Salt Lake Herald-Republican | 1907-11-05 | Page 5 | Gets $16,500 for His Voice

GETS Si FOR HIS KI VOICE Attorney Alfred S Johnson Is Award Awarded ed Heavy Damages Against Union Pacific Railroad The largest verdict of ot the year In a personal Injury case chae was an award of o made to S 8 Johnson of or Providence R H I by b a Jury In Judge Lewis branch of ot the district court yes yesterday I y which tried his damage suits suit against the Union Pacific railroad Johnson Johnon Is la an attorney and an accompanied by b his wife wile was returning from froni Denver to t Kansas City Sent Sect 19 U While hile near S Kansas Falls Kan the die rails spread and two Pullmans slid down an lin embankment In all passengers were injured but there were no fatalities Johnsons throat was severely cut by glass glas and he asserted that as M a result he has been un unable Unable able lo to practice in the courts c as ps the In Injury Injury injury jury has hM made It impossible for him to speak much above a whisper The case has hM been on trial for tor nearly three weeks and a mass of expert testimony testimony testimony mony has been introduced The jury went out yesterday morning and returned Us Its verdict shortly before 5 i o lock In inthe the aft afternoon afternoon afternoon