Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-11-25
SUPREME COURTS
DECISIONS FILED
Conviction of Motornan Whose
Car Killed Pedestrian
Set Aside.
Special to the Evening star.

TRENTON. Nov. 25.-The conviction
OF Charles \. Lowell, in the Essex
Quarter Sessions, of involuntary
manslaughter. was set aside and a
new trial ordered in an opinion filed
by Justice Minturn in the Supreme
Court yesterday. Lowell was motor
man on a. car OF the Public Service
Railway Company and was driving
his car on the Kinney street line in
Newark January II, 1918, when the
car is alleged to have struck Ter
rance Grunning, injuring him SO bad
" that he died.
The Supreme Court reversed the
conviction on the ground OF error pre-
scented in the record. Wilbur A. Mott,
prosecuted the case and Joseph Coult,
jr., defended Lowell
The Supreme Court set aside judg-
ments recovered by Fannie x
Wlsham and Lorenzo A. Adams
against the West Jersey and Sea-
shore Railroad for injuries sustained
in an automobile accident at grade
crossing OF the West Jersey and Sea-
shore Railroad in South Jersey. a
machine in which the compliments
were riding was struck by a train and
Edward Stokes, an occupant Of the
car and father of former Governor
Edward c. Stokes, was SO badly in
jured that he died as result.
Setting aside a verdict recovered
by Donald c. Goldie and John Ham
ilton against the Erie Railroad, the
court granted a new trial because Of
negligence on the part of the plaintiffs.
Goldie was the owner Of wagon
which was struck by a train at a
grade crossing In Paterson on Novem-
Der s, 1912 The court found the
plaintiffs guilty Of contributary negli-
gence,
Cornelius c. Pearce was awarded the
right to recover d teachers pension
from the Brick Township Board OF
Education, Brick Township, in Ocean
County.
The court affirmed judgment of
non-suit rendered against Frank Gar
rett in his suit against New Jersey
& Seashore Railroad. Garrett sued
for personal injuries. The court
found him guilty Of negligence.
The court affirmed the decision of
the Hudson Circuit Court in the suit
of Joseph Furck against Jasper S.
Allard and others, involving the re-
covery Of moneys under a mechanic
lien. The court decided in favor of
Furck.
In the suit Of Mary A. Connor
against Henry Rosse+t and others. in
the Essex Circuit Court the court
decided that a verdict for $500 for
assault and battery and false lmpris-
onment was not excessive. Upon a
former verdict Bossett obtained a
verdict for 81 o00 which the court set
aside as excessive.
A verdict in favor of the plaintiff
in the suit of Ralph y. Schmidt
against Tohn Francis Cahi'l was az
! frmed. The case was t-ied in Essex
County. The court dismissed the de-
| PENDANTS rule to show cause. IL
| Matthew . Ratten will accent YER
| dict OF SO 0oo for injuries received in
| an automobile accident. caused by
| Arthur y Crossen. the Supreme
| Court will award that amount 9th
| ervfse a new trial will be granted
The case was tried in Camden Coun-
! ~.
! The court affirmed the Essex C'r.
cult Court in the suit Of = NJ. Wal
; dron Compauy against William f
Gilmore. The suit involved the re-
| coVerv of money for materials and
| workmen supplied for the renairine
Of the premises At 216 MARKET street
| Newark which was damaged by fire
January 26 1912.