The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-10-10
Return Day in the Superior Court
Disclosed Many Interesting
Cases in Which Large Dana
geS Are Sought
ONE PLAINTIFF ASKS
$4,000 FOR LOSS OF HAND
Street Railway Companies Are
Named as Defendants in Cases
Where People or Property
Were Injured $4,000 Asked
For the Death of a Child

Return day in the Superior Court,
yesterday, disclosed many interesting
cases, including several actions of tort
in which large damages are sought for
personal injuries.
Joseph Mccarthy of Gardner minor,
complains that his right hand was de-
stroyed while he was operating plan
ing machine In the mill of John A.
Dunn of Gardner and asks for $25, 900.
In a suit against the Consolidated
Street Railway Company, Charles A
Dalin, administrator places the ad
damnum for the life of Ernie Ferdi-
nand Dalin at $4,000. He was killed
by falling through the skylight of the
company's barn. The negligence of the
company is alleged to consist in fall
ure to maintain a fence between the
roof of its barn and the premises of
its tenant, Mrs. Emma S. Paul, by
which fact the child, 1t is complained,
was tempted to pass from those prem
ises to the roof.
Moses ]. Perault of Fitchburg alleges
that the Fitchburg & Leominster
Street Railway Company negligently
ran trolley car into the wagon driven
by his wife, and asks for $4,000 for the
loss of her services, the value of the
Mary A Perault, wife of Moses, brings
suit for like amount for injuries sus-
tanned.
BENJAMIN Orc of Milford asks $4,000
of the Bay State Pink Granite Com
pany for injuries to his spine received
from a derrick in the companys
quarry in Milford.
Aiming Makejian complains that he
sustained broken wrist by d fall from
a of 10 Consolidated G+rppt Rail
way Company, July 20. The ad dam
mum is $1,000.
By John F. Sextin, his next friend,
George F. Sextin of Worcester COM
plains that he was hurt while taking a
truck down an inclined plane for the
Hamblin' & Russell Company of Wor-
cester and fixes the ad damnum at
$SO00
Charles L. H. Murray of Gardner
complains that he was assaulted by
Charles C. Estey of Gardner, in the
store of the defendant The ad dam
mum Is $4,000,
Mary Rock of Fitchburg asks dam
ages of Caleb Rock of Fitchburg in the
sum of $1,000 because as she complains
he accused her of stealing hens.
William A. Richardson sues Clara A.
Fits for $500 for the alleged conversion
of one pitchfork and one cow. The
plaintiff says he was deprived of the
use of 10 quarts of milk that the COW
gave daily, and was damaged by hav-
ing to go far for milk for his family.
Louie E. Bourbeau of .Leominster
complains that Charles E. Bigelow,
Henry E. Spring and Augustus Whit
ney also Of Leominster, closed the en-
trance to his grocery store. The ad
damnum is $4,000.
Returns in action of contract were
made as follows: In the case of Reub-
en- Adams of Brookfield VS.. Millbury
Savings Bank of Millbury the plaintiff
claims defendant owes him $4,000 with
interest and fixes the ad damnum at
$50, 000
In the case of Cuban American Mfg.
Co, of New York VS.. Ransom C. Taylor
of Worcester $500 is claimed for cigars,
and the ad damnum is $1,000.
In the case of Charles Cook of Cold
brook and Russell NJ. woodward of
Columbia, N. H.. VS.. The Nashua Spool
and Bobbin Co. of Hillsborough, N. H.,
the ad damnum is $1,000, and the claim
$500 on a promissory note. Personal
property Of the defendant is attached
at Winchendon.
In the case OF Melissa A. Albee of
Lancaster VS.. Mary A. Albee of Fitch
burg, executrix of the estate of Lyman
=. AlDee Lne al QannuHl Is liked at SlU-
900, and the suit is to recover on four
notes aggregating $4,000, with interest.
| In the case of Daniel F. Quinn of
Boston and Joseph Cronin of Worcester
the ad damnum is placed at $4,000. Plain
| tiff claims defendant owes him for lab
or and for money advanced to settle
law suits.
In the case of Martha E. Stuart, ad-
ministratrix for A. P. S. Stewart of
| Lincoln, Neb., VS.. Spencer R. Merrick
of Clinton executor estate of Wilson
Morse, the ad damnum is placed at
$4,000 to recover on notes given by the
1 late Morse to the late Stewart.
In the case of the Baker Lead Co,
of Worcester VS.. David Kritchner ct
al of Worcester the ad damnum is
placed at $500 and recovery is sought
on promissory notes amounting to
$62S2S.
In the case of Horace A. Bishop VS..
The Independent Pharmaceutical Com
pany of Worcester, the ad damnum is
placed at $500 and the suit is to re-
cover for services of the plaintfff, which