The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1917-05-08
Court Affairs.

Court Affairs.
Judge Lloyd presided in the circuit
court Tuesday and the case of Susan
I. Loid, of Pemberton, against the ]
b. Rogers Company, of Moorestown,
was tried, this being the fourth time it
has been presented to jury, an appeal
to higher court having set aside the
verdict in each instance before. Mrs.
Loid's husband was at work on the
county hospital for the insane at New
Lisbon. in 1900, being in the employ
OF the Rogers Company. A derrick
was being erected and Loid was assist
ing under the orders of the company's.
foreman. A portion Of this derrick
was supposed to be securely fastened
by nails but it was only held in place
by cleats and sockets and when it was
raised it shot out, carrying with it a
hsavy rope which entangled Loid's legs
and carried him with great force over q
wall. His back was broken and he
died from the effects OF the accident.
Attorney General Wescotterepresent-
cd Mrs. Loid and he held that the acct
dent was undoubtedly due to the negli-
genoa OF the company to properly pro.
tect ito employees. E. Amber Arm
strong was the attorney for the defen-
dants and he asked that q nonsuit be
granted on the ground that the acct
dent was the result of negligence on
the part of the workmen. Judge
Lloyd denied this motion. He said be
thought this point had been settled by
the decisions Of the court of errors and
appeals in the three previous trials and
shis matter should properly go before a
jury. The verdict was rendered on
Wednesday morning after the jury had
been out all night, the amount
awarded to Mrs. Loid being s., $50. The
hrst time this case was tried the jury
disagreed. At the second and third
trials vsrdicts were given Mrs. Loid
but they were set aside by the court of
errors and appeals.
The next suit to be heard was that
Of DIR. Joseph Stokes, Of Moorestown,
against the Camden county Board of
Frseholdsrs. Last August DR.. Stokes
was driving his automobile in Camden,
and just as he was about to go over the
drawbridgs at Cooper's creek he said
the gates were closed as the draw was
about to be lifted. He was only two
lengths Of his auto from the bridge at
the time and did not have time to stop
to avoid an accident. There was a
collision In which the windshield of
ths automobile was broken and DIR.
stokes' hand was cut In such a man
nsr that It Is possible a permanent in
s jury viii result. His eyeglasses were
broken and the top Of the car was
damaged. The doctor fixed his DANA
gss at $3.50.
DR.. Stokes was the only witness and
ut the close Of his testimony the court
asked II that evidence presented the
legal side OF the case. The reply was
In the Affirmative and o nonsuit was
granted on the ground that the Board
OF Freeholders had not been shown to
have been negligent, John d. McMul-
lin was DR.. Stoksa' lawyer, George j.
Bergen and v. Claude Palmer repre-
senting the defendant.
On Wednesday jury was called to
hear the suit OF Charles J. Heir
against Joseph FL. Smith. This was a
dispute over contract on the building
OF Sunday school room at Palmyra
Smith gave Helm the contract TO
painting and the latter went alonl
with his work for q time until b,
thought he was being required to de
more than he had bargained to do anc
he stopped short. The amount due
him for the entire work was s2O5 and
ne brought suit for that sum regardless.
OF the fact that he had not finished his
part OF the bargain. Smith was com
PEELED to have the work finished at
greatly increased cost and when the
suit was begun he presented a counte
claim for $180.S6 and after the jury hat
heard the evidence it determined tina
Smith. and not Helm, was the injured
party, and gave a verdict for tn,
amount mentioned. Robert Peacocl
represented Smith, Thomas P. Curley
for Helm.
There was not much doing on Thurs
day. The principal business was lis
tsning to applications Of men who de
sired to be placed on the poll list a
Beverly in order that they may vote a
the election for Commissioners.
On the opening day of court a re
monstrance was presented against
granting wholesale license to William
H. Mooney. proprietor of Columbus
Inn. When the licenses were consider
cd Judge Lippincott said there had no
been any specific charges made agains
this application, and he would Law th,
matter over until the remonstrants hac
. chance to state wherein the law hae
been violated. Tuesday was the dat
fixed for the hearing, but the remon
strants did not put in an appearance
% the license was granted. The allega
ton was that 80 per cent. of the drunk
snness in and around Columbus was
due to the sale of liquor in bottles, anc
the court advised the applicant that i
YVES for his own benefit that he should
very carefully see who liquor is sold t.
In that manner.