The Daily Oklahoman
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
January 23, 1909
page 4
Jury Goes To Luther To View Land Tract
Desiring to view the property of Henry Catron of Luther the jury in
his damage suite against the Missouri, Kansas & Texas reailroad for $800
went to Luther yesterday. In the meantime the damage suit of J. W. Potter
of Luther, who is suiting the railroad for $925 damages, was commenced.
All of the suits are for alleged damages caused by overflows, which were
caused by the erecting of an embankment by the railroad. Nine suits were filed
by farmers living in the vicinity of Luther and Arcadia. So far the railroad
has won one suit, lost three and had two dismissed, with two now _____ and one
still pending.
The Daily Oklahoman
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
January 24, 1909
page 29
Katy Again Loser On Account of the High Water
Another damage suit was lost by the Missouri, Kansas & Texas railroad
yesterday when the jury in the Henry Catron case reported a verdict for the plaintiff,
and awarded him $100 damages. Catron, a farmer living in the vicinity of
Luther, brought suit against the railroad for dames caused to his crops by the
erection of an embankment which prevented the drainage of his land and caused
the waters of the Coon and Coffee creeks to back up and flood his property.
The jury having the case finally submitted to them, took a trip to Luther
Friday afternoon to view Catron's property.
The case of J. W. Potter, of Luther, who is suing the railroad for $925, is
now on trial. The case probably will go to the jury tomorrow.
Nine damage suits, all alleging overflows caused by embankments built by
the railroad, were filed. The Potter case is the last one to be tried. So far
the railroad has one case, lost five and two have been dismissed.
The Daily Oklahoman
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
January 28, 1909
page 5
Another Jury Goes To Overflow Section
Deciding to view conditions, the jury in the T. H. Potter case, in
which Potter is suing the Missouri, Kansas and Texas railroad for $700
damages, alleged to have been caused by overflows yesterday, went to Luther to
inspect the property.
With the exception of one case now waiting trial, all of the nine damage
suits against the railroad, have been settled. The suits were brought by
farmers living in the vicinity of Luther and Arcadia, who allege that the
railroad built an embankment with prevents the waters of Coon and Cocee
[Coffee] creeks from draining, and in this manner destroyed their crops. The
damages alleged were caused by the heavy waters of May 1904