New Britain herald., 1918-01-08
MISSE'I'T PLAINTIFF
IN $1,000 ACTION
Sues Owner Of Auto Who Invited
Him for Ride
MACHINE WAS WRECKED
Administrator Of Estate of James II.
Kennedy Brings Action for $4,000
Against John j. Byrnes--to Speed
Surgical Dressings Work.

| Against John j. ByrneS--tO speed
! Surgical Dressings Work.
Thomas F. NIissett of Plainville,
who was in the automobile accident
in Manchester in September, 1917,
in which James r. Kennedy was
killed. and in which he himself lost
an eye and suffered fractured skull
has brought suit against the owner
of the car, John J. Byrnes, Of Hart
ford, for $500 damages. John p.
Begley, administrator of the estate Of
Kennedy who was killed, has sued for
$4,000 damages Kennedy suffered
a fractured skull from which he died
on September rs. Both suits have
been brought in the superior court
According to a statement made by
INSECT regarding the accident he says
he was invited by Byrnes to ride with
MIN and another person from Hart
ford to Rockville on September IT,
and he claims that Byrnes was driv-
ing recklessly near Coopers Switch in
the Village Of Hilliardsville, and that
because Of the rate Of speed at which
he was going he was unable to
avoid a collision with a trolley car
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the windshield and landed on the
ground, causing a fracture at the base
of the skull and that he was uncon-
scious in the hospital for three weeks
and was under the care of a doctor
for nine weeks.
The attorney for Missett is e. w
Egan and B. M. Holden is attorney
for Administrator Begley. 1t is alleged
Kennedys death was caused by being
thrown against the trolley car. Byrnes
has retained Frank E. Healy as at
torney.
Surgical Dressings Work
The surgical dressings committee of
the local chapter OF the Red Cross
society has plans under way for MAX
ing dressings in order to have Plain
vile come up to the required amount,
and which is also wanted in as short
a time as is possible. Since the COM
pleton OF the drive for surgical
dressings, made by the Atlantic divis- |
ion of the Red Cross, it has been found |
necessary to ship at least 10000 sur
gical dressings a month across the |
water. Therefore it will require |
diligent work on the part of the |
local members to keep up with the |
demand. The knitting department |
took hold wonderfully we'll and a |
large amunt of yarn has been given |
out to members Who are engaged in |
making sweaters, socks, and other |
articles needed by the soldiers. 1t is |
earnestly desired that all those who |
can, will assist the surgical dressings |
committee to turn out the amount of |
dressings which are wanted in order |
to relieve the shortage, besides doing |
the knitting.
Sue for $4,000.
The Waterbury and Milldale Tram
way Co. is the defendant in a suit |
for DAMAGES of 100000 which is |
filed in the Superior Court Of this |
county by John F. Sullivan and his |
wife, Mrs. Cecilia Sullivan, both resi- |
dents of Plainville. Mrs. Sullivan was
injured in a collision of cars near the
Mill Plain school, Waterbury, on Octo-
Der 10, 1917, and alleges that she is
permanently disfgured and disabled |
because of the accident. The colli-
sion, she claims, was due to the neg
ligence Of the company's operators
She claims that she was violently
thrown from her seat and that a num-
Der of her upper teeth were broken
out and that the gums became in
fected from the decorations and ne
cessitated the drawing out of all the
upper teeth that were not broken.
She claims her back was injured. AS
a result of the accident she was con-
lined to the hospital for a long period,
she is still sick and lame, and there
is permanent injury which causes
her to walk with limp. The injury J
to her back makes necessary the use
Of adhesive plaster or either a plaster
cast and she is able to walk only /
short distance, and that very slowly,
she says. AS the result of the injury
to her right temple she says she suf-
fers severe headaches and pains in
her back and is not able to do her
household work, and also is troubled
with sleeplessness. She asks damages
amounting to 500, 1000.
The husband sues for 00G0 dam
ages because of Mrs. Sullivan's in
juries, which he claims has caused
him to lose her services; that since
the accident he has had to employ
nurses and a housekeeper to take
care Of the house and the children,
and that he was put to great expense
for doctors bills, nurses, etc. The
case is being handled for Mr. and Mrs.
Sullivan by Attorney B. M. Holden of
Hartford,
Parish Guild Meeting.
The annual meeting of the Parish
Guild of the Church of Our Saviour,
will be held at the parish house on
Thursday afternoon at o'clock. A
report of the work for 1917 will be
read by the secretary and the election
of officers for the coming year Will
take place. There will be q supper