Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 33, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 16 February 1918 — $10,000 Damage Suit Results In Verdict For Defendant [ARTICLE]

$10,000 Damage Suit Results In Verdict For Defendant

The case of J. D. Law, administrator vs the New York Central railroad company for SIO,OOO damages was tried in the Benton circuit court at Fowler, Thursday, Friday and Saturday of last week and resulted in a verdict in favor of the defendant. The suit is one for damages on account of the killing of P. M. Hoaks on a crossing of the defendant company north of Morocco, at which time his wife and A. M. St. Pierre were also killed.