Jasper County Democrat, Volume 10, Number 1, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 6 April 1907 — VERDICT FOR HEAVY DAMAGES. [ARTICLE]

VERDICT FOR HEAVY DAMAGES.

Chicago Lawyer Obtains Judgment Against Big Four Road For $35,000. Theodore K. Long, a Chicago lawyer, was given judgment for $25,000 against the Big Four railroad in the Newton circuit court this week. He had sued for $50,000. Long was a passenger on a Big Four train that was wrecked at Earl Park in January 1905, and was fastened in the wreckage in such a manner that he could not be extricated for over two hours. He was quite seriously injured and lay there clad only in a night robe with the mercury below zero. The verdict is based largely on the testimony of the section foreman of that division of the road, who testified that the broken rail causing the wreck had been in that condition for nearly a month prior to the accident, and that he had personally notified the company and requested material for making repairs.