Norwich bulletin., 1917-05-24
THERRIAN VS.. GRANT
Damage Suit on Trial in Superior
Court-Evidence All in Wednesday

The case of Yvonne Therrien, mi
nor of this city, VS.. Andrew M. Grant
was taken up by the superior court in
this city Wednesday. All of the tes-
the lawyers argued to the jury before
court was adjourned at o'clock. This
morning Judge William H. Bennett
will charge the jury
The action is taken for injuries re-
ceived by the plaintiff October 4, 1915
when the automobile run by the de-
PENDANT struck the child. Attorney
Frank H F'oss and Henry H. Pettis
of Norwich conducted the case for the
plaintiff while Attorneys S. B. Harvey
and William A. King represented the
defendant. The jury on the case in
Guides: Charles Herrick, Canterbury;
Joseph Halle. Killingly; William Bel
levance, Plainfield; William r. Bar
Der. Sterling; Welcome Davis. East
ford; Royal C. Rawson, Killing1y; Ar
mold Fl. Battey, Killingly: Charles
Headen. Plainf1eld; Adver e Hopkins,
Plainfield; Joseph III. Elliott, Pom
fret; Charles M. HeFbrook, Windham,
and William e. Weber, Windham-
Saw Child Between Wheels.
Saya Haddad, the first witness call
ed. told of seeing the child lying be-
tween the two wheels of the machine
after hearing a noise. He heard no
warming signal given before the child
was seen under the car and he was of
the opinion that she was struck by
one of the rear wheels and not by a
front one. The machine stopped af-
ter striking the girl and it was on the
left side of the road. He picked the
child up after the accident and no.
ticed that her face was covered with
blood but she was not unconscious.
Richard Haddad Testifies.
Richard Haddad took the stand
and told of the machine stopping on
the left side of the street after strik-
iY,e oh 10
marks on the child after the accident
On cross examination witness stated
that he saw the child as she stood on
the sidewalk after she had been pick
ed up. He did not see the machine
strike the child
Physicians Evidence.
DIR. c. r. Simon was called to the
stand to testify for the plaintiff and
he told of attending the child in the
hospital for cuts about the head and
legs. The cuts on the head were
made by the radiator of the car in the
opinion of the witness.
Plaintiff on Stand.
The plaintiff and her playmate were
put the stand and they told of the
affair. The young plaintiff stated that
she did not remember anything after
she had been struck until she was in
the automobile on the way to the hos
pital. Since that time her back and
chest have hurt her if she played very
hard. This did not happen before the
accident.
Parents Testimony.
The parents of the child told of go
in gto the hospital on learning of the
accident and seeing the little girl on
the operating table. Since the acct
dent the girl has complained of hav-
ing pains in her side and of not feel
ing well. Before the accident she was
a healthy child.
DeFenda nt's Evidence.
The defendant took the stand and
testified to the slow rate of speed the
car was going at the time of the ac-
cident. He stated that the car was
not moving, over four miles an hour
and that he stopped the car in a dis
tance of about nine feet.
Lincoln took the stand and stated
that if a car had been going at the
that rate of speed and the brakes
were applied Immediately it should
come to a stop in a distance of two
CIR three feet.
At this point Attorneys Harvey,
Foss and Pettis argued to the jury
after which court adjourned until this
morning.