Salt Lake Herald-Republican | 1918-05-26 | Page 26 | Release Given While Insane, Court is Told

Relea e Given While Insane Court Is Told Toki Charging that he had been co coerced coerced coerced co- co into signing papers which he ho would not have signed had ho been In good health and in sound mental mental mental men men- tal condition John Westerman Vesterman is the plaintiff in a suit filed against the Martin Coal company In the Third district court According to the testimony brou brought ht out at the trial Westerman Vester Wester- Vesterman man W was Ws s employed by the coal company to tako take care of ot some somo horses which the thc owners are arc al alleged alleged al- al to have known to be wild and dangerous but kept that fact from Westerman esterman According to the testimony when tho the horses were brought to town the they tipped tippe the rig riE over on the way Westerman Yester Wester- man was vas kicked by one of ot tho the horses the Injury ultimately re resulting re- re suiting in his being being- rendered in insane insane in- in sane it is alleged Without his knowledge It is alleged ed the in injured injured injured in- in man was rushed to the L. L D. D S. S hospital and later sent to the Insane asylum where he remained for some time On tho the day that he was re released released released re- re leased from that institution Westerman Westerman West est esterman erman according according- to th the complaint was coerced by the defendant Into signing feigning a release absolving the coal company compan from all blame in inconsideration inconsideration inconsideration consideration of oC the sum of oC 1270 A week later It Is said by Dr Hummer the man was entirely Insane Westerman has now re recovered recovered recovered re- re covered and Is bringing this action against the c coal al company compan for damages