Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-09-07
SUIT AGAINST new JERSEY
PROFESSOR FOR PERSONAL
INJURIES TO JURY TODAY

Testimony and the arguments Of
the lawyers in the case of Roy
Dreamer of Embden against Samuel
Lott of New Jersey, praying for
damages for injuries received last
September when Dreamer was
knocked down by an automobile
driven by Lott, occupied the entire
day Thursday. Court was adjourned
until $3.50 this morning at which time
Judge Beane will charge the jury and
the case will be given over to them.
Mr.. Creamer had testified on We'd
nesday and so Charles Watson of
Belgrade was called to the stand.
Mr.. Watson stated that he was en-
ployed by the John Arborio Con-
struction Co.. on the state road be-
tween this. city and Belgrade and
at the time of the accident he was
err had been riding.
He said that he brought the truck
to stop at the right hand side of
the road and out Of the path of
other autos as far as possible. He
heard Dreamer ask one Of the foreign
laborers to get him a shovel which
was across the road, but he did not
do so and Creamer started across af-
ter 1t. He had taken a step when
the auto driven by Lott struck him.
Mr.. Watson testified that he saw
Ford car coming toward them,
about $50 or 500 feet away as he
stopped and that when 1t got about
125 feet from the truck the auto
driven by Lott shot past the Ford,
and went by the truck, coming with
in an inch of it. He stated that the
auto was going at 40 or As miles an
hour at the time. that it passed the
Ford. Lott then stopped and took
Creamer to the doctors office.
F.. E. Abbott of Belgrade was next
called. Mr.. Abbott testified that he
was driving his Ford car toward
Augusta just before the accident and
that before coming to the truck he
had seen signs stating that the road
was under construction and that 1t
was passable at the owners risk.
He saw the truck and Mr.. Dreamer
behind 1t before the Lott car passed
him. At the time he was doing
about 20 miles an hour and was on
the right side of the road. When he
was within 125 or $50 feet of the
truck the car driven by Mr.. Lott
passed him. 1t was going about 40
or As miles he thought. He saw
Dreamer step out from behind the
tIuSh CouEu oCt dDOul HAIL tflC
width Of his body, when he fell back
wards. Creamer was thrown about
IS feet from the car. Here the wit
ness drew laugh when in answer
to the question What part of the
car did the plaintiff hit?" he asked,
do you mean what part 6f the car
did the plaintiff hit or what part of
the car hit the plaintiff
DR.. A. H. Sturtevant Of Augusta
was next called to the stand. He re-
membered treating the plaintiff at
the hospital and had been present
at the taking of X-rays of the in
jury. He had set the broken bone
with the assistance of DIR. NJ. A.
Priest and had attended the injured
man during the ten days that he had
been in the hospital He had not
seen the plaintiff after he left the
hospital until Wednesday of this
week. when he examined him and
was present whe X-rays were taken
to determine the progress of the
knitting Of the bone. Both sets of
N-rays were produced and introduce
ed as plaintiffs exhibits and were ex-
planned at some length by DR.. Stur-
tevant for the benefit of the jury.
He also gave a detailed description
Of the work of nature in repairing a
broken bone and stated that the set
ting of the bone was as good as can
be done under the circumstances.
When asked about the probabilities
of the injury permanently bothering
Dreamer he stated that by gradu-
ally working it in. the shoulder
should he all right in about year.
1t would cause some trouble at first
when heavy work was attempted.
DIR. T. II. Spear Of North Arson
who treated Dreamer after he was
discharged from the Augusta Cen