The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-06-13
WANTS BIG DAMAGES
Mrs. lSenhart Sues Wichita
Electric Light Company
ASKS FOR NEARLY $4,000
For Injuries, Due to Company's
AIIege1 Negligence.

| Mrs Mary E. Isenhart has sued the
Wichita Gas, Electric Light and Power
company for sl2,740 for injuries to her
health and other damages received on
the night OF the 22nd of May. by being
thrown out of her buggy while she was
| driving home from the class day exercises
Of the Wichita high school The petition
was fled yesterday by her attorney, a. E.
Helm. She wants $4,000 for her bodily
injuries and puts in an itemlzed bill for
the following additional damages: I'm
derskirts, 81; one hat, IS; one hat, 81; three
pairs OF shoes. IS; one pair Of gloves, $3.50;
one dress, S.; one silk dress, $50; one
dress. 81; one lap robe, so; one diamond
pin, $45; United States money, s.; damage
to one horse, $40; damage to buggy, SIS;
damage TO harness, s.; medicine and med
zeal attention, $500. Besides the above
enumerated damages, Mrs. Isenhart was
compelled to employ a hack, for herself
and daughters, at an outlay of $50 She
was required to pay one, Thaddeus Sumit,
SIS for new suit of clothes and IS for a
new pair Of shoes, which he ruined in the
effort TO assist her and her daughters out
Of the mud.
The accident, the petition states oc-
CURED on North Fourth avenue, where The
Wichita Gas, Electric Light and Power
company had unlawfully and negligently
made an excavation across the east side
and nearly TO the center Of Fourth ave-
nue., at a point south Of where Third
street crosses Fourth avenue. Mrs. Isen-
hart and her daughters. Blanche and
Maggie, were on their way home from the
Auditorium where Mss Maggie, as one
Of the high school graduates, had par
ticipated in the class day exercises. When
they reached the point of excavation on
Fourth avenue, Mrs. Isenhart says the
horse stepped on the loose dirt thrown
into the excavation and sank down into
the trench, causing the horse TO fall and
pulling the buggy into the trench. Mrs.
Isenhart was thrown against the dash
board and out OF the buggy and her two
daughters were thrown upon her, all fall
ing into the mud and water. The petit
ton states that as a result of this acct
dent she was greatly and permanently
wounded and injured in and upon her body,
limbs and spinal column, and her nervous
system and nerves were greatly injured.
The seventh, eighth and ninth ribs of her
left side were dAslocated at a point near
where said ribs are joined to the spinal
column, and the tenth rib on the left side
was severed from the cartnagtnous con-
nection in front, whereby and by reason
of which the plaintiff has been perma-
nently disabled and has suffered great
mental pain and agony. Mrs. 1senhart
further says that when she was thrown
out of the buggy her body and limbs
struck directly upon parts Of said buggy
and upon the ground, greatly bruising and
wounding her, besides injuring her inter
naly. She says her body, back and spi- /
nal column were also wounded and twist |
ed IN the fall and it was necessary to |
have a physician for several days, at an /
outlay of $500.
These bitches were dug by the Wichita /
Gas, Electric Light and Power company |
on May % last, for the purpose of lay !
ing additional and larger mains. The petit !
toner states that the company had no /
authority from the city to dig such |
trenches, but did so unlawfully and negn- |
gently. The ditch referred to is said to be !
about eighteen inches wide by four feet /
deep. The petitioner says also that the /
was thrown in loosely and was not
tamped, thereby making 1t very danger
BUS and unsuitable for travel, especially
after the hard rains Of that afternoon and
evening.