News from Toms River, 1930

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NEW JERSEY COURIER 21 NOV 1930
A jury in Judge Gallagher's court on Tuesday gave a verdict of $650 to Mrs. Lucy A. Dorsett, wife of A.W. Dorsett in a suit growing out of an auto collission near Beach Haven. Mrs. Dorsett sued the Gehrig Motor Company of Philadelphia and John H. Cressman of that city. A non-suit as to the company was ordered by the court.
Another auto accident suit resulted in a verdict of no cause for action. This was the case of Martin Pederson of Orange, against Jas. Cheneworth, of Toms River.
Location: Toms River, NJ, USA

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