Evening Republican, Volume 19, Number 240, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 9 October 1915 — DAVID JAMES GETS $2,000 FROM PAN HANDLE [ARTICLE]

DAVID JAMES GETS $2,000 FROM PAN HANDLE

Goodland Maa Injured Last February Gets One-Fifth Sum Sued For— Busy Term Ends. The jury that heard the case of David James, of Goodland, against the Pan Handle railroad arrived at a finding at about 10:30 o’clock Friday night. Judge Hanley did not open his court to receive the verdict but the jury was relieved until this Saturday morning when the decision was reported to the court. James was a laborer and was shoveling coal from a car on the railroad siding at Goodland. The local freight came into town and Switched a cut of cars to the siding. They hit the coal car where James was at work with such force that he was badly injured. Elmore Barce, of Fowler, and Moses Leopold, of Rensselaer, were his attorneys. The jury awarded him $2,000. He had sued for ten thousand. Norris v. Warren. Plaintiffs file written dismissal of appeal and costs taxed to defendant Warren. This was an action by Ella Norris et al to quiet title to two lots in Newton & Clark’s addition to Rensselaer, which resulted in verdict for Marshall L. Warren. This action settles the title in Warren as owner of the lots. Chapman & Blue represented the defendant Warren and W. H. Parkinson the plaintiffs. The case was tried last term of court. Michael v. CaldWell. This case is being heard before a jury today. Michael sued Caldwell on warranty deed on account of ditch assessment on Dexter ditch, which was a lien when deed was made. W. E. Boyle was also made a defendant, Boyle having warranted the title to Caldwell. Boyle then filed cross-complaint against Geo. F. Meyers alleging that Meyers bought the land of him, assuming the ditch assessments and that while Boyle made deed to Caldwell that Meyers was the true owner and that he acted for Meyers. It is a rather complicated matter and will be the last jury case of the term. G. A. Williams appears for Michael and Meyers. A. Halleck and W. H. Parkinson for Boyle and Chapman & Blue for Caldwell.