Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1917-11-09
SETTLEMENT IN
TWO LARGE SUITS
Terms Agreed Upon in Howe Cases
Against C. V. Railroad
Suit of Betterley Against Brattleboro
Street Railway Co. on Trial-Divorce
Granted to G. B. Crowell.

In Wmdham county court at Newisne
Friday afternoon the jury returned
verdict for William II. Strange TO re-
cover damages of $1,000 and costs in
his suit against John A. Beers of Vernon.
Mr.. Strange tried to crank the defend
ants automobile and his arm was frac-
tured. He was incapacitated a little over
two months. Attorney Frank f. Barber
appeared for Strange and Attorney W. Il.
Daley for Beers. The defense claimed
that Beers did not ask Strange to crank
he car, but that Strange acted upon his
own initiative.
Shortly before noon recess Friday the
court granted q divorce TO Christie y.
Crowell of Brattcboro from Elsinor r.
Crowell of California, on the ground
of desertion and statutory grounds. The
question Of the custody Of their minor
son, who is with his mother. was not
urged at the trial of the ease and the
court made no decree with respect 10
the child. A divorce petition brought
| by Mrs. Crowell on the ground Of de
scrtion is pending in California.
When Windham county court recon
jvcned in Newfane Tuesday afternoon
about 3 o'clock. after the usual week end
recess, the case of Marion Howe OF Brook
line, brought by her father, Harry Howe
against the Central Vermont Railway
Co., was i'll a fair way 10 be settled so
the court gave the parties more tiHA
About o'clock il was announced that
this case was settled. also suit brought
against the same defendant by Mrs
Nora Howe of Brookline, wife OF Herbert
Howe, the defendant paying a substan
tial amount in each case.
Each suit was for $4,000 damages,
resulting from an automobile accident at
one of the West Townshend crossings on
the West River branch of the Central
Vermont road. Marion Howe, then two
and half years old, and her grandmoth
or, Mrs. Nora Howe, and others were in
the automobile which was struck by a
locomotive, and they were hurled some
distance and were badly hurt
; In bringing suit it was alleged that
| bushes had grown up to hide the track
; from persons approaching the track, als'
that the proper signals We're not givet
by the locomotive. The case OF the It'll,
girl was tried at the May term in l9lt
} and verdict of $7S0.7S was awarded the
plaintiff The case was taken to the STU
/ preme court and was sent back for an
other trial. The case brought by Mrs
Howe never was tried.
, The attorneys were Frank +. Barber Of
Brattleboro for the plaintiffs and Charle'
, +. Black of st. Adams and John w. Red
mond OF Newport for the defendant
After the announcement of the settle
q ment court took recess
Next forenoon the case of Thomas F
Betterey OF Brattleboro against the
Twin State Gas & Electric Co. and The
I Brattleboro Street Railway Co. wa
taken up. This is suit to recover $1,000
1 for injuries received Feb. IL, 1915, at th,
t junction of High and Oak streets. wiAr,
e the plaintiff s sleigh caught in th'
l street railroad tracks and threw Mr.. Bet
= terley to the ground. He alleged dc
. fective condition of the tracks and APP
5 rproaches thereto. Al the September tern
OF court in 1913 the jury awarded th,
plaintiff S96250 and the case went Il
the supreme court and was returned
When court took a recess yesterda,
faftcrnoon for the night the plaintiff
: had begun putting in medical test
mony.
Attorneys II. G. & F. f.. Barber appea
for the plaintiff and Harvey < Whitne.
t for the defense