Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1883-06-07
The Court Record.
Supreme Court OF Errors.

Supreme Court OF Errors.
| This court came in yesterday morning at
| 10 o'clock.
The first case argued was that of Sperry
| Il Barnes vs.. John Hayes, It is an action to
| recover between $500 and 5000 for meat
| furnished the defendants nephew, who keeps
! q boarding house in Hartford. The liability
| of the defendant for portion of the bill is
1 disputed. Chamberlain, White and Mills for
plaintiff. Sill and Alling for defendant.
The case of Samuel Atwater vs.. Charles
1 Perkins, which is the first of the new cases
| on the docket, was argued in the afternoon.
| The defendant sold to the plaintiff piece of
| land in Waterbury on the representation, as
| the latter claims, that the property was free
of encumbrances, whereas it was subject to an
easement of John J. jacques to maintain a
| drain across the premises. Perkins claims
| that Atwater knew of the obligation to main
| tain drain at the time of making the bar
gain. The City court of Waterbury, from
which the case is appealed, gave judgment
for Atwater by default in $4,000. Webster
4 O'Neill for plaintiff, Gillette & Terry for
defendants.
The next case was that of Walter s. Cur
| tiss ct al vs.. frederick Atwood. This is an
action of trespass Quare c5attsatm .tregtt in
volving the title to the land described in the
plaintiffs complaint, of which land, as ap-
pears from the record the defendant at the
alleged date of said alleged trespasses was in
the actual possession and still so
continues. The plea in abatement
alleges that, ''Al suits wherein
the title to land is to be tried and determined
and all actions of trespass quG'e clausuna
fregit shall be brought and tried in the coun-
| ty where the land les" The District court
of Waterbury overruIed said plea in abate-
ment and ordered the defendant to answer
over, from which judgment the defendant
appealed to the Superior court for New Ha-
- a1l NJ o. AvoI k-so
had said Superior court affirmed the judg-
ment of the court below pro to7mG. Munson
and Cole for plaintiffs, Cothren, HUNTINGTON
and Shelton for defendants.
The next case was that of George B. Lewis
ct al. vs.. Patrick Farrell ct al. The suit
arose out of certain mortgage notes given by
Farrell to Lewis and afterward purchased by
Francis A. Atwood. It is claimed that there
were other outstanding notes at the time of
the purchase by Atwood, which he was un-
aware of, and that the facts were misrepre-
scented. Clark, Swan and Webb, Huntington
and Shelton for plaintiffs; Munson and Cole
for defendants.
Court adjourned until this morning at 10
o'clock.
Court OF Common PIeas-Judge stud
ley.
This court came in yesterday morning at
10 O'Clock.
In the case of Olena, Craig & Co. vs.. Pat
rick Powers, judgment was given by consent
for $401. 80 and costs. It was an action to
recover for liquors sold.
Arguments were heard in q plea of abate-
ment made In the case of James l.. Chap
man against Charles E. Goodrich. The de-
PENDANT is constable of Meriden, who at
tached the plaintiffs goods on an ordinary
writ. The dismissal of the attachment pEo-
cess was asked on the ground that the Off
GERS bond and affidavit were insufficient.
The decision was reserved
The suit Of L. L. Camp, of this city,
against Esther Flansberg, of Meriden, an ac-
tion to recover $71 rent, was heard yesterday
afternoon. The defendant claims an offset
for repairs on the premises which she hired
of the plaintiff.