The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-01-06
THE LIST
OF ReturnDav
Cases.
IMPORTANT SUITS
Included in the Numerous
Actions Filed.

Over 30 cases were entered yesterday
in the superior court at the January
return day. Among the more import
ant cases were the following:
Charles S. Forbes and Edmund r.
Cummins against Alfred w. Wilcox
and Franklin P. Douglas, in an action
of contract with an ad damnum of
$4,000. According to the claim of the
plaintiffs on Aug. LIST, they bought of
Mary Helen Nixon 1f acres of land at
Webster square, and they gave in pay
ment to solomon Nixon a mortgage for
$4,000, secured later by mortgage
note for $4,000, this in addition to the
cash paid in the purchase. In August,
!Sso, the plaintiff sold a part to Alfred
w. WILCOX, embracing 80 lots. and re-
celVlng in part exchange from Wilcox
the equity above $4,000 in the property
known as the Wilcox block. MI VIII
cox agreeing to pay the balance later.
1t is alleged that the defendant failed
10 pay, and that the plaintiffs lost
through the resultant foreclosure upon
lhem of the Nixon mortgage 81. 600
square feet of land, and have been lfn-
spie TO develop the property since.
charles ). Forbes for the plaintiff
Deputy Sheriff Francis d. Newton
ana Leander w. Newton are the plain
inns in a suit brought against the me
tropolltsn water basin commissioners
Henry III. Sprague, VIM r. l.. Evans
ana Henry P. Walcott-in an action of
tori with an ad damnum of $4,000 TO
recover fol injuries to the plaintiffs
Iano IN the town OF Southboro. 1t being
clamed that the basin commissioners
he
PLAINTIFFS premises by the different
contractors, and that. through the;r
PERMISSION, dirt and rubbish has haan
deposited thereon to the damage Of tba
property Charles f. Choate' Jr, an
pears for the plaintiff.
another suit Deputy Sheriff Fran
els D. Newton appears as the defandan+
instead or the plaintiff, being sued bv
JACOB lasln1, the former Turkish conn
sci at Boston, in bill in equity The
palntlH claims that he bought property
81 the defendant in the town of South
pofo. ana that 500 was given in pay
lnent' The plaintiff then alleges viola
non OF contract, and wants the court
40 order the deputy sheriff to deliver mn
the deed. Charles F. Choate Jr.. for
the plaintiff
The next deputy sheriff to appear as
party TO a ,suit is John P Ranger
who is sued by Nellie NJ. Bridges in o.
action or repievin, with an ad damnum
of $500, TO recover for a carload of grain
alleged TO have been converted by Den
Lty Ranger. A. w. Curtis appears 70,
the plaintiff.
Thomas F. Fallon against the Fitch.
burg and Leominster Street Railway
Company. in an action of tort. with an
ad damnum of $4,000, to recover for
injuries received, September 14th. when
TWO cars of the company collided on
summer street, in Fitchburg
Other parties to bring suit for injuries
sustained in the same accident are pat
TICK Slattery, who received more ser
1ous injury, from which he claims he
suffers today, and who brings suit Ia
recover $1,000. John Mannix brings suit
with an ad damnum of $4,000, making a
total ad damnum of $4,000. James Y.
Cottie appears for the plaintiffs.
John w. Mccartney against e. p
Shaw, James e. Shaw. as the e. p
Shaw Company Boston, in an action of
tort, with an ad damnum of $4,000. to
recover for injuries received while in
the employ of the defendants in the
construction Of an electric railway in
Middleton, Rhode Island, the plaintiff
being injured through a dynamite ex.
plDSiou' N#GTe ne was working. HOP
kins. Smith & Hopkins for the plain.
tiff
Edith A. Taylor against the Worces.
ter and Suburban Street Railway Co
In an action of tort, with an ad dam.
mum Of $4,000, to recover for injuries re.
ceived while riding on one of the cars
OF the defendant company, July 31st
on the occasion Of a collision.
Others members of the family bring
suit TO recover $4,000 and $4,000 respec-
lively, i'm the names of Edith 0. Tay-