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NEBRASKA BANK RECEIVER SUES MERIDEN WOMAN Local Auto Fatality and Injury Suit In Superior Court New Haven, Sept. 6. (Special) Damages amounting to $600 are sought from Flora Bradley of Los Angeles, Cal., and Meriden in suit filed in the Superior court here by E. H. Luikart of Blair, Nebraska, receiver for the State Bank in that town. The receiver claims that the woman as holder of nearly five shares of common stock of the bank was liable for double the value of the stock. since the bank failed in 1917 and was unable to meet current obligations. The bank closed December 17. 1927. Williams Seeks $10,000 Claiming to have been disabled from injuries received in an acident which occurred on Grove street, near West Main street in Meriden on January 7, when he was struck by an automobile operated by Winifred Young and owned by Harriet M. Young, both of Middletown, David Williams of Meriden, has filed suit for damages amounting to $10,000 in an action returned to the Superor court for the September term. Williams alleges that he was crossing Grove street and had about reached the opposite curb stone when machine driven by Winifred Young struck him. He states that he was knocked a considerable distance by the impact and received fractured nose, deep lacerations about the head and body, and abrasions about both legs. Two Ask $12.500 An accident on the Milldale road in Meriden on June 24. is the basis of two damage actions aggregating $12,500 filed by Lillian Runge and Nelson H. Andrews, both of Meriden. against Nunzio Gugliotti, of Southington. The woman asks damages of $7,500 alleging that she suffered serious abrasions and bruises about the head and body in a collision which involved machine she was riding in and car driven by Gugliotti Andrews asks $5,000. claiming that he received a serious back injury in the crash. Both plaintiffs allege that the Southington man operated his machine at a high rate of speed and failed to slow down when approaching the car in which they were passengers. Auto Death Action The death of Jacob DeBoo of MerIden, from injuries received when struck by an automobile on South Broad street, near the Watrous Farm, is the basis of an action for damages amounting to $10,000 sought by Amanda DeBoo, administratrix, of the dead man's estate, from Louis Agli, also of Meriden. DeBoo Was crossing South Broad street when the machine driven by Agli, struck him. DeBoo received a fractured skull and serious internal injuries which resulted in his death several hours later at the Meriden hospital. Agli is charged in the writ with gross negligence and failure to have his brakes in proper repair. Injured when struck by a machine at Hanover and South Grove streets on March 10, R. Harold Ganner, of Meriden, seeks damages amounting to $3,000 from Harriet R. Forbes. of Meriden. Ganner claims that he is suffering with constant headaches and dizzy spells as the result of the injuries received in the accident.