The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-09-09
NEGLIGENCE
SUITS ARE
FILED
Actions In Which the Damages
Aggregate $4,000 Begun
In Common Pleas Court.

A large number OF negligence suits In
which the defendants are corporations
were filed In the clerks office OF the
common pleas division OF the supreme
court today. The damages aggregate
Ss7, 500 and In two OF the cases the re-
suits of the accidents were fatal
Rudolph solderberg administrators on
the estate OF Anna solderberg has
brought suit 20 recover $500. On the 22d
Of last July the deceased was riding In q
wagon on Douglass avenue when car
came along and II Is claimed without
warning struck the wagon. The wagon
was overturned and Mrs. 5oiderberg was
SO badly injured that after great suffer-
ing she died six days thereafter. Matte
son e. Healy. who are the plaintiffs at
torney. Suit is brought for the benefit OF
the next Of kin OF the deceased
Mrs Edith J. Towney has sued the
New York, New Haven and Hartford
Railroad company to recover $4,000 for
the death Of her husband. The deceased
| was track repairer and while at work
| was run down by locomotive. Ills In
| juries resulted fatally after very short
time. #. p. owen is Mrs: Lowneys at
| torney. Plaintiff lives In East Providence
| and the accident occurred near Paw
| tucket
Domencia lombard. by his father and
| next friend. Giuseppe. has brought suit
| against the Rhode Island company TO re-
cover $4,000 for personal injuries. Plain
| tifr was on Aug. 17th, a passenger on one
| Of the defendants cars bound for Roger
| Williams park.
As the car was crowded he rode with
| others upon the running board OF the car
| and was struck by tree or pole that
was dangerously ciose to the car tracks
| on Elmwood avenue. No warning was
L ,ha ~ ~ "A
| He was severely bruised and cut about
| the head, shoulder and other parts of
\ ths body and his collar bone broken.
| Permanent injuries to back and spine are
| also alleged. d. j. Holland is attorney
| for Lombari.
| While Nicholas J. Serror. Jr., was going
| across Westminster street. near the cor
i ner Of Dexter street, on the 18th Of last
/ April, he was Knocked down by street
| car Of the approach OF which he claims
| no warning was given. He was badly
bruised and cut and his left foot badly
crushed and mahsled. He has sued the
Union Railroad company to recover $500
Matteson a Healy are his attorneys.
Susan Lewis has sued the same cor
poration 70 recover SIC. 600 for personal In
juries. She upon July notified the mo
she % wished h. i to = get a' on 10 the car. IN
car stopped, but before she had accom-
plished her purpose. she claims the ca
II
| nal, suddenly started up. She was thrown
to the ground and her left shoulder wa.
fractured Besides the broken shoulde
she alleges a number OF serious and per
manent Injuries +. p. Owen Is her at
torney,
The New York. New Haven g. Hartfort
Railroad company Is defendant In sui
to recover 1900 brought by Emily Taylo
through Attorney Thomas f. Vance
Plaintiff on July wHs passenger II
one OF DEFENDANTS cara from this city 4
Pawtucket and was on her way TO he
home In Central Falls. She claims thu
owing bo defective fastenings one OF tn
car windows dropped upon her arm am
so badly injured II that she has not beer
able TO use Il since.
Session b. Round OF Scituate. whil
driving along the old Killingly road. nea
the junction of the Rockland road In nj
home town in a wagon was run dowi
by one OF the Providence 81 Danielsor
Hallway company's cars. He claims M
warning OF the approach of the car wa
given. He was thrown against the sid
Of the wagon and serious injuries to hi
| back and spine resulted His wagoi
was badly smashed and ne asks $4,000 o
the railway company. George t. Brown
/ fa his