The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1905-03-24
CIRCUIT COURT.
Railroad Cases Consume Most OF
the Time the Past Week.

the Time the Past Week.
The suit of Miss Emma G.. Cam
eron, of North East, by her next
friend, against the P, B. & W.
Railroad Company, for S., 900 dam
ages for personal injuries, was
placed on trial Wednesday morning
of last week. The plaintiff alleged
that she was thrown from a train
at the Elkton station on the morn.
ing of January IS, 1904, by the
train giving sudden jerk, and her
head and hip injured. Messrs.
Albert Constable and Henry Con-
stable represented the plaintiff
and A. L. Crothers and l.. M.
Haines, the defendant. The jury
Thursday afternoon rendered ver-
dict for $1,000 in favor of the
plaintiff.
The suit of John F. Smith, of
Singerly, against the B. & 0. Rail
road Company, for alleged injuries
received in being put off train at
Barksdale, while a passenger from
Newark to Singerly, was tried on
Thursday, and a verdict rendered
in favor of the railroad company.
Court next took up Mcconnell
vs.. the p, B. & W. R. B., suit
for damages to woodland and other
property of the plaintiff caused by
sparks from defendants locomo.
tives. Before jury was struck
counsel conferred and announced
that the case had been settled.
Albert and Henry L. Constable for
plaintiff; L. M. Haines and A. L.
Crothers for defendant.
On Friday the Court took up the
case of George W. Poist VS.. Kirch
Diederich and Arthur Hall, suit
to recover the balance of $135 due
for horse sold by plaintiff to de-
PENDANTS on which but 500 had
been paid, the purchasers alleging
that the horse was lame and not as
warranted. The jury found for the
plaintiff for $115, the balance
claimed on the deal. o. D. Croth.
ers and w. s. Evans for plaintiff;
Albert Constable and John s. Stra.
horn for defendant.
Friday afternoon Bradley VS.. the
P, B. & w. R. r., was put on
trial. The suit was brought to re
cover $4,000, the value Of and loss
of profits from traction engine
which broke through a bridge over
a gully on the Coudon farm, near
Perryville, on July 18th, 1904
The railroad company was bound
to keep the bridge in repair. Omar
D. Crothers and W. 8. Evans for
plaintiff; L. M. Haines and A. L.
Crothers for defendant. The case
occupied the rest of the afternoon
and all of Saturday.
Court on Monday continued hear
ing testimony in Bradley VS.. the
p, B. & W. r. r., which closed at
2 45 p. M, when, on the prayer of
the defendant, the jury was in
'structed to find for the defendant,
and did SO accordingly, the plain
tiff having failed to show why he
should recover.
The next case taken up by the
Court was the damage suit of Mrs.
Mary E. Brown, of Newark, Del,
VS.. the P, B. & w. r. r., to re-
cover the value of a horse and
buggy killed and wrecked in col.
lision with the southbound mid
night express, at the Jail crossing
in Elkton, on October 9th, 1904.
The team had been hired at the
Deer Park livery stables by Charles
E. Saunders, colored, who was kill
ed in the collision with his COM
panion, Mrs. Ella Hammond, col
ored. 81. A. and W. T. Warbur.
ton for plaintiff; A. l.. Crothers
and l.. M. Haines for defendant.
The case occupied the Court Tues
dav and Wednesday.