The Columbia evening Missourian., 1921-04-02
CLARK'S SUITS
LARGEST EVER
BROUGHTHERE
Few Damage Cases Have Been
Tried in Last 25 Years
Some Have Humor-
ous Twist.
WAsHwoMAN WON $4,000
Gets Money From St. Louis
Transit Company-Coes
Back to Tub and
dashboard.

The two salts filed by Prof. George L.
Clark. formerly Of the law faculty, against
President A. Ross Iffl. Of the University,
for $4,000. and against the members OF
the law faculty for a like sum. viii go
on record as being the two largest damage
suits fled in Boone Count 10 date. In
locking over the records in the circuit
clerks Office it is found that few i'm
poriani damage suits have been tried IN
the last twenty-five years.
In 1904 Columbia Witnessed trial that
undoubtedly caused more excitement and
comment than any damage suit ever tried
before a Boone County court. The case
vas thaf Of Rose Chlanda, a woman Of
Bohtmian descent, living in ST. Louis,
against the St. Louis Transit Company.
In the petition filed, Miss Chlanda asked
for $4,000 damages for injuries received
in street car accident.
The case first came up in St. Louis
court but was brought to Columbia on
a chance Of venue. Owing to the humor-
Gus testimony Of some Of the plaintiff 5
witnesses. and the true Bohemian style
Of their clothes, the trial attracted great
deal Of attention. The ST. Louis news
papers sent correspondents 10 Columbia
to cover the proceedings aud each day
the court room was packed. After testi-
mony that lasted for about week. YER
dict was given in favor of the plaintiff,
allowing $4,000 damages. When the YER
dict was read, Miss Chlanda, almost ex-
hausied from the length Of the trial. col
lapsed. After the judgement had been
given. photographer was sent to St.
Louis with Instructions to get pictures Of
Miss Chlanda to how whether she was
spending the money allowed in cOnser-
yaiive manner. The photographer returned
with several pictures showing the happy
woman in action getting out her daily
washing was her means Of liveli-
hood
Another damage suit that attracted a
great deal Of attention was that Of W. r.
Wright, who sued his step-mother. Anna
Wright. for 5000 for slandering his
character. In the petition filed, Wright
claimed that while attending the funeral
the lafe Judge H. 7. Wright. the husband
Of Anna Wright and the father Of the
plaintiff. and while standing near the
body Of her late husband when il was
about 10 be lowered inio the grave, the
defendant accused him Of stealing his
fathers horse. in words that could be
heard by the other people attending the
burial The jury. after hearing the case
in the Boone County Circuit Court, re-
turned a verdict that gave Wright $500
damages.
In 1915 Mrs. Joella Woods Of Sturgeon
sued Mrs, Ella Seymour Of that town for
$4,000 damages for alternating her hus-
bands affections. The petition filed by
Mrs. Woods shows that her husband was
the administrator Of Mrs. Seymour's late
husbands estate and charged that in the
handling Of the estate a love affair de-
yeioped between the two The case was
tried in the Circuit Court in Columbia
and was attended by about half the pou-
laticn Of Sturgeon. The jury finally re-
turned a verdict in favor Of Mrs. Woods.
allowing her $1,000 damages.