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MANY ACCIDENT SUITS IN LAST CASES FILED
Walter Schmitt Defendant In Action For $16,242 For Death Of Geo. Koehler; 120 Suits Two Days.
Automobile crashes awoke echoes in district court actions as damage and personal injury suits based on motor accidents poured into the district court hopper for the March term the last day of filing passed Saturday. Nearly 120 aggrieved persons "took to court in Linn county during closing filing for the district court term Friday and Saturday. Between sixand seventy petitions stacked up the office the clerk the district on the last day of filing Saturday about fifty went under the filing stamp Friday. suit claim of $16.filed against Walter Schmitt, 34, whose car struck and fatally injured George Koehler, 75, on the evening Dec. near the Penick and Ford plant in First street SW, where Koehler was employed as chemist. The action brought by Val Barta the Koehler's Schmitt guilty before Judge Atherton B. Clark in district court Jan. 28 on charge of leaving the place accident without Koehler dent. He was fined $500 and costs and given indeterminate suspended sentence not exceed two years Fort Madison state penitentiary Judge Clark Friday The sentence suspended on good and on recommendation of Mr. Koehler's relatives and County Attorney Carl Hendrickson.
$5,250 Damages.
Laura Shannon's personal injury plea against Leonard Brennemann for seeks judgment of The petition sets injuries received by the plaintiff when struck by car driven by Brennemann at First avenue Thirteenth street Jan. 28 George Rau lists bruises and cuts and injury to his chest and side in demanding judgment Christian SchamberThe petition avers that Rau was struck by car owned by Christian Schamberger and operated Chris First avenue and Marcella Pechar's father. John Pechar. has institued his daughter's action for $5,000 damages against Charles Raymond. whose said have struck her at Twelfth avenue and Sixteenth street SE last Axline on the defending end of two damage and personal jury suits totaling and brought by Frank Davidson, by his next friend. Betty Nixon: and by Betty Nixon for herself. The cause founded on an automobile crash Third avenue Second street Jan. 18, involving cars operated by Axline and Harry Nixon. Davidand Betty Nixon, 235 for personal injuries and the Nixon action includes an signed claim of Harry Nixon for $50 car damage. George Stefan wants 88 against Clarence Rohrbacher and Clarence Rohrbacher result collision of Stefan and Mrs. Rohrbacher Eighteenth street and Sixth avenue SE last Oct. 29. He lists injuries at $200 and car damage Another action Andrew Haddy Thomas Haddy has arisen result collision of cars by Raymond Black and Andrew Haddy at Tenth avenue SE last Black on damage. Actions passengers in the Black car were also filed against the Haddys Saturday Many other cases sprang from notes, and Johnson asks $120.30 judgment against and Whitney, contractors, in alleged oral agreement regarding stone quarry the defendants opened on Johnson's Thomas Humphrey as trustee seeking $3,000 decree against the Peoria Life Insurance company on an claim by Paul Witzigman, the William Witzigman Yeisley claims $250 against the Cedar Rapids Investment Yeisley alleges an automobile he bought by payment of $250 lien and $50 the owner's equity taken from him as stolen Oscar Washburn asks damages of $500 against Delbert Auten result car crash at Fourth Sixteenth street SE last
Bank Receiver Sues. L. A. Andrew, state banking superintendent, bank receiver, requesting number of judgments notes. As receiver of the Linn County Savings bank at Center Point, he asks decrees in promissory note action against Ritze W. Ritze for $600; Ritze for for $40 $324.33. As receiver of the Kenwood Savings bank he seeks judgments on notes against Helm for Arthur Fox for total of Ezra Helm Amelia Helm for $500; and Helm and Ezra Helm for $300. ceiver of the Corn Belt Savings bank seeks judgment on note against Sarah Braverman and asks that be established as lien against certain securities. Other note cases and judgments asked Allen Brothers against George Oxley Ruth OxHunting Lumber company against Hawkeye Casket company. $395.36 and and Butler against Clifford Doe, $245. Hurnevich Brothers, Bernard Hurnevich and Peter Hurnevich judgment of $180 against A. Dedek and Frances Dedek on an alleged protested check.
Account Actions Filed. Several types of account actions George Rose Ethel Rose of Springville are suing Lemuel Hunt for $1,500 alleged to be due in return for room, board. and care for Hunt and his sister REAL Nov. 1929, Nov. 1930. The Superior Insurance company asks $122.14 from Stephen George T. Hedges, President Pazdera, as the balance of an agent's Harry T. Hedges, Vice-President. Mabel McLain and Frances Frank Buser, Vice-President. Wright have brought claims Herace G. Hedges, Vice-Pres. against D. Menear for $234 and $100 respectively; and Smith Paul N. Clark, has brought suit for $100 against the Kaybee Stores for alleged colOther account actions filed and judgments sought Williams company against the American company and Richard Lord, General Tire and Rubber company against Thomas Sales corporation, The Acme Rubber Manufacturing company against Charles Newell as Newell Construction and Machinery company, $240.08. Galen Finnegan doing business as the Super Service Oil company against Thomas Sales corporation, H. against Nellie Cusack, $125. A defendant's appeal has brought a case involving in account and contract court to the court. The plaintiff Bass. assignee of the BeckleyRalston Radio company, was granted judgment Jan. 28 by Justice Main the defendant. Donnelly, Lynch, derson and Lynch ask judgment of $200 on account against Gale Coyne legal services. Several based on cruel and inhuman treatment Margaret Parson against Harvey Glenn Parson; Edna Ann McCoy against John McCoy; Theresa Hester against Ambrose Hester; and Howard against Ray Howard.
