Settled Out of Court
It was reported to Judge Webb by
Attorney Charles E. Searls. counsel
for the plaintiff in the case of J. Carl
Witter of Danielson vs William C. j
Reist of York. Pa., assigned for trial
this week, had been settled out of j
court It is understood that the set- j
Dement in this case was in favor of
the plaintiff, he having claimed com
missions which he would have earned
had he carried out a plan agreed upon
to sell a farm near Elmvllle for the
defendant.
Damage Cate Non-Suited
The case o? Joseph Keeley against
the Town of Eastford for llo.ObO dam
ages the hearing of which was begun
m Superior Court here last Wednes
day was non-suited after the evidence
of the plaintiff had been introduced.
The action grew out of an accident
In May 1914 when the plaintiff was
thrown out of a buggy and lost an ear !
and sustained other Injuries. The
horae, driven by a friend of the plain
tiff, became frightened at a steam
road roller on the highway’ near
Phoenixville which was being repaired
by the state. On cross examination
the driver of the horse admitted that
he passed the roller in the morning
and that his horse became frightened
and that he got out and led it by the
obstruction. He also s’ated that on
his return he might have gone by a
different route and that he took a
chance, thinking that the horse on the
homeward trip would pass the roller
without difficulty.
The motion to non-suit was granted
on the groun dthat the plaintiff had
not exercised due care.
SERIOUS CUT
Mrs. Harriet Shippee. 4." years ola.
