Salt Lake Telegram | 1921-02-06 | Page 17 | Company to Pay for Injury to Child at Play

COMPAHY TO PAY FOR INJURY TO CHILDAT PLAY Damage Suit in -Scvier-!ciunty Kesults in Award of $5.ooo to Hoy Hurt on Beet i Dump of Sugar Factory In th- di-itrict court at Richfield Rich-field yesterday an award was given in favor of a lfi-year-oid boy ramed l'ayne, allowing him $!.'. 000 for injuries received while p!aiig on a beet dump belonging X The L'tah-Idaho Sugar company. Judge l. N. Straup and Cat! Uadger, uttornevn for tiie nuuar company, and A. A. U. Irvine and S. I. Thurman. who represented the plaintiff in the case, returned home from Richfield yesterday, where they were engaged in the hearing of the cajte, which was had before Judge Krickson. The cafe in a novel one in l'tah in that the tmy was not an employ if the ts n gar company, but wan a trespasser. He sought lo recover by his Kitardian from the m:gar company en The plea that the migar company had constructed such an attractive place to play, that it lured children. The loy. while playing c-n the the dum;i. caucht hoid of a wire rope, which came In contact wii li an electric wire, resulting in serious injury to the lad. The verdict the largest award ever made in Sevier county in a pr'nal damage suit.