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Show VERDICT FAVO R S THEPLA1NT1FF After five days of technical and tlreporne testimony in the Georpe Geanakaules personal damage suit asainKt th linlon. Portland CVment company the jury of the District court late yesterday afternoon rendered a verdict, plvlnp the plaintiff the 9nm of $900. GeanaUauls had asked the court for $3,000 because of Injuries Ttcelved while In the cement company's com-pany's employ. Tbe ca waa a rattier singular one The plaintiff claimed that about a yar ago while walking In the yard of tbo company's plant, he strayed off the regular path leading to tho point lie wag about to visit and In doing walked Into a bed of hot ashes -"fcbicb. so badly burned hlra that h; "HI nuffered from tho accident He fcvc-rred that be could not distinguish beuin the hot ahes and cold afihoa unUl it was too late and that the company had not provided sufficient precautions to prevent mich a ml-'ftkc ml-'ftkc tflin,. made. On the other hand tae dofn ciaimod ordnary pru. oenrve on ,ho Vlirt of th(k pnipoyo would have prevented the accident as tne most casual observer should have ,yn abl U distinguish the hot ashos from cold ones. |