Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1907-03-20
THE PROPER THINGS TU-DO
IN CASES ST BAD ACCIDENTS
The Woman Traveller Who Has Met with Injury Should
Not Be in Too Great Hurry to "Settle"-Sisn No
Paper Before You Have Read It.


ity OF accepting the same.
Under no circumstances should she
sign any release or any paper NJ the
request Of the company until she ef-
fects her settlement The reason for
this Is apparent. Many people have
been known 10 sign releases OF all
claim for damages under the impress
sion that they were signing q mere
statement OF the case. Women. In
particular. are apt TO be rash about
afiixing their signatures TO papers.
otter not reading them TO see what
the contents are. and sometimes not
understanding that the signature IL
an agreement TO stand by the paper.
In most states when woman con-
tributes to her accident by her own
carelessness. she cannot recover dam
ages from the company. This is called
contributory negligence. but how d.
rectly a woman Is responsible is In
many cases 4 mooted question. Where
death results the company Is Obliged
to settle with the executor or nd min
istrator OF the person killed This Ia
done through the courts. and the
amount received. which IN many
states Is limited by law. goes 10 tho
kin or heirs OF the deceased.
"Six months ago was In n railroad
accident. ! was away from home. and
did nothing TO recover damages. What
course should have pursued?'--A
Woman Traveller.
n you felt you were injured. you
should have called in some physician
not recommended by the company as
your private medical adviser. You
could then have approached the CON-
pany for damages. The reason for
getting a doctor not recommended by
the company Is obvious. Usually the
company's physician Is employed by
the year, and there is always a suspi-
cion that he might be tempted to let
this fact color his diagnosis of the
case.
This is undoubtedly an unjust
thought as regards many men. but II
is just as well for eaco side OF the
case TO have its own witnesses. Suits
for damages must be brought within
certain time. n you were injured
at that time. and can prove H. II IL
possible you can yet collect some
thing unless you made a settlement
with the railroad.
Il am told that can collect dam
ages from street car company for
injuries received. but II the man who
represents them says I cannot. what
shall doy'-Miss Timidity.
DO not take the law OF your case
from the claim agent or attorney OF
the company. who naturally argues
on his side. II the company denies
their liability. take the case to some
good lawyer whom you know or who
Ia recommended 10 you. Generally
II Is wise to get the opinion of an
attorney who has a reputation as q
successful personal injury lawyer.
II carry an accident Insurance.
does that prevent my applying for
damages TO the company who owns
the railroad. II am injured on tho
trainy'--An Anxious Woman.
No. certainly not. Your accident In
surance viii not interfere nj all. On
the other hand. II will be a help to
you. for n one company pays you &C
cident indemnity. II viii be hard for
another company TO deny that you are
injured. Take your case to some 70
sponsible lawyer.
Please state how much can be 70
covered when q person Is killed In an
Accidental Bereaved Parent.
In some states the amount recover
able from death by accident 10 limit
ed to $500. In many cases less IL re-
covered when person dies than
when 4 person Is permanently In
jured and death does not ensue.