Evening Republican, Volume 22, Number 90, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 17 April 1919 — $3500 DAMAGES AWARDED IN RAILROAD DAMAGE CASE [ARTICLE]

$3500 DAMAGES AWARDED IN RAILROAD DAMAGE CASE

The suit for damages brought by Joseph D. Law administrator vs New York Central Railroad company, on account of the death of Mrs- Hoaks in a crossing accident, north of Morocco, was tried in Fowler last week, the case going to the-jury on Monday. The jury, early Tuesday morning brought in a verdict in favor of the plaintiff in the sum of $3500. This is one of the cases brought by Attorney John A. Dunlap, of this city, and M. E. Graves, of Morocco, in connection with the accident referred to in which three persons lost their lives. In one of the other cases tried here, a verdict was given for $3,750. One of the other cases has been appealed to the supreme court.