The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1922-04-10
mo DAMAGE ACTION Is AFrnH.
NArK or FATAL COLLISION ON
NBnrS CEossrNa IN 1915
GEEK PAY1GNr OF DANA9s JUDO
MENTS RENDERED AGAINST
STREET OAR COMPANY
YIArNTuT CITES PACT P6NFSa
PAID JUDGMENT FOR pEMoL-
1SRrNo TRACTION CAR

-ne rsnrsytvanta Railroad company
ra. ~ 4. defendant In a suit Ned sat
urdsr IN the ofrlce OF Clerk OF Courts
Tmhoy a. 81 Clairsvills. Ohio. in when
the Wheeling Traction company sues
for sums 90 money sgEregat!nS SSN.e"'.
with interest O. various portions ot
this sum from dates specified IN tho
petition.
The suit Is an aftermath 81 To- ta'a.
collision a. MertZ crossing between
Rridsepcrt and Re>Iatr.. The e'"nlnE OF
February g. 1915. IN which a F"nnSy
locomotive demolished Eetla'CH CIV
tsicn street car o. ;hs Wheeling !"aC
ton company. resulting fatally q w
c. Stewart. prom!ner' eH1fn~' Na,'
manufacturer. and NNtNrr1an James n
xxx ard the severe injury ~ several
passengers m ;h~ street ca. The rae
TO, com7arv Is trying To reN"'s- from
The railroad thA amount ~ judgments
rardA~od against a because ~ mess
fatalities and injuries. n The ''uc"'"s
amounts. Nth !rtsrss:. as follows:
On s,c.t5s.SS from ma lss day or
E.nrua-v. ,9li. IN SIp.iS;.il from the
18th dAy Of August. l2iS. on HH"fe>
from the Goth da! ~ N"'~moe ISI''
On Sc.0o7 from January 20. l9l?: on
s,n4tc FROM No,erlber -. 1912 on
3iSS5ls from November "a. 1912. m
S1IGS6.rT from Npr!, - 1919: on ts@S'-
So from, November 70. 1919. and on VIC
6lnSc from November 10. 1879.
Petition alleges that pls!n''7 -
corporation O. Wc>. Virginia and de'en'
dant 4 corporation Of fennsEIfanh
That IN FEBRUARY 5. 1875 10 Janusr!
|. ialS defendant operated line O.,
railroad known as the Cleveland ana
Pittsburgh Railroad extending In part
from bridgeport 10 Sel!atre Aha'
PLAINTIFF operated an electric street ra't-
wav along II. pubic Highway ~nich
crossed defendants tracks at crossing
knorn as the Mertz or Eirervte~ cross
Ing.
Tn. retitIon further alleges that on
February 8. 1915. at 80 N the evening
defendant propelled an engine sou'H
vardly along said track at speed OF
abcu. 65 miles per hour and struck
car o. r!Aintin. demol!shinG the car,
That on February s, 1918. piaintiU
commenced action against defenoanc
for damages done SAID street car and a.
thu sc7ing term OF court. l9-l. platinum
recovered Judgment against defendant'
I, also alleges thac one passenStr'
" G Stewart. was In car At the utne
o. n. accident and died from the s-
fectS thereof ana taat ANNA 10 $3.50 -
.xecutriX Of his estate obtained JadS
men, against the traction company TOT
$1,000 and costs al the sprinS term OF
court. 1915. That on December ?. i9Io'
rlaint.r ASKED defendant. the PennsEl-
varIa Company. 10 take part OF inc
Traction company IN said suit and tnd'
defendant refused 10 do 50.
I. ia further stated IN the petttlon
that on account OF said accident. VIM
T. Hughes recovered judgment against
the plaintiff at the fall term OF court.
1917. In tho sum OF $4,000 and that
Celeste {. King administrator OF James
N. Kinz. at the spring term or court
La 1915. recovered judgment FOR $Sou".
other judgments were obtained At diu-
erent times BY Ray Mcpherson IN the
sum OF scnsT; August Buches In the
sur, Of slSS5lS. Including costs and IN
te-est; Louis Ruchse in two suits one
Tor IN. logs 81 the services ~ his wfe
and one for personal injuries. recovered
Judgment In the sum OF sll.o"o: ami
mat said plaintiff besides the judS-
m.nts already named and the costs
thereof ras had expenses 81 $P'ole'SE
In connection with said accident
Attorneys Gordon d. Kinder NJ war
tins Ferry. and t.-sktr-. Ea.mer Curi
represent the plaintiff