Salt Lake Tribune | 1908-08-21 | Page 8 | Mrs. Schuyler Gets Verdict for $9000

It 1 1 MRS. SCHUYLER GETS ji'lf . VERDICT FOR $9000 Mi' Special to The Tribune, 'if' I OGDENT, Aug. 20. After a hotly-con- y : tested legal battle lasting since last Mon- day, tho jury hearing tho case of Mary :H. j K. Schuyler against the Southern Pacirtc ! ' ; Railroad company returned a verdict for -. Sf'000 In favor of the plaintiff In the Dis- f, ) : trict court Thursday afternoon. J 4 J ; Tho action was brought by Mrs. Schuv- i (- lor to recover damages in tho sum of I' i S50.000 for the death of her husband, I i, Charles A. Schuyler, who was killed In fU J .' the Gartney wreck January 14. 1007. Jr !"i ' Schuyler, at the time he met his death. H : I wis vorklng as a government mall clerk. I ; After the close of tho testimony Intro- , duced by the plaintiff, the attornevs for I: i 'he company asked tho court for a non- V flt. claiming that Schuyler, at the time ' ;i be was killed, was not actually employed. 1 f, . but was on his way to his home to at- -j r : tend tho funeral of ono of his children, a ( After taking the matter under con- j - j, ideratlon, the court announced Thurs- t' ', , ny that the motion for a nonsuit had b. heen refused and the trial of tho case It ,n was proceeded with.