Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-08-19
LAST DAYS OF FILING FOR TERM
BRINGS OUT NUMEROUS
CASES.
TWO DAMAGE SUITS
AGAINST LlScOMB FIRM
Meyers & Black Are Defendants in Two
$4,000 Damage Suits-Two Bring
Suits Against John Plumb For Per-
sonal Injuries-Bis Damages Asked
in Two SANDER Suits Filed Thursday.

Today was the last day Of filing for
and during the day and Thursday many
new cases We're filed. Two suits were
fled against Meyers & Black, of Lis
comb, the first being brought by Stella
Chinberg, in the name of her minor
son, Ivan, aged 4 years, for $4,000
damages, n the second by Leonard
C~hinberg. father of Ivan Chinberg, fol-
damages in the same amount.
1t is alleged in the petitions in these
cases that Mrs. Chinberg and child
visited the store of Meyers & Black, at
Liscomb, on May IA, 1908, when the
child was 2 years old. and While in the
store the child obtained a poisonous
liquid which it drank, causing it per-
manent injury TO the stomach.
The liquid drung by the child, the
nature of which is not known to the
plaintiff, except that il was poisonous,
was carelessly left where it could be
obtained by the child. is the allega-
ton. The plaintiff asks damages of
-NINSS ~ 4hJoI1CS ~ lA1
child.
The suit brought by the father. for
the same sum, is brought for money
expended in medical attention II for
the care Of he child during its minor
ity. 1T being claimed that the injuries
have been Of such a nature as to I'M
fit the boy for labor.
Plumb Sued For Damages.
Two suits We're filed against John
Plumb, by Frank w. Walkup in the
name Of his minor daughter, Vera
Walkup, and by Cora A. Slaves. Both
suits are for 81, 900 damages for al
legged personal injuries received by the
plaintiffs on July 20, 1910. when the de-
fendant. while driving an automobile
near the corner of Fifth and Church
streets, ran into and injured Mrs.
Slaves and Miss Walkup.
Sues OR SANDER.
c.. L. D~iffenbacher has brought suit
against Edward Peters for damages in
the sum of $4,000, alleging that the de-
PENDANT caused his arrest for assault
and battery with the intent of injuring
the plaintiff. and caused him 10 be
tried on that charge in the justice
courts, and that Peters also slandered
him in a letter sent thru the United
States mails 20 Dt~ffenbachers en-
ployer.
Another SIander Suit.
Another SANDER suit has been filed
by Miss Amanda d. Jagau against
Charles n. Phillips. in the sum of
$1,000, the plaintiff alleging in her pc
tition that Phillips s~!andered her, in
juring her character by false state
ments.
Trouble For coIored MethodIsts.
Suit TO collect on a note for 1875 has
been begun by the Iowa Savings Bank
against Sarah A. Wright. ct al. The
note is protected by a mortgage OF the
colored Methodist church. The note
and mortgage was given to r. +. Cum
mings on Aug. 8. 1907. for a period of
three years, with interest at S per
cent.
f. Aubrey Smith has filed suit
against w. II. Adams and wife. to COL
lect the balance Of $500 alleged to be
due on a piano player sold in October,
1909.
Marshall county is made defendant
in a suit filed by Christian Kroener,
who seeks to collect the sum of $1,000.
claimed to be due for railroad fare and
witness fees TO Katie j. Filler, who a
~subpoenaed to appear in a case tried
in May. 1909.