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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
May 08, 1913
Page
5
Mrs George H Wainwright has filed a lawsuit against a local storage warehouse company seeking compensation for alleged damage to valuable paintings and furniture stored there. The action names the warehouse and requests financial redress for the claimed losses.
Mrs. George H. Wainwright testified before a Suffolk county jury detailing how her Chip Pendale furniture and Miller and Burne-Jones paintings arrived from the Massachusetts Storage Warehouse Company in a dilapidated state. She seeks 831 dollars to cover repair costs and depreciation in value while in the custodian’s care.
Mrs. Wainwright described August 1911 delivery of mahogany antiques returned from a warehouse in poor condition with heavy white staining gouges and dents. She listed numerous pieces damaged or lost and estimated 25 percent depreciation with $182 repair costs. Expert John A. Reardon affirmed abuse. case awaits warehouse company evidence.
Charles A. Connors of Revere and his family sue for $80,000 claiming gas from Suburban Gas and Electric or Revere nearly suffocated them. They say gas filled the house, exploded, and hurled them against walls while their clothes burned.
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