Norwich bulletin., 1918-12-06
Trying S6,O0O Suit For Trolley Accident

k The superior court with Judge W. Af. Maltb7e presiding. together with a jury came in here at 10 o'clock Thursday morning and the trial Of the case of Mrs. Ellen Doyle of 80 West Main street. this city, against the Shore Line Electric Railway Co. was begun. The jury was empanelled in the cause and all the other jurors that were not drawn for this case were excused from attendance until Tuesday morn ing Of next week.
 The Doyle suit arises out of an ae- cident on Oct. g, 1916. on Mckinley avenue, near Grove street. Mrs. Doyle was a passenger on the trolley car leaving Franklin square at s.39 O. clock on the morning Of that day, on her way to Sachem street. When the car reached Mckinley avenue in front Of the dwelling house of Frank A. Collins. the car left the track. crossed the highway and the sidewalk there, and brought up to a standstfl1 against the granite embanl1ment wall on the lawn Of the Collins house.
 The plaintiff, it is claimed, was seated in the front part of the car, and when the ear left the trark was thrown headlong from her seat onto the floor of the car and 8 woman friend of hers who was conversing with her then was thrown down from her seat upon Mrs. Doyle as she lay on the floor
 The plaintiff was taken out of the car by the conductor with other help and brought into the Collins house where a doctor was immediately sum- moned to give medical aid to her Neishboring ladies came to her as- sistance and gave such tre%tment as they were able to 60 to Mrs. Doyle The plaintiff was then taken by the doctor, aided by another man. to her home, No. 330 West Main street
 The plaintiff alleges that she re- ceiYed serious and permanent injur- ies from the accident from which she has rkt recovered. The suit she brings Is for s6.000 damages.
 It is claimed that the car was run ming at an excessive rate of speed or curve in the track at the place Of the accident, and that at that time there was no guard rail upon the curve at that point to prevent the car leav- ing the track and thise conditions are claimed to be the cause Of the acci- dent These claims of the plaintiff are denied by the defendant company George P Taylor, conductor on the car, was the first witness called by ths
 attorneys for the plaintiff, who are " H. Shields and A. N. Brown.
 Conductor Taylor testified that hi had had nine years experience on tht cars. He could not tell whether
 there were people standing ID in th'
 car at the time of the accident or not 1 George F. Pitcher. the civil engineer
 explained q large plan of the stree at the point of the accident.
 Frank A. Collins end E. c. Hannis who live in adjoining houses on Nc Kinley avenue. where the car ran III
 on the sidewalk gave testimony tend ing to show the speed at which tht ! car was moving and how it displacet a large piece Of granite on the wall 1 weighing over. 100 pounds
 Miss Ellen r. Leahy of 50 Coi 1 street, who was the other passenge l who was thrown over the top of Mrs 1 Doyle, testified to the way this hap 1 pened and Mrs. Grace $ Collins an 1 Mrs Kate s. Hannis gave testimon l of the first aid they rendered Mrs 1 Doyle when sl.S was taken into Mrs ! Collins home immediately after tn 1 accident. All the witnesses were eros 1 examined by Allyn M Brown and F l w. Perkins, who with c E. Whittle
 sey are attorneys. for the trolley road 1 In the afternoon session of coura i Miss Margaret Monahan. who lives a
 Mckinley avenue, testified to hear