Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-08-28
UTILITIES CORPORATION AND
CITY DEFENDANTS IN TWO
ACTIONS.
FALLS IN STREET CAR;
SUES COMPANY FOR $4,000
City Defendant In Suit Filed by Mrs.
8. J. West. Who Asks Judarn ent
for $1,000-AIlesins He Wa. Set
Upon and Seriously Beaten, w. l..
Slaves Asks $4,000 Damages.

Three suits for alleged personal
Injuries on claims ranging from
$1,000 to $4,000, have been filed in
district court. Friday was the last
day Of filing for tho September term
Of court. and fifteen cases were
placed on the docket, indicating that
the final day would see fewer cases
filed than usual at the closing hour.
| The Iowa Railway and Light Com
pany and the city are defendants in
two suits, the former being made
defendant in an action for $4,000
and the latter for $1,000.
Mrs. Tabitha Caul, city. is plain
tiff In the suit against the utilities
company. She alleges she was SER
iously injured Dec. II, 1919, when
she slipped in the vestibule of "a
South Third avenue car while at
tempting to get off She alleges that
snow and ice. negligently permitted
to accumulate in the yestibule Of the
car, caused the accident. She AYERS
to have sustained fractures Of bone
Of the left elbow, and both bones OF
the arm below the elbow.
Mrs. West Sues City.
The suit against the city is
brought by Mrs. s. j. West, who al
leges to have suffered fracture of
bone of the lower left arm, when
she fell on an Icy SIDEWALK in Boone
street, Dec. IS, 1919. She asks dam
ages in the sum OF $1,000. There is
coincidence in the filing of the two
damage suits on the same day, for
injuries alleged to have been sus-
tanned by the two plaintiffs on sue
cessive days. -
Slaves Sues Pasano Bros.
Alleging that he was set upon and
beaten by the Pagano Bros.-Mike
and Leo--who own a grocery store
at Seventh avenue ana Bromley
street, wv. L. Slaves has filed suit
against the brothers asking damag es
In the sum Of $4,000.
Slaves alleges that he was at
tackled Aug. TO- while passing the
grocery store, and was severely
| beaten. 1t Is set out In the petition
that Leo Pagano appeared in mu-
nicfpal court TO plead guilty to a
charge of assault and battery and to
pay fine. Pagano, it Is averred, alp
peared in the city court to plead be-
fore charges had been filed against
him.
Asks Judgment Against Smith.
John L Huber, Of Chicago. is
plaintiff in suit against @. A.
Smith. city. In which he seeks judg-
ment for s13,234.60. Huber alleges
that Judgment was obtained agains
Smith for this amount in Chicago
1 but that Smith, being a non-resi.
dent and living at the Chicago Ath.
letic Club, has not been served or
| the citation issued on the Judgment
ut is alleged by Huber that the
defendant sold him stock in a stee
company and in addition, he AYERS
he loaned Smith $4,000 on persona
notes.
II Live Stock Suits Started.
Two suits involving the sale o
live stock are included In the filings
r. I. Kilberger asks judgment In tn
sum OF 1894 from w. A. Wicker
sham, alleging that he purchase
from the latter COW, Princes
Lady. which was represented to b
pure bred. but for which the defen
dant has been unable to furnish reg
istration papers.
Tim Ryan claims Of Frank Rick
ert Judgment in the sum Of S165, al
leging that he purchased Of Kicker
a work horse represented to b
sound and capable. The horse prove
to be unsound, he alleges.
Sue on Promissory Notes.
Suing on landlords attachment, I
L. Diller asks Judgment for $3.50
against J. w. Sharp. alleging tina
amount to be due on pYomissor,
note given for rent of a farm.
Mrs. Cynthia Mcknight vs. Ra,
Johnson Is the title Of suit j,
which judgment for 500 is asked o.
promissory note alleging to hav
been executed Oct. 2, 1914.
Judgment for s144.54 is asked Of
a promissory note alleged to hav
been executed at Rhodes, May 2;
last, In a suit filed by W. A.. Old
field against w. S. Nichols.
The Farmers Savings Bank, o
Rhodes, is plaintiff in an action
against G. L. Baker, In which judg
ment for $1,100 Is asked on not
for $1,000, due Nov. 10, 1919, OF
which $1,000 has been paid.
G. II. Hicks and others are de
PENDANTS in a suit filed by the Citi
zens' Lumber Company, in which tn
plaintiff asks the enforcement Of
mechanics lien against the Hick
property for material alleged t,
have been furnished. The amount c
the claim is $7,s4s.53, with a secon
claim Of 1856 for materials fur
nished by the plaintiff,
Four Seek Divorce.
Four suits in divorce are anon
those filed. One, that of Edwin A
Baxter versus Mrs. Ruth Baxter
was filed with stipulation o
agreement as to the custody Of min
or children and alimony attached
BY this stipulation the three Chi
dren, Orv1n, aged 10; Orvetta, age
6. and Ruth. aged 1. are to be lief
with the mother, the father to hav
the right to visit them at reasonobl
times. The defendant agrees to sup
port tho children, the plaintiff hav
ing the right to contribute to thei
care as he may see fit. The defend
ant is to make no claim against tn
plaintiff for house and two lots
Iowa Falls. and the defendant agree
to waive all claims to alimony. TIL
couple was married at Hampton
Oct. 20. 1909.
Mrs. Vera Freiboth. Of Dillon.
plaintiff in an action against Amc
A. F'rsiboth, in which she asks til
custody Of two minor children. Ply
lis Elizabeth. aged 8, and Amos Roo
ney, aged 1; alimony in the sum {
$3.50 month. and an attachmer
against the defendant, in sum sui