Evening Republican, Volume 16, Number 125, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 24 May 1912 — $30,000 Judgment Affirmed For Loss of Both Legs. [ARTICLE]

$30,000 Judgment Affirmed For Loss of Both Legs.

Monon News. The Appellate court of Illinois last week handed down a decision in the case of Haines Hackett vs. Indianapolis, Chicago 1 & Louisville Ry„ affirming a decision ot the lower court, •which gave Mr. Hackett a Judgment of $30,000 damages for the loss of bota? legs while in the company’s employ. Haivey E. Wynekoop, attorney for the plaintiff, expressed himself as very sanguine that Mr. Hackett wbuld sooi be in possession of the amount now fixed by two courts.