The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1914-01-22
MANY new CASES fILfD
Mrs. N. S. Phipps Sues Railroad Co.
for $40, 900 for Personal lHjur-
les. Other New Cases.

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les. Other New Cases.
Mrs. Nancy E. Phipps VS.. G. B. &:
@. r. r. Co., U. G. Wright and Larry
Walsh. The plaintiff brings suit for
$4,000 damages for personal injury.
The plaintiff for cause of action
states that on Sept. 30th, 1913, she
was passenger on passenger train
on the defendants road, which train
was in charge of U. u. Wright as
conductor and Larry Walsh as en-
gineer, enroute from Des MOines to
her home in Leon, having been oper-
ated upon in Des Moines hospital
on Sept. 9Th, by skilled physicians
and had practically recovered from
the operation, although still weak
from the effects of her illness and the
operation. That while she was a
passenger on the train when at or
near the station at JamisOn, in
Clarke county, the defendant Walsh
at the direction and with the consent
of the defendant Wright did wilful-
ly, unnecessarily and in a grossly
careless and negligent manner, cause
the train to be jerkcd backward and
forward repeatedly in violent man
ner, backing the train short dis
tancc and then by applying the air
! brakes or some other means stop
iping the train suddenly and abruptly,
thereby causing the plaintiff to be
jerked out of her seat and against
other seats in the car, thereby caus-
ing her great and severe internal In
jures, causing a large and painful
rupture and other internal injuries,
which cannot be described without a
surgical operation. That on account
of said injuries plaintiff has suffered
and will continue to suffer great
physical pain and anguish, and by
reason thereof is confined to her bed
and under the care of doctors all the
time. That by reason of said negli-
gent and careless acts of the defend
ants she has been damaged in the
sum of $4,000. Her husband, M.
s. Phipps, also claims total OF
$4,000 damages, alleging that on ac-
count of said acts of defendants he
has been deprived of the services and
society of his wife, has incurred doc
tor bills and other bills, and was
compelled to return his wife to the
hospital at Des Moines and spent
considerable money for railroad fare,
nursing and doctor bills. That he
is a blacksmith by occupation and on
account of the condition of his wife
has been compelled to abandon his
business and devote his time to nurs-
ing and caring for his wife, and will
be compelled to do so in the future.
That he has been compelled to keep
q ~; <f q nd
devote their time and labor ID caring;
for plaintiff, for all Of which ne
claims damages in the sum of IS, ,00O,
which claim has been assigned to the
plaintiff. wherefore plaintiff asks
for damages in the total sum OF $2O,-
900. Sharp & Parrish, attorneys for
plaintiff.
G. E. and Earl Hampton vs.. Geo.
Webb. Suit is brought to replevin
"a chickens and Is turkeys which
were sold at a public sale for $79.15
and removed from the premises with
out being settled for and without
process of law, and were taken for
the purpose of enforcing a collection
against Eva Hampton. C. w. Hon
man, attorney for plaintiff. 49,.
Coral Myers VS.. H. P. Myers. The
parties were married at Garden
Grove June 10th, 1910 and lived to-
gether until in June 1912, when de-
fendant deserted his wife and child
and neglected to provide for their
support. S. H. Amos, attorney for
plaintiff.
Julia Shelton VS.. W. W. Shelton.
These parties were married in Deca-
tur county March "a, 1912, and lived
together until June %, 1913. Plain
tiff alleges her husband has treated
her in a cruel and inhuman manner.
and has unjustly accused her OF in
fidelity, and that he has become an
habitual drunkard She has no prop
erty of any kind and defendant is
running a restaurant at Decatur City
and is capable of earning $50 to $50
month She asks for decree of
divorce with the custody of their
minor son, and that she have tenn
porary alimony of $15v and perma-
nent alimony of 81 900. c. w. Hoff-
man, attorney for plaintiff.
C. F. Johnson has commenced nine
separate suits against various parties
on their promissory notes and asks
Judgment against each defendant for
the amount of the notes with inter-
est and costs. The notes were given
by policy holders in the Bankers Life
Association in payment Of an ex-
change policy written by Johnson
and it is understood the makers OF
the notes will contest payment on
the grounds of Misrepresentation by
the insurance agent. The parties
against WON the suits are cOmmenc-
ed and the amount of the notes sued
on are as follows: j. H. Since $51 LAO;
F. N. Ballcntyne 1886; M. T. Will
liams $4l.5O; ). E. Ballou $48.7Si
J.. J, Moore 5000; w., T. Waddell
$44.28; Erwin A. DEMO $61.15; S.
r. Karns $74.31; E. NJ. Jones
$l63.12. Marion F. Stookey appears
as attorney for plaintiff in each OF
the cases.
Helm Speciality Co. VS.. J. B. Tye.
Suit is brought on an account for
goods, sold and delivered to defen-
dant on which there Is due etthe sum
Of $145.20. v. r. McGin1iis; attor-
ney for plaintiff.
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