Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1921-10-21


day of this week against the Carroll
ton Water, Light and Transit Com
pany. There are two of these suits
and one is brought by Mrs. Mary
Kuhlman for damages, and the other
is brought by William Kuhlman, he.
husband, for damages in connection
with the loss of the services, COM
panionship, and otherwise of his wife
in that she is permanently disabled.
The Courier presents these cases
at length as filed in the Clerks of
fee. Mrs. Kuhlmans case follows
first:
In the Circuit Court of Charlton
County, Missouri, at Keytesville, No
vember term, 1921. Mary Kuhlman,
plaintiff, VS.. Water, Light & Transir
Company, a corporation, defendant.
Plaintiff says: First, that the Wa:
ter, Light and Transit Company, the
above named defendant, is corpora-
tion duly organized and existing un-
der and by virtue of the laws of the
State of Missouri, with its principal
Offices at Carrollton, Missouri, and at
all times and dates hereinafter men
toned, among other things, it main
tanned and operated an electric light
ing system at Carrollton, Missouri,
and owned and maintained certain
Transmission lines running from Car
rollton, Missouri, to other towns in
Carroll and Charlton counties for the
purpose of transmitting, furnishing
and supplying electric current for
lighting and mechanical purposes to
individuals for compensation and hire.
Second. That at all times and
dates hereinafter mentioned the
said defendant owned and maintain
ed a certain transmission line ex-
tending from Carrollton, Missouri, to
Brunswick, Missouri, and from Bruins
wick, Missouri, to Dalton, Missouri,
which passed by the home of plain
tiff's husband, William Kuhlman, over
which it transmitted electric current
to be furnished to individuals, as
aforesaid. That it was the duty of
defendant to furnish said current for
lighting and mechanical purposes and
regulate and control the same so that
the same might be used for said pur-
poses without danger to persons or
destruction to property.
Third. That at all times AMI
dates hereinafter mentioned there
had been installed in plaintiffs said
home certain mechanical appliances
and wires for the purposes of con-
ducting electric current from the
transmission lines owned by defend
ant to plaintiffs home to be used for
lighting and mechanical purposes, a.
aforesaid.
Fourth. That on or about the first
day of July, 1921, defendant, its
agents, servants and employees, care
lessly and negligently caused and per-
mitted excessive quantities of electric
current to pass over said lines lead
ing from their transmission line to
plaintiffs home and over and through
the appliances therein as to do great
and lasting injury to this plaintiff,
IN that because of permitting such
excessive quantities of current to
PASS in and over the wires and
through the appliances and mechani-
cal equipment Heretofore installed in
said house that plaintiff while per-
forming the usual and necessary
duties in said home received a severe
and deadly shock as a result of which
| it became necessary to amputate
plaintiffs left hand just about the
wrist in order to save her life; and
in addition thereto plaintiff received
many serious, painful and dangerous
burns about her shoulders, back and
body as to cause her great and SER
ious suffering and injury. AS a re-
suit of such shock as aforesaid, and
the shock to her nervous system
plaintiffs general health has become
permanently impaired and she viii be
unable to perform the usual and or
binary duties of housewife and will
permanently suffer great pain and
anguish in body and mind.
Fifth, Plaintiff says that because
of the premises and because of the
negligence and carelessness of de-
| fendant, its agents, servants and
employees, as aforesaid, she has beer
permanently injured and damaged il
the sum of Twenty-Five THOUSAND
dollars fs25.O00.00.)
Wherefore. the premises consider.