Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-05-20
CITY LOSES CASE
Jury Awards Ellen Garrison a
Verdict for
$3.50.
INJURED ON THE STREET
5oney Case Heard by Judge Graves
in Circuit Court-Question of
Reopening an Estate.

Ellen Garrison, who brought suit
against the city to recover for alleged
injuries received from a fall on the
street. was awarded verdict by a
jury in circuit court and the damages
assessed at $3.50 The jury went out
this morning and returned about noon
today.
According to the testimony of the
plaintiff she was walking with her sis
ter on Twenty-eighth street over
Eighth-and-a-half avenue. There was
| loose plank in the walk and her sis.
| ter stepped upon one end, the other
one tripping her. and she broke her
knee cap in the fail. Kenworthy &
Kenworthy appeared for the plaintiff
| and City Attorney Olsen defended.
BOney Case Heard.
The Samuel NJ. Boney case was TAX
en- up and argued before the court this
morning. This is a case that properly
| comes before the county judge. but on
! account of the fact that he was prev
| iously interested in it the matter was
| transferred to the circuit court and
| is being heard by Judge Graves.
The question involved is the reopen.
ing of the estate. When Mr.. Boney
died his affairs were considerably in
volved and all except the homestead
were sold, this being held by the wild
ow. The proceeds went to pay the
debts, and there were still some claims
outstanding which had not been salts
fed. Upon the death of the widow a
petition was filed in court asking that
the estate be opened, an administrator
appointed and the property sold for
the benefit of the unSatisfied creditors.
The heirs object to this and the result
is a contest. Henry Curtis appears for
the creditors and Kenworthy & Ken
worthy are attorneys for the heirs.
TrIaI List.
The following cases have been set
for trial in the circuit court next
week:
Monday-James Rutledge VS.. George
B. Swift & Co; Lucian E. Gaylord. adj
ministrator of the estate of Morris
Gaylord VS.. the George B. Swift COM
pany; city of Rock Island VS.. l.. j.
Wynes; l.. S. McCabe VS.. George j.
Gruber.
Tuesday-T. T. Towensley VS.. Lew
is Hessman and Clyde Hessman; Asa
L. Knowlton, administrator of Sebas-
tine Hammes, VS.. c., b. & Q. railway
company and c., B. & Q. railroad com
pany.
Friday-Amanda Bledsoe VS. Tri-
City Railway company.
Satnrday-Ida Raible and J. L. Hass,
of tho of CPhharf Raj
bic, VS.. l.. K. Eihl, ct al.
Jurors Drawn.
Tn following panel of petit jurors,
to report on Monday, May %, was
drawn:
Andalusia-Henry Thompson.
Coe-H r. Shreye, J. J. Armstrong
V NJ Morgan.
Coal Valley-D. H. Moran.
Moline-W. r. Ford, Simon Hirsch
Elmer Mowrey. c. e. Shallberg, A.
Stromberg, J. r. Newton. c. II. Oar
ling, f. A. Okerberg, Jr., p. A. Nyquist
Axel Lindahl, c. p Bohman, j. ID. Ost
land.
Port Byron-Conrad Block, Thomas
Allen.
Rock Island - James Simser, J. H.
Kirseh, G. A. SchoesSel, H. NJ. Nelson,
August Schwartz. Robert Kuschmann
Sr.. George Long, E. Z. Lindley, II. c.
Wivill. Gus Stengel. Jr., ID. J. Sears,
J. f. Peetz. Ben Bleuer, Charles Oil
weller. William Aster, John Voss. Jr.,
Rural John l.. Normoyle, John
Sheean. Jr, Robert Bollman.
South Moline-Frank Bloomberg.
South Rock Isiand-CharleS BTash-
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