Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-01-11
LOCAL CASES IN
CIRCUIT COURT
Judge Lloyd and Jury Settle
Many Suits in Trials at
New Brunswick.

BY stan Correspondent.
NEW BRUNSWICK, Jan. IL
Several circuit court cases have been
settled in trials before Judge Frank
II. Lloyd yesterday afternoon ana
ithfs morning.
A judgment for the -p!alntin,
amount not announced. was re-
turned by a jury this morning IN
the case of Reder Brothers. Inc. Oh
Perth Amboy VS.. the Mack Internal
tional Motor Corporation. Edmund
A. HAYES represented the plaintiff
and James r. Nugent the defendant.
The suit was the result of alleged
excessive, charges made by the mo-
tor company on truck OF Reder
Brothers, which they were repairing.
The plaintiff claimed the truck was
turned over to the Mack concern Tor
repairs with the understanding that
the cost was not to exceed SfUO.
When the truck had been repaired
a bill for $1,000 was charged to tie
Reder Brothers Company. an item
lied bill being presented. The Mack
company claimed that their instruc-
tions were to put the car in frst
class condition, regardless OF cost.
An offer of $500 for the work was
made by Reder Brothers and re-
fused.
No cause for action was found
here yesterday before Judge Lloyd
in the damage suit of Harry l..
Wolff. of Perth Amboy VS.. Harry
Cohen. also of tnat city. for alleged
permanent injuries, doctors bills
and damage to clothing. Wight.
Wight and Golenbock represented
the plaintiff and Jacob S. Karkus
the defendant. According to the
plaintiff, Cohen. who has been en-
gagged to 20 some painting for the
Maple Realty Company. of which
Wolf is president, got into an argu-
ment over the payment of a note
while the two men were riding out
iAmboy avenue IN VOLTS car on Sept
II last. The plaintiff claimed he
ordered Cohen out of the car ana
that. when the defendant did get out
he threw a can of paint at him.
which dislocated his left shoulder
and ruined his suit. Cohen admit
ted an argument. but said Wolt
had seized the can of paint and was
going to throw it from the car be-
fore Cohen could get out. Cohen
said he tried to grab it from Wolf.
who jerked his arm back, striking
his shoulder and spilling the paint
on himself
The case of Walter A. Ryerson. of
Morgan. VS.. the First National
bank of South Amboy. was discon-
tinued by agreement yesterday af-
ternoon after Judge Lloyd had
called the two counsels together in
the midst OF the trial. Judge Lloyd
announced that it was matter for
ohancery Ryerson sued the bank
for money which he had deposited
there, but which according to the
evidence, his wife had drawn out by
means of forged checks. unknown
to him. The wife admitted signing
twenty-nine of the thirty three
checks drawn on Ryerson's account
but explained that she had drawn
out the money to be used in their
business at Morgan. where they
keep a small store. Ryerson's ac-
count in the bank had been. over
drawn s2s.77. the cashier. Richard
c. Stephenson. testified.
A judgment for $14.0l7.49 for
money owed the plaintiff was given
in the circuit court here yesterday
in the case of Miller. Bergen &
Welsh VS.. Mueller Ecclesiastical Art
Works. John A .Coan represented
the plaintiff and Stickel & Naugh-
right the defendant.
The cases of John Modzies. Mary
anna Modzies and John Czech. all
of Fords, VS.. Max Quit. of Perth
Amboy, for damages resulting from
injuries received by the plaintiffs in
an automobile accident occurring
on August 1. 1919, near Fords. were
started late this morning before
Judge. Lloyd and a jury. The de-
fendant had invited the plaintiffs to
take 9 ride with him and while
turning euf to pass another car. was
struck by an oncoming car and
thrown in a ditch. The guests of
Quit are suing him for injuries sus-
tanned