Two Railroad Cases

Two railroad cases bave been decided against the railroads in the eirouit court tbis week, by wbich judgements of $1,500 against the Lake Shore and 12,000 against tbe Michigan Central were obtained. The oase of Mrs. Hattie E. Boud vs. The Lake Shore and Michigan Southern took three days to try. Mrs. Bond 's carliage was struck by a Lake Shore train on the Ypsilanti branch, where the State st. road crosses it in Pittsfield and sbe was thrown out, claiming injuries to her spine. The aocident ocourred in 1894. The jury awarded Mis. BoDd ft.öOO, being out only a short time. It is said that the first ballot showed the jury unanimous for a verdict in suius ranging f rom $500 to $6,000. The case of August Mensing vs. the Michigan Central R. R. was tried yesterday. Mr. Mensing lives in Chelsea. In February, 1894, he got off a Central train in Dowagiac, stepping down on a T. rail instead of on the platform, the train having stopped where he conld not alight on the platform. He had a satchel in each hand and as he alighted he fell, rupturing himself. This was the second trial of the case. Tbe jury iu the first trial brought in a verdict of no cause of action, which was set aside on the ground that one of the jurymen in the case bad been heard to say that he wonld not give the plaintifï's attoiney a verdict in any case. Tbe jury in this, the seoond trial, brought in a verdict of $2,000.