Salt Lake Tribune | 1909-11-14 | Page 4 | Alice E. Beckstead Sues for $20,000 Damages

ALICE B. BECKSTBAD SUBS FOR $20,000 DAMAGES An action lo recover $20,000 damages for tlio death of lior husband wns be-cun be-cun in the United States district court. Saturday by Mrs. Alico B. Bccksload against the Gil.sou Aaphnltum company. Mr. Beckstead is tho widow of Mail rice Beckstead, and tho administrator adminis-trator of his estate. According to the allegations contained in tho complaint, Beckstead, on Juno 25, 11)09. Vv'hilo at work in tho Dragon mi no, in Uintah county, was bo severely injured that he died within two days. Tho complaint. Hots torl.li that Beck stead was driving a heavily-loaded cur of ore, and that ho attempted to slop the car on nn incline in order that ho might open a door in a tnnnol to permit per-mit the car to pass through. Tho door swung inward. The car, not being provided pro-vided with brakes, failed to remain stationary sta-tionary where Beckstead had stopped it. but; ran down upon him. squeezing him against tho door and fatally injuring him. ; Tho plaintiff says that tho company was negligent: in that; it provided do-fectivo do-fectivo machinery, and alsoi that its door swung inward and not- outward. There is ono child, a daughter 1 j-car old, named Oral Beckstead. .