Jasper County Democrat, Volume 4, Number 2, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 20 April 1901 — Suit For $5,000 Damages. [ARTICLE]

Suit For $5,000 Damages.

A case was tiled in the circuit court Monday by Vincent Eisle of Carpenter tp. against John Franckowiak. also of Carpenter tp., in which Eisie demands $5.(*00 damages. The complaint alleges that about t» o’clock on the evening of Dec. 22, 1900, just at dusk, the plaintiff with his wife aud children were driving along a public highway in Carpenter tp., when he met defendant coining from an opposite direction and driving some eight or ten head of cattle; that when near plaintiff’s team.defendswung a stick which he carried in his hand and struck one or more of the cattle, which frightened the team and caused them to jump into a ditch at the side of the road, throwing out the occupants, seriously injuring plaintiff’s leg, catibing him to be laid up and unable to attend to his business, etc,, etc., and causing the team to run away and break up the carriage more or less. The family of plaintiff were also bruised up considerably, all of which is alleged to have been due to defendant’s carelessness and negligence to observe proper care to avoid frightening plaintiff's horses. The complaint is in three paragraphs and demands $5,000 damages. Both parties are farmers, residing northwest of Remington.