortunate killing OF John
Herbert Howe. the 3-year-old son OF John
Howe, employed on the West Seattle
street car line The lad was In the rear
Of the dwelling on Railroa- avenue. near
King street, on February II. when a mass
Of earth slid down the hillside frons Cas-
csde avenue, causing a log 10 strike the
ehg:d, killing him Howe filed suit
against King county and the West Seattle
Land and improvement Company. claim
Ing that the county and the company.
through the agents and employees Of both.
were responsible for the position or the
loose earth and huge log which crashed
down the hillside. The plaintiff alleges
that the log which. 1t Is claimed. caused
the death OF the child. was felled by the
employees Of the company and placed In a
perilasa position with reference 10 the
dwelling Of the plaintiff. 1t Is also al
legged that the road supervisor OF the
county placed earth and rocks on the
loG. watch lay on the lower side of Cas-
cade avenue. highway and thoroughfare
Of the county. so that II was dangerous
10 NE. ending In the fatal accident OF
February IL.
The court Is asked TO award the
Plaintiff A Judgment of sie,ea against the
county and the West Seattle company Cor
TIE loss OF the boys life.
Thomas keating's complaint against the
rae.fie Steam Whaling Company alleges
that through the fault of the agents OF the
company he suffered a broken limb on the
steamer Golden Gate January %. He
claims 5000.