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Suits Against City

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Parent Issue
Day
16
Month
December
Year
1898
Copyright
Public Domain
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SUITS AGAINST CITY

Two of Them in the Circuit Court Wednesday.

COREY CASE ADJOURNED

A Sidewalk Damage Suit Is Now on Trial.

The Lake Shore Railroad Settles for the Loss of a Case of Wine Which Has Cost Them Very Dear.--Other Suits in the Circuit.

The city has two cases against it for damages for injuries received from falling on detective or icy sidewalks, both of which came up in the circuit court Wednesday. The first case was that of Miss Matie E. Corey vs. the city, for injuries received from falling on an icy sidewalk, between Fifth and Division st. In this case, it was stated that Miss Corey was to be brought into the court room on a bed to testify as to her injuries. Naturally enough the city attorney was opposed to this sort of a dramatic scene before a susceptible jury, and endeavored to secure an adjournment of the case. This adjournment was not granted early in the term but this morning the case was put over the term on a renewal of Mr. Butterfield's motion accompanied by affidavits tending to show that Mrs. Mary Bliss, of William st., was a material witness and that it would be dangerous to her health to testify at this term of court. The plaintiff's attorneys attempted to go behind the affidavits, but after considerable argument, the court decided to put the case over the term on the city's paying $5 term fee.

The second case is now on trial. It is a claim by Nicholas Miller for injuries received by falling on Miller ave., between Ashley and First sts., about two years ago. The sidewalk here was a tar walk and had been badly broken and he slipped off at one broken spot and broke his leg and sustained other injuries which laid him up for some time. John F. Lawrence is assisting the city attorney in defending the case, while Lehman Bros & Stivers appear for the plaintiff. The case promises to be a hard fought one.

The case of Peter J. Lehman vs. the Lake Shore and Michigan Southern R. B. was settled out of court. The suit was over a case of wine which County Treasurer Rehfuss shipped Peter J. Lehman from Manchester, but which never reached him. The case was tried in justice court and $24 awarded the plaintiff. The road appealed to the circuit, paid up the costs in justice court amounting to about $12 and had several times adjourned the case in the circuit paying $40 term fees in doing so, besides the expense of witnesses. It was a dear case of wine for the road.

The case of Archie Rupert vs. William Warren was called today and the plaintiff not appearing a non-suit was entered with costs against the plaintiff.

The somewhat long drawn out damage case of Sprague vs. Dusbibber, over damages growing out of the building of a line fence, was submitted to the jury at two o'clock this afternoon.