Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 302, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 27 December 1917 — Awarded $20,000 For Legs Lott In Monon Accident [ARTICLE]

Awarded $20,000 For Legs Lott In Monon Accident

Lafayette, Ind., Dec. 26.—R. Scott Bassham, 45 years old, whose legs were severed May 3, 1915, in the Monon Railway yards here while he was serving the company as a car nspector, and who sued the company for SIOO,OOO damages, was today awarded $20,000 in court here. The trial lasted a week and was before .Fudge Gregory. Bassham was uncoupling an air hose when the engine started up and the cars passed over his legs.