Salt Lake Tribune | 1900-03-03 | Page 6 | Damage Suit on Trial

DASIAGE SUIT ON TRIAL I I Case of Burgess vs Street Railroad Company The trial of the damage suit of J T Burgess et al heirs of the late Charles J Utirffess vs the Salt Lake City Street Railroad company was begun before I Judge Cherry yesterday without a jury both sides agreeing to the case being 1 tried by I the court Charles HtirgeF was run Into by a f I ¼ car of the defendant company on West Second South opposite tho Cullen hotel on Decembcr t 3SPI and sustained severe se-vere luJiuies 1 to liis left foot and leg I lie alleged tin accident was caused by t the negligence of the companys servants ser-vants In operating the car and he sued to recover SJOOOO damages The case was tried before a jury two years ago and a verdict and Judgment rendered for the plaintiff for 100 On appeal to the Stipn mo court the judgment judg-ment was sot aside and a new trial KiMiilrd on the ground of errors occurring occur-ring at i tho I original I trial The taking of testimony was proceeding proceed-ing whoii court adjourned until this morning I