The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1904-06-14
DAMAGE SUIT INDUSTRY.
A Number of Cases Brought On Last
Saturday-A Heavy Civil
Docket.

the bringing oi damage suits. and a
lively docket awaits the term OF the
common pleas court which conveneS
! here on the 18th OF next month. Com
plants in a large number OF cases Of
good deal Of public interest were
served on Saturday.
Perditcr Subcr. colored. as admin
istratrix OF the estate of Samuel Fig
ncr. deceased. through her attorneys.
Messrs. tombstone and Cromer. has
| brought suit against Mr.. J. City Dan
! :cls for damages in the sum or five
thousand dollars, for the death OF
Samuel Eigner. who was killed by
skyrockct on Main street on last
| Christmas night.
The plaintiff in her complaint al,
leges that she is informed and be-
lieves that the said skyrocket was ig-
nited and fired off by the defendant. J.
Guy Daniels, in the said Pratt street
short distance from the place at
which the said Samuel Eigner was
standing. and that it shot along the
street until it sruck him.
THAT in igniting the said Skyrocket
and firing it off in the manner and at
the time and place above mentioned:
the said defendant was guilty of an
act of reckiessness and OF wanton dis
regard of the rights and safety OF the
said Samuel Eigner and other citizens
That the said decedent was sur-
vived by neither father nor child nor
widow. and this action is brought for
the benefit of his mother, the plaintiff
herein.
That by the recklessness of the
defendant, causing the death OF the
said Samuel Eigner as above set forth
this plaintiff was put to the expense
of the burial Of her said SON." etc.
etc.
"Wherefore. she prays for judgment
against the defendant for five thous-
and dollars and the costs and disburse-
ments of this action"
The defendant, Mr.. Daniels. will be
represented by Cole. L. Blease and
Fred. H. Dominick.
Mr.. F. T. Carlson. Miss Marie
Weber. Miss Grace Clarke, and Miss
May Bernes have each brought separ-
ate suits against the Southern railway
for 81 900. damages claimed by the
plaintiffs for injuries sustained on the
sixteenth day OF September, 1902. by
driving into ditch or drain "on
public highway or street, crossing the
railroad track of the defendant rail-
way company near the Lane place, in
the town of Helena" The complaint
alleges that the damage and injuries
resulting to the plaintiffs was caused
BY the negligence, etc. of the said
railway company in that they exca-
waited and enlarged the said ditch l7
the said public highway and permitted
it to remain without posts or barriers
sufficient to warn the plaintiffs or 9TH
er travellers OF its existence.
The injuries alleged are that the
horse driven by the plaintiff ran away.
the buggy and harness were broken
up, and on account Of being thrown
from the buggy. the plaintiffs were
painfully bruised and injured.
The plaintiffs are represented by
Seasc and Dominick. Johnstone and
Cromer. and Cole. L. Blease.
Mr.. w. Bruce Cannon has entered
suit against the Southern railway for
damages in the sum OF $1,000. which
he alleges he sustained while acting
as second foreman Of trestle gang
at Aston on November 10. 1902. The
plaintiff alleges that while assisting in
sliding tie in position the other
hands negligently and carelesslv
threw it over against him. mashing
both his thumbs. incapacitating him
for work for some time. and dishgnr-
ing his hands.
Tho ol,;,+;H * renresrnted by Cole