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Show mm ADMITTED i BY IMMSEE Contractor In Answer Toj Damage Suit Places Blame on O'Kane In his answer to the damage suit brought, against him by David Kane. Samuel Porter Woodmansee, a local contractor, admits that he was " somewhat some-what under the Influence of liquor."! on October 7, when his automobile collided with a wagon driven byj O'Kane. He denies that he was speeding or that he operated his au- tomoblle on tho wrong side of thoi street. DISCLAIMS BI4AMXL Woodmansee further' alleges that: O'Kane was responsible tor the ac- cident because "he was driving hlsj wagon in the center of the street In la zig-zag manner." and as the wagon 1 approached the intersection of Grant I avenue and Twenty-sixth street "ln-j j erased Its speed, causing the accl- I dent " Woodmansee also admits that O'Kane suffered injuries and that he j was taken to the Dee hospital where I considerable expenses wen- incurred and explains that he offered O'Kane j S 1 0 0 Q as compensation for all dam-j I ages. He said his offer still stands ' good. O'Kane suffered s fractured skull and lost the hearing of his left ear as a result of the accident I lis wagon wag-on was demolished O'Kane filed suit ' for $10,000 against oodmansco In I the Second district court last week, SEW TBI j DENIED. Wood manse was denied his motion for n hew trial in the CSSi brought against him by Miss Maude Stone who Was awarded $1 000 damages by a I jury in the district court on November I ?6 The motion for a new trial was ; denied by Judge Kimball on Tuesday. Tues-day. 1 51188 Stone suffered Injuries to her I rlpht hit when she was struck by an I automobile operated by Woodmansee I who was alleged to hac been under j the influence of liquor In seeking a I new tri.Tl Woodmansee charged that 1 the damages awarded Mi.s Stone were ) excessive through passion and prejudice. prej-udice. I no |