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August 23, 1921
Pueblo Chieftain
Pueblo, Pueblo County, Colorado
What is this article about?
A. Fuschino sues Arkansas Valley Railway for $65,000 in damages after a June 3, 1921 flood washed negligently placed poles into his Union Avenue grocery store, destroying the $20,000 building and $45,000 in contents.
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DAMAGES IN $65,000 ASKED OF TRACTION CO. BY A. FUSCHINO
Another flood effects suit, and one quite out of the ordinary, was yesterday filed in the district court.
'A. Fuschino vs. The Arkansas Valley Railway, Light and Power company,' is the title of the action, wherein the total sum of $65,000 in the form of a judgment is asked.
Plaintiff alleges that he was the owner of a brick building 50 by 100 feet in dimensions, located on a plot of ground described by metes and bounds, which is just south of the Arkansas river and Missouri Pacific railway main tracks on Union avenue, and north of a switch track of the same company.
This building, plaintiff alleges, was used as a wholesale and retail grocery; that prior to June 3, 1921, defendant corporation carelessly and negligently, without consent of the owner of the property, placed a pile of poles used for carrying electric wires, close to said building 6 feet high and 50 feet in width, in such careless and negligent manner that on the night of June 3, 1921, the flood washed said poles against said building and caused it and its contents to be totally destroyed and washed away.
Plaintiff sets forth in his complaint that he occupied said building for a period of ten years, that the building was worth the sum of $20,000, and the goods therein $45,000.
Another flood effects suit, and one quite out of the ordinary, was yesterday filed in the district court.
'A. Fuschino vs. The Arkansas Valley Railway, Light and Power company,' is the title of the action, wherein the total sum of $65,000 in the form of a judgment is asked.
Plaintiff alleges that he was the owner of a brick building 50 by 100 feet in dimensions, located on a plot of ground described by metes and bounds, which is just south of the Arkansas river and Missouri Pacific railway main tracks on Union avenue, and north of a switch track of the same company.
This building, plaintiff alleges, was used as a wholesale and retail grocery; that prior to June 3, 1921, defendant corporation carelessly and negligently, without consent of the owner of the property, placed a pile of poles used for carrying electric wires, close to said building 6 feet high and 50 feet in width, in such careless and negligent manner that on the night of June 3, 1921, the flood washed said poles against said building and caused it and its contents to be totally destroyed and washed away.
Plaintiff sets forth in his complaint that he occupied said building for a period of ten years, that the building was worth the sum of $20,000, and the goods therein $45,000.
What sub-type of article is it?
Disaster
What themes does it cover?
Catastrophe
Justice
Misfortune
What keywords are associated?
Flood Damage
Lawsuit
Grocery Store Destruction
Negligent Poles
1921 Flood
What entities or persons were involved?
A. Fuschino
Arkansas Valley Railway, Light And Power Company
Where did it happen?
Union Avenue, South Of The Arkansas River And Missouri Pacific Railway Main Tracks
Story Details
Key Persons
A. Fuschino
Arkansas Valley Railway, Light And Power Company
Location
Union Avenue, South Of The Arkansas River And Missouri Pacific Railway Main Tracks
Event Date
June 3, 1921
Story Details
A. Fuschino files a $65,000 lawsuit against the Arkansas Valley Railway, Light and Power company, alleging negligence in placing poles near his brick grocery building, which were washed by the June 3, 1921 flood and destroyed the $20,000 building and $45,000 in goods.