Norwich bulletin., 1921-11-03
WILL CHARGE JURY IN
 AUTOMOBILE DAMAGE SUIT

Judge George E. Hinman will charge the jury in the superior court here this (Thursday: irSJ ming in the s1,9o0 suit of Mrs. Hattie ". Daboll of Stonington, against Charles E. Davis, a Stonington undertaken, wi4it was or trial WedHes- day.
 Mrs. Iatch brought the suit on the grounds that her automobile had been ran into about 6.45 D. m. on July g, 1918. 9n the 0ld Mystic road by the ma chine of Charles E. Davis, who was driv- ing in a reckless manner and failed 10 give any warning by horn or bell. She sued for damage to the car and for loss of it's use.
 Attorneys John c. Geary and Arthur T. Keefe presented the case for the plaintiff before the ceurt.-snd jury by calling to the stand Mrs. Dabell, who was driving the car, Margaret E. Rathbun and Stella A. Rathbun. The cars were travelling in opposite directions at the time of the accident.
 In opening the case for the defendant, Judge Herbert ". Rathbun called Mir. Davis first to the stand. He testified that he was willing to do as he had agreed, viz; pav for the repairs to the Daboll car, but not anything more. Frank D. Newton testified that he was riding with Mir. Davis at the time of the accident. He first saw the Daboll car about 400 feet off The Davis car was going about l2 miles an hour, the Da- boil car about 30 miles The Davis car
 was on the. right of the road when Da- wis put on his brakes, the car went off 1 to the left of the road and hit the Das i boil car. Later that night the witness
 said he heard a conversation between
 plaintiff and defendant in which Davis ! said he was sorry he was in the wrone | and he would pay for all repairs to ths Dabon car at any garage. Mrs. Da
 bo,l wanted to take 1t to. There was { seccnd conversation to the same ef
 feet about the repair1. the witness said
 and Mrs. Daboll said that was all righ
 and for MT. Davis t to worry about i
 any longer There was no demand 10
 payment for the loss of use of the car
 the witness said.
 Thomas Fox, of Croton. formerly
 patrolma.N in Mystic, testified that responded to a telephone call to so | . the scene of the accident. He said Mir.
 I'abon tod him Mir. Davis had ncte t,1y fair anu had agreed to ray for Td repairs to the car. Mir. Dav's was nc
 there at that time but had gone ic leo fer his dog.
 John F. Moves, a garage man of My : sic testified that the repairs U NJ . Dabolrs ca were made at his Sa-17 ! and that Ire bills of approximately SIS
 " ere pad by Ur. Davis. Larer the lp' . boil car was traded at an allowance ' S45o, which the witness said was 1T - same as if the car had not been in accident.
 . Judge Lorenzo D. Fairbrother, depu !, judge of the Stonington town court te ', tiied to conversation which he heal II between Mrs. Daboll and MT. Davis !. the Davis place of business in which q u demand for s250 was mentioned, but N Davis said he would do what he h. {. agreed to do and nothing more. MI = Daboll said she would bring suit. n The defense rested at 4.o5 o'clock al o the counsel began their arguments. , The following is the jury in the cas
 Horace H. Woodmansee, George s Lori-S. Norwich; Nathan H. Hall, Prf = ton; Charles Beepe, Colchester Fred ;. Fanning. Griswold; Benjamin R. reri o Elmer N. Geer, Fred \. Taylor, Leea l on: John E. Fargo, Bozrah; c. Huntir iTr ton Lathrop, Luther Holton, Franklin 70 Frederick \. Harris, Salem. ', NJ. H. Mover of Hartford Is acting ,r court stenographer.