Salt Lake Tribune | 1909-01-20 | Page 12 | Verdict for $750 in Smelter Smoke Case

I '! VERDICT FOB SHO II SMELTER mi J. H. Sisaiii "Wins in Suit Against . (lie United States Smelting ! Company. i J. II. Slsam of Blngliairt. whoso suit ll tigalnst tho United States Smelting com-"' com-"' i ! pany has been on trial for a week, was .awarded $750 damages ly the jury which 1 licard tho wise. Tiiosdny afternoon. The t dry re(ulred only u little over an hour , ij To arrive at their verdict. Sir. Slsam had bronchi suit In the sum , inf SI 1,112 against the United Slates Smelting company for damages aliened to havo been done to his crops by smoke coming from the smelter. A your jiko , last November tho case was first tried. find resulted In a verdict for ?KU:'.lfi. I Pome time after this trial, the counsel ! If or the smeller company petitioned for f Wi. now trial on tho ground that the vci-j vci-j diet was greatly In excess of tho damage idono, and was not warranted by tho ovi- denco presented at tlio trial. Judge John j LA.. Marshall, boforo whom the case was . heard, immediately granted tholr petition, and the retrial of the caso was begun a wcpk ago Tuesday. ' ' With the opening of court. Tuesday ! anornlng, throo witnesses were plated on I the stand for tho dofen.se. Their lestl-iTnony lestl-iTnony was short, and the defense rested j mt tho conclusion of their evidence. Arguments Argu-ments wcro made, the jury charged by Uudgo Marshall, and the caso went to the Uury at 3:15 o'clock, they returning with 1 fa. verdict at 4:30.