The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-09-01
OF HOUSE TOP
Cause of a Big Damage Suit
in District Court.
SHINGLES WERE A BLUFF
Mr.. and Mrs. Crupper Sleep
in the Rain and Then Sue.

| Two suits for damages aggregating
5000 were fled in the district court yes
terday against NJ NJ. Walterschied and
Charles Walterschied, doing business un-
der the name of walterschied Brothers.
The suits were brought by Adams &
Adams. as attorneys for the parties.
The plaintiff in one case, which is for
81 900 damages, is James A. Crupper. He
states in his petition that he resides on
lot No. on Meade avenue, and that he
has had peaceful possession of that prop
erty for seven years. He further states
that the defendants and their servants
came TO his home and removed a portion
OF the roof of the house and went away
and left it in that condition The plain
tiff AYERS that he tried to place the roof
in its former condition. but that it was
impossible for him to do so. On August
% a rain storm came I'D, and on account
of the condition of the roof, the water
penetrated the building and caused the
bed and bed clothing to become saturated
with water causing suffering mentally
and bodily.
The petitioner further AYERS that on
August 29 the defendants and servants
came TO the home and removed the CHM
neys from the house. They also took
away the coal and chicken house and re-
moved the pump so that there was no IA
cility for getting water on the property.
The plaintiff states that all of the acts
done by the defendants were for the pur-
to cause the plaintiff to leave the prop
erty. 1t is further stated that no legal
action had ever been taken to secure the
removal of the plaintiff from the prop
erty.
In consideration of the sunerings and
loss of property the plaintiff asks for
judgment to the amount of $1,000.
The other case filed against Walter
schied Brothers, Mary j. Crupper is the
plaintiff. She states that she is "a years
of age and that for seven years she has
occupied the property on Mead avenue as
a home an dior four years Of that time
she has been afflicted with what is COM
monty called dropsy. She further states
in her petition that the defendants came
to her homo and represented that they
had purchased the property and wished
to repair the roof. In evidence of this
fact they produced new shingles. A por-
ton of the roof was torn off, and that
when the defendants and their servants
left the property they took the shingles
and the roof has never been repaired.
The petitioner AYERS that the shingles
were brought there with the purpose Of
fraud and intent to deceive.
The plaintiff states that on the night
of August p, while i'll in her home a
rain storm came up and on account OF
the roof of the house being partially re-
moved the bed in which she was lying
was wet with the water which came
through the roof.
The petitioner further states that a
few days later the defendants and their
servants removed the coal and chicken
house, together with the pump. all with
the purpose of causing the plaintiff to
vacate the property, although legal notice
had never been served.
On account Of the mental and physical
pain which the defendant suffered on &C
count of her i'll condition she asks that
the court igve her judgment against the
defendants for 50 000