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Show HEAVY DAMAGES SOUGHT Action in Federal Court Demanding Sum of S30.000. An action was begun In the Federal court Tuesday by Wlllard Hutchlngo agutnst the Ohio Copper company for tho purposo of obtaining ob-taining damaccs for porsonal Injuries In tho amount of ?30,000. Tho Injuries, lt Is alleged, were received on Juno 13. 1D0J, while tho plaintiff was running a drift on tho 300-foot level of tho defendant company's mine at Dlncham. It Is claimed that tho fnco of tho drift wan In a soft formation and by renion of Its not being properly timbered, a large amount of earth nnd rock foil on plaintiff and resulted In tho breaking of both of his lees, ono rib and otherwise badly bruising his body, face, head nnd lips. As a result of these Injuries It Is claimed that plaintiff ban since been unablo to walk: that he lu crippled for llfo. and If ho Is ver able to move about tt will be with tho aid of crutches. |