Morning journal and courier., 1880-01-02
The Court Record.
Supreme Court of Errors.

This court came in yesterday morning at 1U O'CLOCK
 The first heard WAS that of Bartholomew Healy vs. The City of New Haven. This was suit brought to recover fifteen thousand dollars damages from the city, in consequence ot repeated changes made in the grade Congress avenue in front Of the premises plaintiff, which necessitatsd the raising of his buildings, to regrade and fill up and relay his sidewalks, which he claims expense to him of more than thirty-ve hundred dollars. He also claims damages for unnecessary delays in conducf>l >lg the work the loss of tenants and trade which makes up the total of the damages claimed. The case was brought before the January ter 1879 of the Superior Court when the respondents for answer to the bill that the matters therein contained were insufh- cient in law and asked that the bill be dismissed. The case came by continuance to the September term, 1e79 when after full he airing the court reserved the the questions of law arising thereon for the consideration and advice Of the Supreme Court of Errors. L. E Munson for plaintiff. rcnson for re- spondent.
 The next case heard that of State of Conrecti- cut vs Charles T. Shelton In April 1S66 the tefend- ant obtsined from the Comm issioner of the schoo Fund of eight thousand dollars, giving secu rity mortgage deed certain real sate in this city Neither prnc interest paid by the defend- ant according to the sttpuatons of the obligation entered into between the mortgagee and mortgsgor, and the mortgage foreclosed by the State. The mortgagsd property not being sufficient to cover the amount of plaintiffs indebtedness other property was attached. The case was brought to the Septsm- Der term, 1879, of the Superior Court when the de- fendant special plea in bar, the ground that he had received discharge in bankruptcy under the laws of the United States To this the plaintiff made answer that the plea was insufficient in law and was therefore issue. After full hearing of the the reserved the questions of law arising thereon for the consideration and advice of the Supreme Court of Errors. ". B. Stod lard for plaintiff, Hamilton for defendant,
 The of Joseph A. Smith, trustee, E. H. Gaylord ct al next argued. The plaintiff, who is truses of the estate of The Burton Brewing Company of this city, brings suit against the defendant to strain him from disposng of any of the property ef said company on which he held mortgage security on note of twenty thousand dollars, have been given by said company to the defend ant in payment of his stock and interest in said pany the claim being that the note twas frauduenty given obtained and to the injury of the creditors of said company. The went to the January term, 1879 of the Superior Court for finding of facts and from there to this court for eecision ques- tions of law arising thereon Hamilton for plaintiff, Ingersoll for defendant.
 The case of Simpson vs Hall went until to- day so that it might be heard by full bench. Judge Beardsley was absent.
 Court adjourned until this morning at 10 o'clock. Court of Common PleaS-Judge PaFdee. This court with jury, will in again this ing at 10 o'clock
 Superior COurt-CiviI Side-Judge Gull
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 The January term of this court will come in on Tues day afternoon next at o'clock.
 There will be bar m eeting this afternoon at Z o'clock to make assignm ents for the term.
 City COurt-CrImInaI SIde-Judge Par
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 Business for the new year in this court opened re- markedly light yesterday morning. Mary Ann Lyons, for drunkenness, was required to pay the costs of and go to jail for thirty days In the of Agnes Park, charged with drunkenness, judgment suspended Arthur Jackson, charged with theft of clothing from Samuel Dittynus, was discharged. There was other business.