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The Beatrice Daily Express
Beatrice, Gage County, Nebraska
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In Tecumseh, Neb., Mrs. Charles W. Sapp broke her leg falling through a defective plank walk on June 1, 1913, and won $250 from the city. Her husband now sues for $2,076.50 in damages due to her lost services and suffering.
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Tecumseh, Neb., Sept. 14.-On the evening of June 1, 1913, Mrs. Charles W. Sapp, who lives south of this city, was walking along a public street in Tecumseh. She stepped through a defective plank walk, fell to the ground with great force, and her left leg was broken. She brought suit against the city of Tecumseh for damages in the sum of $2,000 for injuries sustained in the fall, and for $76.50, her surgeon's bill. The case was tried in the district court and the lady was given a verdict for $250 which was paid.
A new case has now been brought in the matter in the Johnson county district court. Mrs. Sapp's husband being the complainant. He asks damages in the same amount previously sued for by his wife, together with the surgeon's bill. According to Mr. Sapp's petition his wife was wholly unable to perform her work about the house, care for her poultry, etc., for four months after she was injured. She is not now, or will she ever be, he states, able to perform more than one-half as much work as she was before she was injured. For this reason, and for the anguish both have suffered, claim is made for the damages, as above set out. It is likely the case will come up in the October term of the district court.
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Tecumseh, Neb.
Event Date
June 1, 1913
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mrs. sapp's left leg broken; unable to work fully for four months and permanently reduced to half capacity; wife's suit awarded $250 paid; husband's suit pending for $2,000 damages and $76.50 surgeon's bill.
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Mrs. Charles W. Sapp fell through a defective plank walk on a public street in Tecumseh, breaking her left leg. She sued the city for $2,000 in injuries and $76.50 surgeon's bill, receiving a $250 verdict. Her husband now sues in Johnson county district court for the same amounts due to loss of her household and poultry care services for four months, permanent reduction in her work capacity, and their shared anguish.