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Show $18,000 VERDICT FOR DAMAGES IB WRECK First Trial in Numerous Cases Growing Grow-ing Out of the Westfleld Disaster. ELIZABETH, N. J.. May 13. A verdict ver-dict of $18,000 has been rendered by the Jury in the case of Frederick I. Kanen of Plalnfleld against the Central, Cen-tral, railroad of New Jersey for Injuries received by him in the Westfleld dls-. aster on January 27th last. Considerable interest was manifested In the outcome of the case because of ' the fact that, this is the first suit to be tried in court growing out of the Westfleld West-fleld wreck, in which about seventy persons were killed or injured. |