Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-03-21
HOTEL OWNERS SUED
Two oil the fremont Employees
Ask $4,000 Each for Per-
sonal Injuries.
Mabel Meyers and Birdie Hart
Plaintiffs in Suit Against
Humlong { Spencer.
Two Damage Suits Against Doc.
tors--Action Against Tontine
Savings Association.

| Owners of the fremont hotel prop
erty have been called upon to defend
an action for damages. as the result of
the destruction by fire of the building
and the injury of some of the employees.
Mabel Meyers ard Birdie Hart, who
are sisters and who were employed at
| the hotel, are the plaintiffs in two suits,
the petitions for which have just been
filed for the April term, and each
claims $4,000. Messrs. George Hum
long and George Spencer, each of
whom owns an undivided one quarter
interest in the property, are made de-
PENDANTS.
The suits commenced by each of the
employees are similar. Miss Meyers was
compelled to jump from third story
window and received injuries to her
back, spine and body, and she alleges
hat her sufferin.s will continue for
some time. Mrs. Hart also jumped
from third story window and broke
her right leg and received other in
juries. The failure of the hotel owners
to comply with the city ordinance
which calls for fire escapes on all
buildings exceeding two stories in the
basis OF the claims for damages, and
the ordinances and it's provisions are
set out in the petition. 1t is probable
one of the defenses to the action will
be that the plaintiffs are not entitled
to recover because they were employees,
knew OF, the absence of the fire escapes
and assumed the risk when they occu-
pied the building. T. Brown, who
owned an undivided one-half interest
in the hotel, is not made a defendant
in either of the present actions.
H. l.. Horsley, of this city, is the
plaintiff in an action against P. r.
Wood, aln oculist of this city, and seeks
to recover $4,000 damages for alleged
malpractice. Mrs. Horsley claims her
eye was improperly treated and that
the sight was injured ana impaired,
and will remain so permanently.
Henry Schultz, a minor, by his father,
A. f. Schultz, has for the third time
commenced suit against DR.. w. S. De-
vine for $4,000, alleging malpractice.
The two previous suits were dismissed
by Schultz when called for trial.
EllZdlJetl "A. WOOtSey sues Il.
Foreman for s252.1O, alleging a short
age in tract of land purchased by
plaintiff to the amount of six acres and
a fraction.
Blanche Boardman against the Tom
tine Savings Association of Minneapo-
lis is the title to one of the interesting
suits filed. Mrs. Boardman AYERS that
the association contracted to deliver to
her a two-karet diamond, on payment,
in weekly installments, of $1.25 each,
until $50 was paid. The suit is based
on contract to that effect, and Mrs.
Boardman alleges the company has not
fulfilled it's part of the agreement She
therefore seeks to recover the sum of
$3.50, interest thereon at the rate of s
per cent and $25 attorneys fees. This
association is one that has come into
prominence recently, because of its
methods of doing business, and a re-
ceiver for 1t has been asked.
Smith G. Brown. formerly contract
ors, who put down the Center street
pavement in this city, have commenced
suit against the city of Marshalltown,
to collect the cost of paving in front of
strip of property at the turn of North
Center street. The value of the proper
ty would not pay the assessment. hence
the contractors seek to recover the sum
of 5000 for the work. The claim was
recently presented to the council, but
was rejected.
F. L. Allen. a resident of Marshall
town. asks the court to give him a d.
vorce from Allie Allen. He alleges that
his wife has been guilty of cruel and
inhuman treatment by beating him, by
refusing to prepare his meals and
threatening to burn his house.
Anna Catherine Loney, on the failure
of her husband. Jackson Loney, to sue
coed in procuring a divorce is seeking
to secure separate maintenance and
support. Cruelty and drunkenness are
alleged and Mrs. Loney asks that she
be paid the sum of $25 monthly.
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