Inter-Mountain Republican | 1907-05-26 | Page 9 | Asks Large Damages for Personal Injuries

ASKS LARGE DAMAGES FOR PERSONAL INJURIES Ogden May 23 A A suit for OOOO has been commenced against at th the Union Pacific P. Railroad company compan an and I the Ogden Union Depot company compau lJ bj by W. W tl I 1 Wolff of an to l. l Wyo o o hoSt II I person per on Is alleged ed to have ha been damaged dam dam- aged In the above c sum through h the tire negligence ene of oC the tho d defendants Mn Magin- Magin ln- ln iris nis and Corn will tIle file the complaint complain with the county clerk this afternoon Mr Mi r. r on Oil October r 1 13 1906 was wa wasat I at tho the depot waiting r for r an train When lel Union Pacific Xo No o. o 4 pulled pulli-d in lii he ire walked across the lepot platform int intending n in to board It ant and rid lide to Evanston E While hIie hll In the act o of cl crossing track No S-O. i t a fi switch cn engine in with a number of cars cart attached bore down own upon him and before he could escape both buth his legs were severed C and hl his hotly body was otherwise bruised It Is e that the defendant were careless and anti negligent In not providing pro pro- viding tiding suitable protection against the en engine ine and cars calS and that no sl signal nal wt was given n h when 11 th the lie switching crew dashed daull past the tl depot pot entrance Wolff declares that he i is crippled and airl In InJured Injured In- In for life and anti that which j is one on of tho lie lal largest e l sums ever sued for tOI In the tIre district court Is not more than tiran enough lIou h to him for 01 the loss lossI of hl his I leg legs I 4 0