The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1911-05-31

The following clipping Corpus Christi CTexa Caller
regarding damage suits against railroads and corporations in general
only of Texas but true of Kentucky and of Brecken
ridge county we'll If there isn't halt called along these lines it
will be the ruin of the railroads and put them of business The
Caller says:
Th damage suit raids are an increasing evil as an easy
of shaking down the corpoatns shown by the last annual
port of the State Railway Commission just issued.
Whe armnded person question the wisdom justice
making the carriers responsible for the losses of property life
limb they through fault of the Victims this character
litigation profitable attorneys has communities de-
Perforated organized raid Machines for the purpose built
up instances, consisting of eggers ambulance chaser
detectives ferret invent evidence and spoilers xr
Back of all srewd keen legal sharks in their dens pulling all
the strings and financing the raid for the lions share of the pe
The hopeless vcm heirs of the for whom the law
made, gets but a small part of the booty
THE Caller would aspersion upon reputable lawyer
friends upon all those who legitimate damage suits
knows of them to be clean and honorable However,
there enough others engaged reprehensbe practices dis
their profession so vast their operations that the results
proving economic factor in the railroad situation in this
State
During the fiscal year ending June 1910 payments per-
sona injuries Texas reads aggregated being
of $50 personal injury payments the previous
year. when total paid by the roads of this
State this score.
For the year ending June 80 909 personal injury payments
aggregated PAP PER the gross receipts Texas roads
the ending June 80 1910 injury aggregated
2.49 per of gross receipts.
Further analysed is found there decrease per
cent in deaths and 70 per cent in INJURIES with an increase of
per paid out settlement for injuries and deaths
for the year 1910 as compared with 1909.
''The Caller holds brief defend railroads.
with satisfaction the wise legislation of the State and Federal Gov
regulate them and prevent corporate injustice the
pie Texas only limits stock and bond issues
and passenger rates and conditions of service.
despite this fact is still the practice of cheap John class of
demagogue berate the railroads and all capitalized
Prejudice thus fomented the less informed
This prejudice not only political purpose instances
but does double duty in the box From springs the morally
lax and unfair disposition of ur stick the railroad regardless
of the merits of the
"Such jurors not only permit themselves to be influenced
dishonest motive but mistaken the financial benefit result
from this legaGzed, but immoral robbery.
rng the Golfers of the carrier The corporation
itself higher freight rate. The damage suit judgments
item taken cognzance of by the commission fixing
pensatory above all expenses
I'm Texas just especially part of Texas tie great
need of the hour railroads and lower freight
time petit jury awards small fortune legal shark rump
damage suit the and their neghbors indirect
manner have to the judgment of their toll and industry