At the Quarter Sessions, Mr Quaide of Bruff filed a lawsuit against the Great Southern and Western Railway Company, seeking damages for injuries he allegedly received while travelling to Limerick on October 12th of the previous year. Mr C. A. Doyle represented the plaintiff, and Mr Barrington represented the defendant.

According to the plaintiff’s testimony, he was returning from Listowel fair when, upon leaving the Cork check and before the train had entered the platform, a porter shouted that he was on the platform. In response, the plaintiff stepped out, but not onto the platform, but rather onto the train line, where he encountered a box and sustained rib injuries. He sought medical treatment at Barrington’s Hospital and was unable to work for a month.

However, a man named Francis O’Donoghue, who was travelling in the same carriage as the plaintiff, testified for the defence, stating that he had not heard of any accident occurring that afternoon.

In his judgment, Judge Adams declared the action to be unfounded and devoid of truth. Consequently, he dismissed the case.

Limerick Echo – Tuesday 10 January 1905