The Tragedy on James Street

Attorneys for the Union Trunk Line are preparing to appeal the case of June K. Cameron vs. Union Trunk Line to the supreme court in case their motion for a new trial is not granted. This case was one of the most interesting damage suits against a corporation ever tried in the superior court. The plaintiff, Miss June K. Cameron, an accomplished young lady 23 years old and a fine musician, was struck by an electric car at the James street power house in February. At the time she was walking down the track toward a car which had stopped to wait for her. Just as she was within a few steps of it, the motorman, not noticing her approach, started to back the car up to the power house. The car was running at a pretty fair speed when the young lady noticed it and tried to get out of the way. She was prevented from doing so by the snow alongside of the track. Her father, who was with her, threw her up as far as he could upon the embankment, but not far enough, and the car caught her. She was dragged some distance and pushed violently against the embankment. Her clothing was torn and she was badly bruised. Being a delicate girl, she was thrown into a series of fits of hysterics. The evidence in the trial was that she still suffers from nervous prostration brought on by the shock. She does not, on this account, regard the damages awarded as excessive, especially since the young lady had a flourishing music class, which she has not taught since the accident on account of ill health, which the testimony showed was due directly to the accident.