Some Noted Cases

SOME NOTED CASES

Disposed of for This Term in the Circuit Court.

Two railroad cases were discontinued in the circuit court Thursday, being settled out of court. They were the cases of Mrs. Emily P. White and Mrs. Mary Collins Whiting against the Detroit, Grand Rapids and Western road and A. J. Sawyer appeared for the plaintiff in each case. Mrs. White fell in the Detroit depot while alighting from a car aud was severely injured, while Mrs. Whiting took an arm chair near a stove in the work part of a caboose on a mixed train and while the train was switching, she was, in the words of the declaration, "instantly overturned and with great force thrown backwards into the air upon the floor of said car and upon the timber, wood, bars of iron, car links, car pins, coupling pins and other dangerous articles whereby she received sundry wounds, bruises, contusions, congestions, concussions, lacerations and other temporary and permanent injuries to her limbs, body, head and brain."

The celebrated case of John George Reichert vs. John G. Feldkamp and others for $25,000 damages for alienation of affections was continued over the term.

The cases of the Bortles against ex-sheriff Judson for damages for alleged false imprisonment carne up owing to the fact that no security for costs had been filed. Attorney Lehman brought the matter up and Jones called attention to the fact that the judge had not signed the order. Judge Kinne gave the plaintiffs until Monday to file $100 security for costs.

This afternoon Mary E. Dixon was granted a divorce from Clarence B. Dixon, of this city on the ground of cruelty. The custody of the two children was given to the mother. Randall & Jones appeared for the plaintiff and Arthur Brown for the defendant.

The cases on call for tomorrow are Fred Kuebler vs. E. V. Hangsterfer, Peter J. Lehman, admr. vp. The Toledo Ice Co , and Samuel Dett vs. the D. Y. & A. A. R. R. Co.