The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-05-20

Judge George s. Purdy is assisting
| the local Judges in this, the second week
of the term of common pleas court. He
Is presiding in the Superior court room.
Judge Kelly is again on the bench in
the main court room this week, and
Judge Newcomb in No. 2. The trial
list for this week was taken up and
cases acted upon in this manner:
Continued.-Owen McGovcrn against Lacka
wanna Iron and steel company; trespass. John
| Brown against Bittenbender Company; inter
pcader ]. l.. Harding against G. +. Hill; appeal.
Continental Trust company against b. N. Win.
| ton, administrator; sci. ia. Elizabeth Carmen
against Scranton Railway company; trcspass.
| Economy Furniture company against William
Anderson and others; replevin. James Keraun
| against johnson Coal company; trespass Mary
| Koch against c. l.. Smith, replevin. J. o. Acker.
| man against L. l.. Meyers; appeal. A. =. Nc.
Donoush against Patrick Gordon; appeal
Setted-rootc & Shear company against NJ. l..
| I.angan; appeal. Sophia Harris against Hiram,
| Dram; appeal. Wilson Bailey against Scranton
| Railway company; trcspas. Felix Voravicz
against Mount Pleasant Coal company; trcspass.
OH List-Stowers Pork Packing and Provision
| company against Mrs. NJ. Swartz; appeal. Mary
| Getttngs against .Danson Cole; intcrplcadcr.
Referred-E. Kicker Company against Mary
McAloon; appeal.
The list for next week was also called
| and cases acted upon in the following
manner:
Contnucd-C. NJ. Curtis, executor. against
James 1loson and others; trcspass. NJ. Toohi!l
estate against city Of Scranton; trespass. Charles
| II. Wc!les against A. rockingham; assumpsit.
John NJ Farrell againt Scranton Railway COM
pany; trespass. L. II. W. Searle trustee, against
Scottish Union National Insurance company; as.
T.. nj p J.
McAndrcw and others; appeal.
Settled-Neugars Brothers against j. r. Cohen;
replevn.
VERDICT AGAINST ORD.
John Ord was the defendant in a
| case brought by Henry Armitage. Ord
lives on the West Mountain and Ar
mitage says he was employed by him
to drive an ice wagon. Armitage says
there was no wage fixed but Ard
| agreed to give him a fair days wages.
Armitage went to work on July 26 and
continued in his employ until Nov.
5. During this period he said he re-
| ceived only $3.50 in cash, some clothes
and an occasional meal. He claims
that $35 per month would be a fair
wage and his suit is on that basis.
The defendant denied that he had
| ever employed Armitage. He said that
the latter used to hang about his
| place and do odd jobs. In considefa-
| tion he was allowed to practically
| board at the place, was given clothes
etc. The jury returned verdict Of
| $50 in favor of Armitage.
| A verdict was taken by agreement
in the case of M. Goldsleger against
the Scranton Traction company. On
Aug. II. 1896, the plaintiff was driving
along the main road in Lackawanna
| township and while crossing the tracks
| Of the defendant company was struck
by a trolley car. The wagon was
wrecked and Goldsleger says he was
| badly injured.
DEPUY CASE.
Before Judge Kelly the case of e.
| Ringold Depuy, of Dunmore, against
his aunt, Mrs. M. M. Spencer, of this
city was on trial at adjournment. The
| plaintiff alleges that he owned farm
| at Dalton against which there was a
mortgage. His aunt promised to give
him $1,000 if he would default in the
| payment and allow the mortgage to be
forclosed This he did and the property
eventually passed into his aunt's pos
session. She has not paid the $1,000
and he has brought suit. Mr.. Depuy,
the first witness for the plaintiff, was
on the stand when court adjourned
yesterday afternoon.
A non suit was granted in the tres
pass case Of NJ. Freedman against
Walter German. Freedman had a
store in the first block on Penn avenue
and German occupied the apartments
above. A leak in the water pipe in
the German apartments, it is alleged
damaged large quantity of goods in
Freedman's store and he asked for
damages. Freedman could not prove
that German was responsible for the
injury and non suit was allowed.
The plaintiff was represented by At
torneys e. w. Thayer and Ralph Levy
and the defendant by Attorney II. M.
Hannah.
Before Judge Purdy a case in on trial
In which Miss Alice M. Dunn, step
daughter Of Richard Barron, of Dick
son CITY, is the plaintiff and the Scran-
ton Railway company is the defend
ant. On Sept. s, 1900. with Miss
Simms, also of Dickson City, she visit
ed Nay Aug park and about p. M,
they started for the city. A rain storm
set in and the rails became so slippery
that the trolley car in which they We're
riding ran away on the Mulberry street
hill and when the car reached the turn
at Jefferson avenue 1t left the rails.
dashed across the pavement and finally
came to stop against the curb stone.
SAYS SHE WAS INJURED.
Miss Dunn states that when the car
came to sudden stop she was thrown
from her seat and SO badly hurt that
| she since suffered from impaired eye
sight, hysteria and nervousness. The
witnesses examined yesterday besides
the plaintiff We're Mrs. Alice NJ. Bar
ron, her mother; DR.. r. j. Lloyd. Will
liam Thompson, formerly a police Of
ficer who was on the car; DR.. Ludwig
Whelau, and DIR. G. Il. Dean. DIR.
Lloyd and Whelau testified that in
their opinion Miss Barron suffered in
jury to the spine. All of the evidence
for the plaintiff was not in at adjourn
ing hour. Attorney C. l.. Hawley ap-
pears for the plaintiff and Attorneys
Everett Warren and c. p. OMalley for
the company.
A non-suit was granted in the case
| of Charles w. Harper ct al. against T.
Hunt Brock, on account Of the nom
appearance Of the plaintiff. Mr.. Scragg
appeared for the defendant.