The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-06-04

IN THE COURTS.
Martha w. Allen Brings Suit
Against the City Railway.
Says She Was Injured by Negli-
gence of MOtorman.
FELL OFF THE STEP.
Car Started Before She Was on
Platform.
Supreme Court of Honor Sued
on Insurance Policy.

Martha w. Allen has filed suit against
the Topeka Street Railway company
for 81. 500 damages for injuries sustain
ed in boarding street car at the corr
ner Of College and Euclid avenues on
February Ii, 1908. She alleges in her
petition that just as she had placed
her foot On the first step Of the car
and was raising herself to the platform
the motorman, without warning. sud-
denly started the car. This act threw
her with great violence upon the hard
pavement and Jared her entire body
and severely wrenched all her muscles
and tendons. She alleges negligence
and carelessness ON the part OF the
street car company employees, and asks
these damages for the expense, suffer-
ing and physical disability as the re-
suit of her injuries. =
A. J. Skinner has filed suit for dam
ages against A. and e. H. Lamb in the
sum Of $4,000. The plaintiff alleges in
his petition that the defendants appear
ed before the county attorney Of this
county and swore to Misrepresentation
regarding the plaintiffs honesty and
good name. That they had him extra
dited and brought back here from Ar
kansas on charge Of disposing of mort
gagged property from the Central hotel.
That he had to clear his good name in
the city court of this charge. Skinner
asks for 81 300 actual damages and 49,
700 damages for mental and physical
anguish.
The case of Mrs David Allen vs. the
Supreme Court Of Honor, an insurance
organization, for $4,000 insurance on
the life Of the late David Allen. hus-
band Of the plaintiff, was tried in dis
trict court before Judge Dana today
The defense in this case is that as
David Allen committed suicide by
hanging himself to tree with a hal
ter, the company is not liable. under
it's contract. for all the insurance calf
ed for in the policy. The company
claims that according to contract In
the policy itself only five per cent was
to be paid in case the person taking
have offered the widow 5000 in settle
ment of her claim, but this has been
refused. The plaintiff holds that under
the law an insurance company is liable
for the full value of its Insurance certl-
flcate In case of death from any cause
Judge Dana's decision in this case Will
be heard with interest. David Allen
hanged himself about four years ago.
He lived in the Santa Fe shop section
Of the city.
This is q case where an alleged pro-
County Attorney Schenck today begun
proceedings to collect on the bond of
Wesley Dotson in the sum of $500 with
John Hoffman as surety. Dotson was
out on bond on grand larceny charge
and jumped this bond. Hoffman, who
makes a habit of furnishing surety for
prisoners before the courts in this city,
asked the county commissioners to in
terfere with the county attorneys at
tempt to collect on this bond, but they
declined to do 30.
The county commissioners have been
In session as board Of equalization
since Monday morning Of this week.
Up to noon today there had been just
38 kicks" on property assessment and
80 per cent of these were by property
owners who did not particularly object
to their own assessment values, but
thought them high In comparison with
those of some OF their neighbors. In
other words they We're willing to stand
for their values II the assessments OF
property around them were raised to a
figure they thought in proportion to
their own assessments
The following is an additional list
of those obtecting to their assessment
and the amounts assessed against their
property:
GOO; Reese vansant. $500; r. r. Hay
den. Dover, 5000; Mr.. Fitzgerald, 81
LOO; Thos. Page. for the mill and ele-
|Nvator, $4,000; H. w. Redenbough. ST.
100. 9
Four marriage licenses were issued
from the office of the probate judge
yesterday as follows: Harry L. Brad
shaw to Margaret Messik. both OF To-
peka. Frank Penney Of Silver Lake
to Martin Haynes of Douglas. Wyo
Sylvester Cunningham to Daisy Mitch