Omaha daily bee., 1910-12-25
Council Bluffs.
MANY SUITS FILED IN COURT
Damage Claims Aggregate More Than
Seventy Five thousand Dollars.
DREIER ESTATE ASKS $4,000
Large sum Demanded of Automobile
Firm for Alleged Part in CauH-
ing Death of Young
Man.

To-day is the last day for filing causes
in the district court for the January term,
which begins on January 8. The usual
rush Of the last filing has been on for sew
eral days. An even dozen suits were listed
Thursday and fully as many yesterday.
As usual the majority Of the actions are
damage suits. Claims OF this character
were filed on Thursday aggregating more
than $4,000. and Of the big bunch Of dam
age suits spread on the bar docket yes
terday four OF them aggregate $1,000 Not
long since one trial assignment comprised
twenty-six cases and twenty-four Of them
damage or libel suits. The last trial as
Segment made by Judge Green contained
twenty-One specific damage and libel suits.
A glance at the bar dockets shows that
more than one-half OF all the litigation
N the district court comprises such suits
Mrs. Ella Dreier. administrative Of the
estate Of Louis Dreier, her son. filed a
claim Of $4,000 against Thomas W. Mo
Dermott. W. E. Chapman & Son and
against the two Chapmans individually in
a damage suit in district court.
The Chapmans conduct an automobile
garage at Nicola and 1IcDermOtt is their
chauffeur. On the evening Of September
Z last they contracted to take party OF
Nicola young people to Omaha to attend
a theater and placed the car in charge Of
McDermott. A short distance west OF
Nicola they overlook Louis Dreier, who
was riding a young horse. and by some
means that is much IN doubt a collision
occurred.
The horse fell and the boy thrown
violently to the earth, breaking his neck
and killing him Instantly The horses leg
was also broken and it had to be killed.
Dreier was q young man Of fine character
not yet OF age. He was the grandson Of
Lewis Hammer. vice president Of the Com
mercial bank of this city and a resident
Of Council Bluffs for more than fifty
years.
sues for Boys Death.
Two other suits aggregating $4,000, are
the results OF another fatal automobile
accident. On Saturday. November Il. Nobel
Rasmussen, u years Old, son of Louis
Rasmussen, 345O North Thirty ninth street,
Omaha, a driver for the Union Pacific
bakery In Omaha, drove to Council Bluffs,
accompanied by his son, Nobel. IL years
old. While driving on East Broadway the
boy Joined by a young friend. VIII
liam H Losey, Is years old, son OF William
P. LOsey. residing at 9O2 Avenue F. Coun-
ell Bluffs. The boys had been riding on
the step in the rear OF the huge bakery
wagon, and when in front Of as East
Broadway started a game Of tag" Both
ran from behind the wagon toward the
middle OF the street az the instant an
automobile owned by August Kay OF
Minden came up. passing close to the
wagon. Both boys ran directly in front Of
II and were struck. The little Rasmussen
boy was almost instantly killed and While
Losey knocked down and seriously hurt.
He was taken 70 the Edmundson hospital
in an unconscious condition and remained
so for six hours. In two suits the father
OF the dead boy sues for $1,000 and Mr..
Lossr for the same amount, alleging per
manent injuries IN the shape OF fracture
OF the skull and wrenching OF one Of the
limbs. The automobile was driven BY Ru-
dolph Kay. the 1s-year-old son OF the
owner. The suit IL based on the allegation
that the auto was going at a high rate
OF speed. which was not 50 charged at the
time.
wheels sBiB Two Fingers.
Mary Ann Wormer. through her parents.
proceeds against the Great Western Rail-
road company for $1,000 damages for seri-
Gus personal injuries sustained In a re-
markable manner. On October y. last. she
was walking on the sidewalk on the north
side OF Eleventh avenue and when she
came TO cross the company tracks she
found a box car blocking the sidewalk
with the drawbar extending beyond this
walk. No other car was near, but Just as
the child was in the act Of stepping around
Il the car was struck by string OF other
cars that were switched against il. She was
knocked down and in falling her right hand
struck the rail and the wheels passed over
it, cutting of two fingers.
Cow Causes LaWEuit.
A. c. HiIl who resides on Avenue I, near
ThiTtieth street brought a suit foR S. 900
damages due 20 injuries sustained By Mrs
Hin when she was attacked and Eored
BY a bad-tempered COW, owned Jointly by
j. 5. Mansberger and Edward owens. who
are made defendants Mrs. Hin was
trampled and otherwise Injured
An attachment suit was Instituted last
evening by ]. A. Kirk AGAINST Louis Frier.
a local grocer. 70 secure payment or a
balance OF S1s7-5S due on goods furnished.
The bond was filed and the attachment is
sued last night
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