New Britain herald., 1923-08-10
CLAIMS COMMITTEE
HEARS THREE CASES
Automobile and Two Personal In
iuries Form Damage Claims

At a meeting of the claims COM
inittee held at the city clerks office
last night the claims of Mrs. Anna
Gereni Mrs. Jane Hughes and w. j..
German we're taken up. The case of
Cynthia Bromley, which was sched-
uled to be given hearing at the
meeting last night will be heard at
the next meeting at which time she
will be represented by Pierce and
Pierce of Hartford.
In the case of Mrs. Jane Hughes of
"a Maple street, Mrs. Hughes testi-
ned that on the afternoon of Deem
Der 90, about $50, she was going to
the grocery store proceeding along
the sidewalk on the property of the
Gas company on Cherry street when
she fell and suffered a double frac-
ture OF the right leg Testimony Of
fered by her son and husband were
along the same lines. Mrs Hughes
testified that she did not have the use
of the leg for period of IA weeks
She claimed damages amounting to
s21..70. 1t was voted to conduct fur
ther investigation on the case and to
make a decision at the next meeting
of the claims committee.
Case Of German.
In the case of W. ]. German whose
car was In collision with the car of
Chief Noble last June it was voted
to look up the law governing the case
before making decision. Mr.. Cor
man testified that he was going south
on Stanley street when he heard fire
apparatus coming down the street,
and he pulled to the side of the road |
and allowed the apparatus to pa>s.
When all the apparatus had passed |
he proceeded along Stanley street !
toward East Main and on reaching /
the intersection noticed the Chiefs
car parked on Stanley street, south
of East Main and facing south. At
that time Driver Collins was turning
In an alarm and Mr.. German testified |
that he waited until Collins had
turned In the alarm and went back
and stood by the side of his machine.
He said that he then proceeded
across East Main street on Stanley
going south and the chiefs car then
started to back up swinging east on
East Main street and before he could
avoid 1t the car struck the rear OF
his car. He claimed damages of
1866.
/. Collins testified that after ringing
In the alarm he stood by the side of
the car and seeing that all the ap-
pasatus was on its way to the fire he
got into the machine and started to
back up backing from the right side
Of Stanley street east into East Main
street and that he saw the front of
! car appear directly in back of his
and before he could stop he
had struck the machine. He said that
be had heard no horn and that he
could not positively State that he had
the horn on his machine
Although that is his habit when back
ng up.
Insurance Policy.
1t was brought out during the dis
,ussion that the policy of the insur-
lnce company insured the apparatus
while returning from fires but not
while going to fires, as they took the
tand that the city was not liable for
accidents while going to fire, unless
negligent, and that in the case of !
Collins they ruled that he was on his !
vay to the fire, as he had turned in
he alarm and was then turning G
round prior to proceeding to the fire.
Corporation Counsel Kirkham said I
hat while he could not positively
tzte the law on the case that he was
# the opinion all apparatus had the
light Of way and that other cars
must pull to the side of the road I'M
Il all the apparatus had passed.
Commissioner Keevers of the fire {
oard stated that there was an or /
nance that ruled that all cars should t
.ull to the side of the road while